Tamra Sue Judge (

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Waddle; formerly Barney; born September 2, 1967) is an American businesswoman and television personality. She is a cast member of

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'', first appearing on its third season in 2008.

Early life

Tamra Sue Waddle was born on September 2, 1967 in

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. She has English, Irish, Scottish, German, Swiss, and Dutch ancestry. She graduated from

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in 1985.

Career

Before joining ''

'', Judge obtained her manicurist license, attending Covina Beauty College, and worked as a realtor on and off. In 2007, it was announced that Judge would be joining the third season of ''The Real Housewives''. Judge stayed as a main cast member for twelve seasons until her departure in 2020 after the fourteenth season. However, in 2022, Judge was announced to be returning to the seventeenth season of the show after a two season hiatus, officially announcing her return on '' Watch What Happens Live!''. Judge is currently tied with,

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from ''

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'', and

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from ''

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'' as the only full-time cast members to be on their respective shows for 14 seasons. In 2013, Tamra and her now husband Eddie appeared in the second ''The Real Housewives'' spin-off: '' Tamra's OC Wedding'', where in three episodes, their wedding was documented. In 2013, Judge and her husband Eddie founded a fitness studio called CUT Fitness, which was located in

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. They closed the fitness studio in 2022 after nearly ten years in business. In 2020, after her brief departure from ''The Real Housewives'', Judge resumed her real estate career. Along with continuing her career in real estate, she launched 'Vena CBD' with her husband. They began the business after Eddie's struggle with atrial fibrillation. The business title is derived from “Vena Cava,” in reference to the two largest veins in the human body that carry blood to the heart. Judge also started a podcast, named ''Two Ts In A Pod'', with former ''

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, Dorinda Medley,

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and

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. In 2024, she appeared as a contestant on the second season of

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's reality competition series ''

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''.

Personal life

She was married to Darren Vieth from 1985 to 1990 and she gave birth to her first child, Ryan, when she was 19 years old. She was married to Simon Barney from 1998 to 2011, and they have three children together. In 2013, she married Eddie Judge on June 15.

Filmography

References

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