RHOC Recap: Tamra Accuses Jenn of Cheating With Another Man as Jenn Calls Her “Sick” in Explosive Confrontation; Shannon Slams Katie Over Secret Recording

With Katie and Tamra, it’s hard to differentiate between fact and fiction. On this episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Katie’s truthfulness continues to get questioned when the ladies learn some news from Tamra. However, Tamra’s twisting of words gets herself in the hot seat. Jenn is sick of the allowances made for Tamra’s bad behavior, and she is ready to let Tamra know.

Shannon Storms Beador storms off, even after Katie “apologized” after illegally recording her. Katie has betrayed Shannon’s trust, and alliances are forming. Heather, Emily, and Gina run to Shannon’s aide, while Jenn and Gretchen stand by Katie. Even though she remains #teamShannon, Gina feels bad for Katie, despite her constant lies. 

Meanwhile, Tamra holds a prayer circle on the ride to Heather’s party with… Jo, Slade’s ex. How calculating. Out of all the people Tamra could have brought to the event, that’s who she came up with? Tamra knows EXACTLY what she is doing by bringing Jo as her plus one. Goal = Make Gretchen squirm.

When Tamra sees Katie leaving Heather’s $80,000 party with her husband, Matt, she pretends to be concerned, but Matt is over it. Katie is destroyed that Shannon told her she is more evil than Tamra and Alexis combined because that is BAD. Matt wants Tamra to stop pretending like she cares about Katie’s feelings because Tamra is the one who caused this raucous.

According to Katie, Tamra is the root of all this. After all, she knew about Katie’s recordings of Shannon for a year, but she had only chosen to share this information now. Tamra reminds Katie that she is not innocent in this situation, but Katie does not want to hear it.

When Tamra enters the party, she can hardly wait to tell the women that she got “attacked” by Katie and yelled at by her husband outside. Gretchen looks on at Tamra and her guest, not even surprised that Tamra would stoop that low to try and get a rise out of her. Mission not accomplished since Gretchen and Slade play nice with Jo.

In the meantime, Jenn is fuming at Tamra, and she vents to Heather. She feels like the group always makes allowances for Tamra. Jenn wants to believe that Tamra is changing, and so she asks Tamra to get together so they can talk it out. Tamra is unsure where this will go, considering Ryan continues to go after her on social media, but she agrees.

Travis and Gina continue their real estate endeavor, The Gated Group. Gina is proud of her accomplishments, and so when Tamra comes to the open house, she shows off her chops and gives her a tour. After some real estate chatter, Tamra explains that she has a meetup planned with Jenn. Tamra is sick of Jenn’s fake kindness and Ryan blasting her on social media, so let’s see how this goes.

There are two sides to every story, though. Jenn and Ryan think that Tamra is full of lies. Ryan believes that Tamra is jealous of Jenn and that her thirstiness is showing. It’s time for Tamra to own up to her BS.

Josh Altman and Josh Flagg join forces to co-list the Dubrow household (shocking that Heather did not go with Gina and Travis, huh?). Despite their falling out, Heather has managed to get the boys together again to make a great commission. Heather fixed up the place before selling, and it is on the market for $25 million. Heather is happy to unload this huge house because her kids are growing up and she does not want to be locked into one area.

Speaking of kids, Tamra catches up with her daughter, Sophia. Sophia is not ready to move out due to the current price of living… but the reality is that she is afraid to spread her wings and fly. Tamra thanks therapy for helping her realize this, and Sophia wants her mom to give herself some “compassion.”

Shannon, Emily, and Gretchen do some aerial yoga. They talk after, and Gretchen shares that she is not looking for any resolution with Tamra. She does not believe Tamra since there has been a history of repeated behavior. When it comes to Shannon and Katie, Shannon is still infuriated.

Heather and Gina meet up with Katie. They make some small talk until Heather questions Katie’s motives. She heard Katie was asking a radio host to put out stories about the group. This information came from… you guessed it — Tamra. Katie appears shocked to hear this allegation, but no one knows what to believe with Katie anymore.

When Katie relates the newest drama to her husband about the planted stories, Matt thinks it is ridiculous. How is Katie the “untrustworthy” one in the group when they have Tamra as a part of the crew? Katie has happier things to focus on, like having all four of her kids under one roof again.

Finally, it’s time for the Jenn and Tamra sit down. Jenn starts out understanding. She realizes Tamra is going through a lot with Teddi, but all she wants is honesty. Where did their friendship go wrong?  Tamra admits that she went off on Ryan; however, Ryan is not innocent. She is sick of Jenn saying whatever she wants to say and calling Tamra the monster.

Jenn’s “condescending” tone sends Tamra over the edge. After all, Jenn is not better than she is. Jenn is the one who got evicted. Jenn claps back by reminding Tamra of cheating rumors, and it appears as though these ladies are fighting fire with fire. Tamra does what she does best and stirs the pot. She drops a bomb that Jenn was cheating with another guy at a yoga studio.

Jenn is up in arms and points out that she certainly is not trying to be Tamra, despite trying on her extensions one time. It was a joke back then, but Tamra had to go and twist the story around to make it seem like something else. Classic Tamra. Jenn calls Tamra “special and sick.” She is disgusted with Tamra’s behavior. Tamra leaves the meeting, stating that Jenn can “f*ck off.” So much for making up…