Real Housewives of Ocean County star Tamra Judge has revealed that her skin started ‘falling off’ and her weight dropped to a mere 108 pounds due to the stress of filming the popular reality series.
Tamra, 57, spoke about how starring in the TV show impacted her mental and physical health during a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live.
The TV personality joined the series in season three and was one of the main cast members for 12 seasons until she left in 2020, but she eventually returned during season 17 and has been starring in it ever since.
But during the most recent season, which premiered in July, Tamra was seen sensationally walking off set in the middle of filming, and even posted a message to social media that hinted she was quitting the show before returning a week later.
Now, she has opened up what lead to the dramatic moment, admitting that she suffered from an emotional breakdown that left her skin ‘falling off.’
She explained that she became ‘overwhelmed’ while balancing making the show, running her podcast Two T’s in a Pod with costar Teddi Mellencamp, and her other business ventures.
And when her costar Teddi got diagnosed with stage four cancer, Tamra said it all became too much for it
‘It was a lot. I was like literally having a mental breakdown,’ she said during her interview on Jeff’s show this week.
Real Housewives of Ocean County star Tamra Judge has revealed that her skin started ‘falling off’ and her weight dropped to a mere 108 pounds due to the stress of filming the reality series
During the most recent season, which premiered in July, Tamra was seen sensationally walking off set in the middle of filming
‘I wasn’t eating. I wasn’t sleeping by the end of the season. I ended up weighing 108 pounds. My skin was just literally falling off of me. And I was just so sad. I was sad.’
‘When somebody close to you is diagnosed with what Teddi was diagnosed with, it’s, the unknown is horrible,’ she continued.
“That just really put a nail through my heart, and I was just so devastated, and on top of everything else, it was difficult.’
Tamra said she ended up speaking with the show’s psychiatrist, who diagnosed her with ‘severe depression’ and ‘self-worth problems.’
‘I got to a point where I was overworked, I was depressed,’ she added.
Rumors erupted earlier this year that Tamra was quitting RHOC after she was seen walking off set in the middle of episode six of season 19.
At the time, she fueled the speculation when she posted an ambiguous message to her Instagram Stories, which read, ‘It was a long run! When life gives you real problems, this reality s**t doesn’t make sense. Peace out! I’m out!’
She ultimately only took a week off before returning to the show.
She said when her costar Teddi Mellencamp was diagnosed with cancer she suffered an emotional breakdown. The ladies are seen together in 2022
‘I wasn’t eating. I wasn’t sleeping by the end of the season. I ended up weighing 108 pounds. My skin was just literally falling off of me,’ she said
‘It was legit my breaking point,’ Tamra also said of the ordeal during an appearance on After Show recently.
‘I was not obviously in my right mind at all. I didn’t feel wanted. I just went, “I can’t f**king do this anymore.” And I just kind of lost it.
‘It was all so, so new with Teddi. It only had been a few weeks. At that moment, it was really bad. Probably the lowest I’ve ever been in my life.’
Teddi was initially diagnosed with melanoma but revealed in February that it had spread and that doctors had found tumors in her brain.
She underwent surgery to remove them, but in March, more tumors were discovered in her brain and lungs.
However, in a video shared to social media in June, Teddi revealed her tumors have significantly shrunk, and that doctors believe she is a few weeks away from being cancer free.
