Just minutes into the Season 19 premiere of Bravo's Real Housewives of Orange County, fans were already calling out Tamra Judge over her autism claims.
The 57-year-old reality star made headlines on her Two T's in a Pod podcast with Teddi Mellencamp in October, when she tearfully revealed she had autism.
'I just did my first therapy session. I am on the spectrum,' Judge said on the podcast, a claim she ended up walking back, after she was bashed online.
During Thursday's Season 19 premiere, she met with her psychotherapist again, Dr. Mcayla Sarno, where she broke down in tears about 'talking about stuff that I don't wanna talk about.'
Judge was crying throughout most of the therapy session, though many fans called her out for the 'fake tears.'
The reality star also admitted she was wrong about saying she was 'on the spectrum,' which fans also bashed as well on social media.
Just minutes into the Season 19 premiere of Bravo's Real Housewives of Orange County , fans were already calling out Tamra Judge over her autism claims.
During Thursday's Season 19 premiere, she met with her psychotherapist again, Dr. Mcayla Sarno, where she broke down in tears about 'talking about stuff that I don't wanna talk about'
The reality star also admitted she was wrong about saying she was 'on the spectrum,' which fans also bashed as well on social media.
The therapist spoke about her 'unprocessed trauma' and the possibility that she may be on the spectrum, adding 'it's hard to say until you get an assessment.'
Judge admitted, 'I know when you mentioned that to me, I had gone home and went on my podcast and I misspoke. I shouldn't have said anything.
She added, 'I just got annihilated, you know, publicly annihilated. I had a really s*****y last year,' as they showed a number of headlines and comments about her autism 'admission.'
Judge added in confession, 'It was very hurtful. People think that I don't have feelings and it's not true, and I'm tired of being called a horrible human being because I'm not.'
She added that in previous sessions she spoke about not being so, 'responsive, impulsive, explosive,' as they showed footage of her being all of those things.
The therapist responded that, 'people with trauma don't respond in ways that people are gonna expect them to respond, 'cause they're responding from their trauma.
Judge started crying again when they talked about her daughter Sidney, who she said, 'never even really gave me a chance.'
She added that she doesn't want to get close to people anymore because she's, 'so afraid if I get close to people they'll turn on me.'
The therapist spoke about her 'unprocessed trauma' and the possibility that she may be on the spectrum, adding 'it's hard to say until you get an assessment.'
Judge admitted, 'I know when you mentioned that to me, I had gone home and went on my podcast and I misspoke. I shouldn't have said anything
She added, 'I just got annihilated, you know, publicly annihilated. I had a really s*****y last year,' as they showed a number of headlines and comments about her autism 'admission.'
Many fans weren't convinced by her therapy session, including @wrexweed, who tweeted, 'LMAOOOOO she's doing damage control for calling herself autistic like SIX MONTHS LATER holy s**t. She had this locked and loaded for the first week of filming probably. What a horribly disingenuous retread of something already horribly disingenuous #RHOC.'
Later on in the episode, when Emily revealed that her son's eating disorder could be linked to autism, he tweeted, 'Hey TAMRA look here's something real about autism, why don't you switch it up, try something new for a change, actually interact with reality instead of the ramshackle charade you project in its place #RHOC.'
Another X user dubbed @BravoTrollz added, 'Lmfaooo I totally forgot Tamra said she was on the spectrum #RHOC.'
Meredith's Bangs (@waterthose888) shared a GIF from The Office of Jenna Fischer dumping something in the trash, adding, 'Tamra therapy session.'
Sarah Schneider (@Sweet_Sarah19) tweeted, 'Tamra : “I’m on the Spectrum” Me:' with a GIF of a woman smoking a cigarette and saying, 'Suck a d**k.'
Joni (@joni_cash7) added bluntly, 'Tamra talking about her trauma. She caused her trauma by being an explosive b***h!'
Dustin Cone (@Dustin_Cone) shared a clip where Jenn Pedranti's fiance Ryan called out Tamra's therapy being fake.
'Not only is Jenn’s boyfriend, Ryan, saying Tamra Judge seeking therapy is “fake” but he backed it up by referencing when Tamra got “baptized” in the pool 10 years ago and her behavior never changed. Ryan is out for BLOOD this season #RHOC,' Dustin said.
Another user - Sherry Hall (@sherryphall) was not convinced by Tamra crying in therapy.
'Tamra, looking at your camera angles b4 u grab a tissue, is giving your whole fake scene away. Usually when ppl cry, there’s tears. One Visine drop on your new cheek ain’t doing it. Your other face would’ve been more believable,' the fan said.
Another fan - @aeldrew - admitted, 'I forgot the whole spectrum story plot. I’m not sure how we’re supposed to interpret this. Are we supposed to feel sorry for her or give her a pass? I don’t care if you have autism or not, if you’re an a**hole, you’re an a**hole.'
One fan - @BelvedereMarti1 - even called out the therapist, stating, 'Who is this fake therapist not telling this monster that she’s a narcissist soul sucker.'
Maria Cervantes (@9woodMac) added, 'Are we going to witness tamra cry trying to make people sorry for her then lash out and stir up sh*t every episode? I'll answer: yes.'
Escaping Reality the Podcast (@EscpingReality) tweeted, 'Therapy somehow made Tamra more annoying #RHOC.'
Zoe (@imightadid) added, 'I am crying at Tamra lmfao is this b***h for real??? #RHOC while tagging @TamraJudgeOC
Alexia (@OrginialCandy) said, 'Tamra has some nerve to be leaning into this autism storyline #RHOC.'
La Roche-Pagey (@TheBravoDerm) added, '@TamrajudgeOC is genuinely the WORST at fake crying, in all of HW history… #RHOC.'
The premiere also teased a unique twist that will likely be teased all season, showing all of the Housewives being hooked up to lie detectors, seemingly to suss out the truth about various topics, once and for all.
The premiere also showed most of the women going after Katie Ginneli, after she seemingly spoke with a blogger about the group.
Emily also revealed that her 10-year-old son Luke - who barely eats - was diagnosed with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).
The drama continues when The Real Housewives of Orange County continues its 19th season Thursday nights at 9 PM ET on Bravo.
