Season 9 of Bravo's Real Housewives of Orange County airs next Monday, but last year's cast members Gretchen Rossi and Lydia McLaughlin won't be returning with it. McLaughlin, who swears she isn't interested in fame, quit the show, because she feels that a second season would send the wrong message about her personal integrity. Gretchen dismissed rumors on Twitter that she left because she's pregnant. Rossi and her fiancé Slade Smiley are appearing on WE's Marriage Boot Camp, however. Whatever reason season newcomer, former Miss Kentucky, Lizzie Rovsek has for joining the Orange County Housewives, it couldn't be the paycheck. Lizzie will be the wealthiest housewife of all, with a net worth reportedly in the tens of millions.
Apparently Real Housewives of Orange County just isn't the type of show that Season 8's Lydia McLaughlin cares to be associated with in the long term.
Though she has only appeared on one season of the series, Lydia told Dolce Mag that any more episodes might taint the overwhelming positive narrative she is crafting for herself (via Wet Paint):
"I spoke to the producers and told them I'm not a typical housewife; I'm not dramatic.
"But they said that they liked that, and they wanted me to just be me. So I took it as a chance to be a different voice--a role model, maybe."
"I really did do the show because I wanted to be a positive influence, but if I'd returned for another season, it would have been because I like the red carpets, the fame, the glamour--and those aren't the reasons why I did it in the first place.
"I didn't want to see my values being compromised."
Whatever the story is behind Gretchen Rossi's failure to return for Season 9, it has nothing to do with her impending pregnancy, or lack thereof.
When a fan asked on Twitter if Gretchen had any baby news to announce, Rossi glibly responded:
New Orange County cast addition Lizzie Rovsek's sizable net worth is setting her apart from the rest of the ladies, even before appearing in her first episode.
According to Wet Paint, Lizzie is by far the wealthiest of all her Orange County peers:
"Lizzie started a swimwear business called Sun Kitten Swimwear by Lizzie, which focuses on luxurious designer swimsuits for women.
"Lizzie by far the most well-to-do of all the RHOC stars...She is worth an eye-popping $25 million.
"Vicki Gunvalson, who is currently said to have the largest net worth of the show's current stars, is worth a comparatively modest $7 million."
Only $7 million?...what a loser.
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