Katie Ginella isn’t shifting ahead on “The Actual Housewives of Orange County,” she introduced through social media Friday.
“After two seasons as a forged member on ‘RHOC,’ the community has determined to maneuver ahead with Season 20 with out me,” she wrote through Instagram. “Whereas disappointing, it’s not solely stunning after seeing how Season 19 performed out.”
“I’m extremely grateful for the love and help I acquired — it was seen, felt, and deeply appreciated,” she continued.
“Illustration issues, and I’m proud to have proven up authentically, even when it wasn’t simple. This chapter could also be closing, however my voice and my story don’t finish there.”
She included a snapshot of herself on a set, sporting a scorching pink costume and a serene expression. Within the caption, she merely added an orange coronary heart emoji.
Co-star Tamra Choose was among the many first to react within the feedback part, writing, “I really like you 🩷 Grateful for our friendship!”
The Bravo star’s husband, Matt Ginella, additionally provided help. “Love you greater than ever.🙏 Onward! (With lots much less tears and toxicity,)” he wrote.
Some followers weighed in with rows of damaged coronary heart emojis, with one remarking, “Awww Katie 😢😢 I cherished what you delivered to the desk.”
Ginella, 41 — who joined the present throughout its 18th season — seemingly didn’t bond with the forged, regardless of an ongoing friendship with Choose.
She famously butted heads with Emily Simpson after Ginella’s daughter insulted forged members through social media, and through Season 19 of “RHOC,” she was requested throughout a lie detector take a look at about leaking storylines — and failed the take a look at.
In August 2025, the Bravolebrity known as co-stars Gretchen Rossi and Jennifer Pedranti to job for a “hurtful” and racially insensitive social media video that was “rapidly taken down” after a “few hours.”
“There’s a really inappropriate video going round the place two ladies are pretending to combat, squinting their eyes and making Asian faces to Asian sounds,” she informed Web page Six’s “Digital Reali-Tea” throughout an on-camera video on the time.
“It’s very hurtful and inappropriate,” she added. “It’s 2025 and I believe we should always learn the room.”
Ginella made historical past as the primary Asian American to star on “RHOC” when she made her “Actual Housewives” debut again in 2024.
“It’s introduced me again to feeling like how I felt rising up lots,” she mentioned of the video, which featured Rossi and Pedranti mimicking martial arts strikes, lip-syncing to what is likely to be thought of stereotypical Asian voices whereas hanging a freestanding punching bag.
Rossi additionally appeared to squint her eyes, in a seeming try to mock the bodily options of Asian folks.
“You already know, I’m the very first Asian American on ‘Orange County.’ I’m the very first Korean adoptee,” she shared.
“And so being singled out from this forged, it’s all too acquainted, the sentiments and all that.”
Pedranti had no remark on the time, whereas Rossi claimed the video wasn’t meant to be directed at her co-star.
“The video we made was not directed at Katie and was not meant to be hateful,” she mentioned in a press release. “As soon as it was addressed to us that it may very well be taken offensively, we took it down instantly.”
