Gretchen Rossiis returning to The Real Housewives of Orange Countyfor Season 19, but a source spilled to OK! the show isn’t vying for her as much as she’s purporting. “Gretchen’s been telling people she was offered a full-time role on the show,

Some things can never be beat, like the early seasons of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Thankfully, history is going to repeat itself after Bravo announced Gretchen Rossi’s grand return for season 19 after her exit in 2013 – after filming wrapped for season 8.

Gretchen Rossi is coming back to RHOC as a friend for Season 19. See the full cast list and find out when filming begins.

Gretchen Rossi is friends and enemies with some of ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ cast members slated to film season 19

However, in the show’s eighth season Rossi — her final one as a series regular, as it would turn out — delivered an elaborate proposal to Smiley, and he said yes. Rossi and Smiley are still together, recently celebrated their 16th anniversary, and have a daughter, Skylar Gray Smiley, who was born in July 2019. They never did get married.