Vicki Gunvalson

Victoria Gunvalson (née Steinmetz; formerly Wolfsmith) is an American reality television personality and businesswoman. She is best known as an original cast member of the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Orange County (RHOC), featuring in 14 of the 17 seasons since its 2006 premiere. She is the founder and CEO of Coto Insurance. Career She is one of the original cast members of Bravo's reality television show The Real Housewives of Orange County. In January 2020, Gunvalson departed the franchise but she has made guest appearances in season 17. In June 2022, Gunvalson starred in the second season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, a spin-off featuring various women from The Real Housewives franchise, which premiered on Peacock. She is set to star in the fifth season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, which is set to premiere in 2024. In 2020, she hosted a podcast titled Whoop It Up with Vicki. Gunvalson is an insurance agent in Coto de Caza, California. Personal life Gunvalson is one of five children. Her father owned a construction company and her mother was a housewife. According to Bravo, when Gunvalson was 5-years-old, she was diagnosed with an inner ear tumor called cholesteatoma. She underwent surgery which removed the tumor. She lost 50% of her hearing in her right ear after the surgery. By the time she was 25 she had undergone 5 more additional surgeries and completely lost hearing in her right ear. When she was 32, the tumor had grown back and wrapped around the facial nerve, pierced through her skull and started creeping up towards the right side of her brain. She underwent one last surgery which could have had facial nerve damage ramifications, she fully recovered however still has no hearing in her right ear.