“I was very nervous,” Alexis said of coming back this year. “I contemplated not even going back because I I knew what I was throwing myself into. But also I thought to myself, ‘Why am I not going to do something I want to do just because I’m dating somebody else’s ex-boyfriend?'”
However, Alexis, who left the series in 2013 after season eight, noted, “I didn’t know Shannon so I did not break girl code. I didn’t owe anyone anything and I wasn’t doing anything to rub anything in anyone’s face. It was literally timing and that’s why it’s reality TV, because you cannot write this script.”
See Alexis make waves in the O.C. when The Real Housewives of Orange County returns Thursday, July 11, at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
And keep reading to see the stunning new cast photos and to learn more about season 18.