‘RHOC’ Star Gina Kirschenheiter on “Awkward” Dinner With Cast

*Merry Christmas and Pleased Holidays Blurbers!*

Gina Kirschenheiter lately attended a gaggle dinner together with her Actual Housewives of Orange County castmates. And, whereas showing on Melissa Gorga‘s podcast final week, she opened up concerning the “awkward” occasion.

Whereas additionally sharing her ideas on Alexis Bellino, 47, becoming a member of the forged for season 18, Gina, 39, spoke to the Actual Housewives of New Jersey star, 44, concerning the forged dinner, which was organized by Heather Dubrow, 54, noting that when it got here to the seating preparations, there was a transparent divide.

“We had been all truly capable of meet up for a vacation dinner. The total forged from final yr,” Gina revealed on the December 14 episode of On Show With Melissa Gorga. “It was a few weeks in the past.”

Though Heather didn’t finish season 17 on the perfect of phrases with the RHOC forged, Gina stated she provides her co-star a whole lot of credit score for retaining the women united — “it doesn’t matter what.”

“Even throughout the time when it was like everyone was mad at Heather, Heather is so good at at all times being like, f*ck it, I’m nonetheless going to be the connector,” Gina defined. “She’s at all times placing us on like a gaggle textual content even when it’s tremendous awkward for some individuals they usually aren’t speaking, and he or she’s like okay ladies, why don’t we get collectively for the vacations, I believe we must always have a vacation dinner. And I really like her for that, but additionally it appears like generally possibly we shouldn’t all get collectively.”

Wanting again at their group meal, Gina admitted that there have been two separate teams.

“It’s good that we had been all sitting at a desk, however I’ll be trustworthy, it was actually like there have been two completely different dinners happening,” she shared. “It felt prefer it was me, [Tamra Judge], [Emily Simpson], and Heather at one desk. After which [Taylor Armstrong], [Jennifer Pedranti], and [Shannon Beador] on the different desk. It was very awkward. It was like awkward as f**ok.”

Regardless of the dinner being uncomfortable, Gina stated group meals are one thing she and her RHOC castmates ought to make a behavior of doing.

“It’s such a pleasant factor, it’s in the fitting spirit… It’s very skilled,” she famous. “It’s one thing we must be doing. We must always have some degree of camaraderie about our personal franchise.”

As for Alexis, who went public together with her romance with John Janssen, the ex-boyfriend of Shannon, 59, earlier this month, Gina confirmed they’ve solely met as soon as.

“I had by no means met her, after which I believe simply at identical to BravoCon… then at that after get together that was taking place… I met her and stated hello to her, however I by no means interacted together with her past that,” she revealed.

And whereas Alexis has been going through rumors of a RHOC return for months, Gina stated she hasn’t heard something official fairly but.

“I don’t know something that’s taking place, however I’ve a sense we’re going to see her for this season,” she teased.

Filming is anticipated to start on The Actual Housewives of Orange County season 18 someday in early 2024.