As their fifth season begins, The Real Housewives of Orange County tell The Daily Beast how they’ve been forced to downsize their lifestyles—firing maids, selling McMansions, and paying off facelifts.
When Vicki Gunvalson began filming The Real Housewives of Orange County nearly four years ago, she would allow the camera crews into her home when she was wearing sweatpants and had thrown her hair up into a messy ponytail.
