*Merry Christmas and Pleased Holidays Blurbers!*

Gina Kirschenheiter lately attended a gaggle dinner along with her Real Housewives of Orange County castmates. And, whereas showing on Melissa Gorga‘s podcast final week, she opened up in regards to the “awkward” occasion.

Whereas additionally sharing her ideas on Alexis Bellino, 47, joining the cast for season 18, Gina, 39, spoke to the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 44, in regards to the forged dinner, which was organized by Heather Dubrow, 54, noting that when it got here to the seating preparations, there was a transparent divide.

“We have been all really in a position to meet up for a vacation dinner. The complete forged from final 12 months,” Gina revealed on the December 14 episode of On Display With Melissa Gorga. “It was a few weeks in the past.”

Though Heather didn’t end season 17 on the perfect of phrases with the RHOC forged, Gina mentioned she provides her co-star numerous credit score for preserving the women united — “it doesn’t matter what.”

“Even in the course of the time when it was like all people was mad at Heather, Heather is so good at at all times being like, f*ck it, I’m nonetheless going to be the connector,” Gina defined. “She’s at all times placing us on like a gaggle textual content even when it’s tremendous awkward for some individuals and so they aren’t speaking, and she or he’s like okay women, why don’t we get collectively for the vacations, I feel we must always have a vacation dinner. And I like her for that, but additionally it looks like generally perhaps we shouldn’t all get collectively.”

Trying again at their group meal, Gina admitted that there have been two separate groups.

“It’s good that we have been all sitting at a desk, however I’ll be sincere, it was actually like there have been two completely different dinners happening,” she shared. “It felt prefer it was me, [Tamra Judge], [Emily Simpson], and Heather at one desk. After which [Taylor Armstrong], [Jennifer Pedranti], and [Shannon Beador] on the different desk. It was very awkward. It was like awkward as f**okay.”

Regardless of the dinner being uncomfortable, Gina mentioned group meals are one thing she and her RHOC castmates ought to make a behavior of doing.

“It’s such a pleasant factor, it’s in the fitting spirit… It’s very skilled,” she famous. “It’s one thing we needs to be doing. We should always have some degree of camaraderie about our personal franchise.”

As for Alexis, who went public along with her romance with John Janssen, the ex-boyfriend of Shannon, 59, earlier this month, Gina confirmed they’ve solely met as soon as.

“I had by no means met her, after which I feel simply at similar to BravoCon… then at that after get together that was taking place… I met her and mentioned hello to her, however I by no means interacted along with her past that,” she revealed.

And whereas Alexis has been going through rumors of a RHOC return for months, Gina mentioned she hasn’t heard something official fairly but.

“I don’t know something that’s taking place, however I’ve a sense we’re going to see her for this season,” she teased.

Filming is predicted to start on The Actual Housewives of Orange County season 18 someday in early 2024.