Guide Note

The Real Housewives of Orange County is a reality television show that follows the lives of wealthy "housewives" in Orange County, California.

Fast Facts

1. Season Premiere: November 6, 2007
2. Status: Hiatus
3. Network: Bravo
4. Current Season: 3
5. First Aired: 2006
6. Spin off: Real Housewives of New York City
7. Tag line: There's a mystique of living behind the gates
8. Former castmates: Kimberly Bryant and Jo De La Rosa

1. Lauri Waring lives with her children Ashley, Josh, and Sophie. During the course of the third season she met real estate tycoon George Peterson. By the finale they had married.
2. Jeana Keough separated from her husband during the program and lives with her children Shane, Kara and Colton within the gates of the compound.
3. Vicki Gunvalson lives with her husband Don Gunvalson and runs her own insurance company. Their two children both attend college.
4. Quinn Serpa refers to herself as a cougar and has two grown children. She is looking for love in the O.C..
5. Tammy Knickerbacker is the only widow in the group. She lives with her daughters Megan and Lindsey and a son from a previous relationship.
6. Tamra Barney is a real estate agent. She lives with her husband Simon Barney and their four children Sidney, Spencer, Sophie, and Ryan (from a previous marriage).