“Despite filming during COVID and not really getting to know all the ladies fully, this past year has been the most extraordinary, amazing and beautiful experience of my life.
Windham-Burke, who had been part of the Bravo franchise since 2019, told People that while she is “incredibly sad” to leave the show, she is focused on the next chapter of her life.“I’m incredibly sad to not be able to come back to ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ next year.“And I came out, becoming the first gay Housewife in the franchise’s history,” Windham-Burke told People