The truth star introduced her exit from the Bravo franchise whereas visitor internet hosting the Going Rogue podcast.

“I used to be not requested again subsequent season,” she informed visitors Roxy Earle (of The Actual Housewives of Toronto) and Carlos King (of the Actuality with the King podcast).

“I am unable to say it got here as a shock, it didn’t come as a shock,” Alexis continued. “It was a tough dialog. I assume I wasn’t actually ready [because] I did not suppose contracts have been popping out — like, I assumed we had extra time. [So] it was a shock when the decision got here, however I used to be by no means shocked about that data.”

“It was a bit of little bit of a aid,” she added. “I imply no one desires the rejection, and nobody desires to [hear] you are not requested again. But it surely already occurred to me. It occurred to me in season 8. I have been there, achieved that!”

She revealed that she remains to be engaged on her friendship with Tamra Decide and Heather Dubrow after feeling harm by what they mentioned to Shannon Storms Beador within the season finale.

“I did not know after that scene, how do I slot in?” Alexis defined. “I nonetheless thought there is perhaps a manner they will make it work for everyone to come back again. However you recognize, the playing cards performed the way in which they did.”

“How do they create somebody again who shouldn’t be a fan favourite vs. the fan favourite?” she famous, referencing Storms Beador. “And I get that.”

Bellino made her debut on RHOC Season 4 and left after Season 8. She then made her return to the sequence after a ten 12 months absence for Season 17.

Whereas it was a welcome return at first, followers turned on the mom of three as she started to trigger friction with Storms Beador.

Her exit comes after Alexis’ ex-husband Jim Bellino sued Storms Beador for defamation in 2018 — nevertheless Storms Beador received the case in October 2020. Alexis is at the moment engaged to Beador’s ex-boyfriend, John Janssen.