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Season 20 of The Actual Housewives of Orange County is anticipated to air on Bravo in 2026. As at all times, there have been quite a few studies about casting, with some saying Emily Simpson could have been fired. Now, Gina Kirschenheiter is seemingly denying this.
Up to now, there are only some concrete particulars about season 20 of RHOC. First, Vicki Gunvalson, 63, is confirmed to return in a full-time capability. She additionally lately acknowledged that filming would start in February 2026. Notably, she’ll be filming RHOC after doing The Actual Housewives Final Street Journey.
Gina, 41, lately posted a video to her Instagram account to assist promote Emily’s Legally Brunette podcast. In it, she and her RHOC co-star may be seen dancing to the Regulation & Order theme tune. Nevertheless, the largest takeaway from the submit got here from a remark.
Somebody mentioned, “Okay I’m a bit upset that persons are spreading round Emily is getting fired. Please don’t let this be true.” Gina responded to this remark, saying, “Completely not.”
Followers started to take a position in December 2025 that Emily had been fired. The fan account Britanis mentioned on X, “BREAKING NEWS! ‘Actual Housewives of Orange County’ Star, Emily Simpson, has been FIRED forward of upcoming milestone twentieth season. Followers are ‘cheering with pleasure’, one supply studies.”
Earlier than this, Bravo & Cocktails obtained a report about the way forward for the present. They mentioned in November 2025 that Gina, Tamra Decide, 58, Heather Dubrow, 56, Shannon Beador, 61, and Jennifer Pedranti, 48, would all return for season 20. The report additionally acknowledged that Emily, Katie Ginella, and Gretchen Rossi have been “on the bubble,” which means their futures with the present have been unsure.
It was additionally mentioned on the time that Jeana Keough, 70, Jo De La Rosa, 45, Lauri Peterson, 65, Kimberly Bryant, 58, and Alexis Bellino, 48, would make visitor appearances.
That’s not all. It has additionally been rumored that former Actual Housewives of New Jersey star Jacqueline Laurita, 55, had been approached to affix. Notably, she moved to Orange County in June 2023 after beforehand dwelling in Las Vegas for a while. It’s additionally price noting that, extra lately, it was rumored that Heather stop the sequence.
Who would you wish to see on RHOC season 20?
