Vicki Gunvalson Says RHOC Cost Her Marriage as Daughter, 39, Rejects Return
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 5
Vicki Gunvalson Says RHOC Cost Her Marriage as Daughter, 39, Rejects Return
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 5
Summary
Gunvalson said "Real Housewives of Orange County" "killed" her marriage, recalling ex-husband Donn Gunvalson warned in 2006 that joining the show would lead to divorce.
Briana Culberson, 39, now wants "nothing to do" with the franchise after the show portrayed husband Ryan Culberson — a Marine veteran with six overseas tours and PTSD — in a bad light, Gunvalson said.
Bravo allegedly asked Briana back for season 20, but Gunvalson said Andy Cohen was told to "please lose my number," underscoring how deeply the family rupture persists.
The fallout extends beyond the cameras: Gunvalson's son Michael recently said he has not seen Briana in eight years and has not met two of her four children.
The remarks come as Gunvalson, 64, returns to the franchise and appears in "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th," marking two decades since RHOC debuted.