RHOC ‘FIRES’ Kelly Dodd and Braunwyn Windham-Burke following controversial behavior but brings back Heather Dubrow

REAL Housewives of Orange County stars Kelly Dodd and Braunwyn Windham-Burke will not return for the next season of the Bravo show following their controversial behavior.
However, former star Heather Dubrow will return to the reality show.
A Bravo spokesperson confirmed the departure of Kelly, and Elizabeth Lyn Vargas to on Tuesday.
The stars’ contracts were not renewed for next season, which is set to start filming next month.
Current stars , , and will return for the upcoming season, while is expected to add one or two new women to the cast.
Heather, 52, previously starred on the Bravo show from Season 7 through 11.
She was best known by the show’s fans for her sharp wit, confrontational style and marriage to plastic surgeon and Botched star Terry Dubrow.
The decision to drop , 45, from the show may not surprise fans, as she has been slammed multiple times for her controversial views and comments.
She previously sparked outrage when she made a while partying in a crowded restaurant with her husband, Rick Leventhal, and friends.
There were people cheering “no masks” at the party, along with cries of "screw Covid."
Kelly later defended their actions, saying: “I’m getting a lot of hate because we're at a restaurant we’re allowed to be at. We’re allowed to be at a restaurant!”
Drink company for her "controversial views and opinions."
Back in April 2020, Kelly claimed people who died from Covid would have "died anyway" with or without the virus.
The TV personality made the insensitive remarks in her Instagram comments after fans called her out for flying from New York to California despite quarantine guidelines.
She said: "If it's dangerous why are the airlines still flying. You think I want to fly? I had to get back how is that elitist??
"People are so judgmental it's sick!! That many die anyway!! They would've died this year they were compromised !!
"Do you know how many people died from the swine flu or SARS??"
went on: "It's 25 per cent get your facts straight you are only hearing numbers not the reality!! It's God's way of thinning the herd!!"
She later claimed that while .
Her controversial comments continued in October, when she faced backlash for - a play on the Black Lives Matter movement - to a bridal shower.
"It's really sad to see you in that hat, so insensitive," shared one critic.
There was further trouble in January, when fans from the franchise after she called "anti-American" for not supporting .
Meanwhile, Braunwyn's relationship drama was heavily documented during the most recent season of RHOC.
After the 43-year-old revealed there was trouble is paradise with her husband Sean, she came out as gay.
After in April, The Sun exclusively reported that the RHOC star
Tessa Rocha filed for divorce from personal trainer Fernanda on January 13th, 2021, after over six years spent together.
In the divorce filing exclusively obtained by The Sun, Tessa initiated the case and is seeking "dissolution without child."
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A source close to the ex-couple spoke exclusively to The Sun about the separation, and the insider claimed the alum initiated a friendship with , 43, in October of 2020.
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The insider alleged that the new couple "became friends through " in the Fall before they "escalated into a sexual relationship" shortly after, while Fernanda was still married to Tessa.
The informant explained that Tessa and Fernanda are currently in "divorce proceedings," though the fitness instructor has not yet responded to the filing.