The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 10: Entire Cast Set To Return; Kobe Bryant’s Wife Invited To Join

By Kara Michelle Oct 02, 2014 08:21 AM EDT

The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 10: Entire Cast Set To Return; Kobe Bryant's Wife Invited To Join

The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 10 premiere has yet to be set since Season 9 has just concluded but speculations already abound as to who will make it to the final Real Housewives of Season 10 cast. The previous season brought to the TV spotlight the lives of veteran cast members Tamra Judge, Vicki Gunvalson and Heather Dubrow along with those of newcomers Shannon Beador and Lizzie Rovsek, plus new friend of the housewives Danielle Gregorio. Rumors have it that Tamra has been fired, Heather and her husband Terry will quit and Lizzie will not be coming back. However, it now seems more likely that the entire cast will be returning to the show next season after all.

According to the usually reliable Rumor Fix, an insider revealed that "at the current moment, the entire cast is being asked back." There will also be some additions to the Real Housewives of Orange County Season 10 cast. Rumor Fix's insider source said: "There will be a new girl and a new friend. They are looking at athletes wives. There is one who plays professional baseball. There have also been talks of Kobe Bryant's wife being scoped out."

Bryant's wife, Vanessa, who has Mexican, Italian and Filipino blood, though is widely known to be a very private person. In fact in an interview with Cupcake Mag, she said, "I actually prefer to be out of the spotlight. I'm not necessarily a shy person but I've chosen to protect our privacy and establish a sense of normalcy away from the spotlight for my children. Living in Orange County has definitely enabled me to do so. If you've noticed, I'm always in the tunnel after the game instead of being in the view of the cameras inside the arena. I prefer not to be recognized as his wife so that people have a chance to meet me for me and not have a preconceived opinion of who they think I am." So fans shouldn't get their hopes too high that she'll be agreeing to do a reality TV show where she is at risk of becoming fair game for Tamra.