Overview

• Judge confirmed in Instagram Stories that she was taking Xanax and mixing it with alcohol while shooting The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19.
• She apologized directly to Heather Dubrow for her harsh response during a tense New Orleans dinner scene.
• Judge revealed she has not watched the episode, calling that period too painful to relive.
• At the time of filming, she was undergoing intensive therapy and coping with news of Teddi Mellencamp’s brain cancer diagnosis.
• Her March social-media post announcing she was quitting the show was later followed by a return to the franchise this season.