Taylor Armstrong Reveals Why She Felt Less ‘Afraid’ Filming ‘RHOC’ After ‘RHOBH’ (Exclusive)

Taylor Armstrong, 51, is successful the midst of filming play 17 of The Real Housewives of Orange County, aft making the leap from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and solidifying herself arsenic the archetypal ‘Real Housewife’ to switch franchises. And erstwhile Taylor flew crossed the state for BravoCon 2022 successful NYC, HollywoodLife chatted with Taylor astir her acquisition truthful acold filming with a antithetic radical of ladies on RHOC.

Taylor Armstrong astatine BravoCon 2022 (Photo: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock)

“It was conscionable breathtaking that Bravo has fixed maine the accidental to amusement the caller broadside of my beingness versus each that I was going done erstwhile I was connected Beverly Hills was truthful traumatic,” Taylor told america EXCLUSIVELY connected Oct. 15. “And present I conscionable get to beryllium precisely who I am,” she added. “And conscionable bask the acquisition and not beryllium acrophobic to accidental thing incorrect oregon bash thing wrong. And truthful you’re gonna bask it.”

Taylor went done large beingness struggles portion she was connected RHOBH. She was being abused by her husband Russell Armstrong, the begetter of her girl Kennedy. Russell died by termination aft play 2 wrapped filming. Taylor near the amusement aft play 3 and got joined to her attorney John Bluher in 2014 and they present unrecorded successful Orange County.

Taylor Armstrong connected ‘Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip 2’ (Photo: Zack DeZon/Peacock)

In her chat with HL, Taylor mentioned however antithetic it’s been filming RHOC well into the franchise’s run, after being determination for the opening of RHOBH with Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle Richards, Camille Grammer, Adrienne Maloof, and Kim Richards.

“You cognize what the absorbing happening astir the OC is? Because I was an OG for Beverly Hills, going onto a formed that has past has been interesting. I’m benignant of catching up connected the news,” she explained. “Because they person years of worldly that they’re inactive benignant of hashing out, and truthful I’m conscionable trying to fig retired like, who’s successful the right, who’s successful the wrong, and everybody has their ain side. So I deliberation that’s been the absorbing happening astir switching. So you’re gonna spot immoderate past with these ladies coming retired this season.”

Taylor secured her instrumentality to ‘Real Housewives’ after starring connected play 2 of Ultimate Girls Trip with respective ex-Housewives including Tamra Judge, who is besides backmost for play 17 of RHOC. Taylor told america that portion she’s pals with Tamra and besides knew Heather Dubrow, she’s been astir pleasantly amazed by Emily Simpson.

Had truthful overmuch amusive joining the #RHOC sheet with these awesome ladies and can’t hold for you to spot Season 17. 💋 #BravoCon pic.twitter.com/B15JSaIKcL

— Taylor Armstrong (@TaylorArmstrong) October 17, 2022

“The biggest astonishment for maine has been getting to cognize Emily. She’s truly fun,” Taylor told us. “And she speaks her mind. She’s precise straightforward. You cognize wherever you basal with her. And we conscionable had a batch of amusive together.”

Taylor besides teased that the RHOC season 17 cast has experienced “emotional moments together” truthful acold arsenic they proceed filming. “I consciousness similar arsenic a formed we’re truly bonding. And they’ve been precise welcoming for maine coming into their flock of ladies,” she said. “So I deliberation you’re gonna spot immoderate emotion.”