Who is RHOC's new cast member Elizabeth Vargas?

REAL Housewives of Orange County is welcoming a new cast member. Elizabeth Lyn Vargas is joining the show, after longtime starsVicki GunvalsonandTamra Judgeexited the seriesearlier this year.

REAL Housewives of Orange County is welcoming a new cast member.

Elizabeth Lyn Vargas is joining the show, after longtime stars Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge exited the series earlier this year.

β€œLet the GAMES BEGIN! #RHOC πŸŠ! πŸ’ͺπŸ˜˜πŸŽ‰,” Elizabeth wrote on Instagram after the network released the trailer for season 15.

Bravo confirmed the new face on Wednesday.

The Missouri native landed in the OC via her marriage to her soon-to-be ex-husband, Bernt Bodal.

She has since found love again with her boyfriend, Jimmy, according to Bravo.

"Jimmy and I have a very intimate relationship. We just don't have sex," she explains about their unconventional relationship in the Season 15 trailer.

Elizabeth is the CEO of an online music company, Edge Music, and also works with the We Care Rescue Ranch.

"I’m an explorer, dreamer, developer, thinker and so much more," she says about herself on her own website.

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"Every project I’ve taken on was guided by my curiosity, creativity and diligence. I use this space to showcase my current and past work, to detail upcoming plans and to make my presence felt in the world.

"I’m constantly changing and evolving, so what you see here today might not be here tomorrow!" she writes.

Season 15 premieres on Wednesday, October 7 at 9/8c.

Elizabeth will be joined by returning Housewives Shannon Storms Beador, Kelly Dodd, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, and Braunwyn Windham-Burke.

Bravo delivers your first look at the Real Housewives of Orange County Season 15 featuring new cast member Elizabeth Vargas

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