KEY POINTS

  • Braunwyn Windham-Burke said that Tamra Judge got her through some difficult moments in her life
  • Windham-Burke opened her Instagram to those who have opinions about her decision to come out 
  • The "RHOC" star recently came out as gay  

“Real Housewives of Orange County” star Braunwyn Windham-Burke has set the record straight about her friendship with Tamra Judge, days after she came out as a lesbian.

On Sunday, Windham-Burke asked her followers to share their thoughts about her decision to come out as gay on her latest Instagram post after a lot of naysayers commented on her family’s Christmas photo. Sharing a fierce photo of herself, the reality star urged people who had “a lot of opinions about what’s going on in my life” to write their messages in the comments section.

“Get it out and then we can move on. #youdoyou,” Windham-Burke wrote.

One fan appeared concerned about Windham-Burke’s co-star in “RHOC” and warned her to “stay away from Tamra. Be careful.” Instead of lashing out at the commenter, the 43-year-old revealed that she has come to rely on Judge over the years.

“Tamara [sic] has been the only person from 'Rhoc' that has been there for me, she knew I was sober and kept it to herself, she knew we were struggling with our daughters’ mental health issues and listened, she got me through a day that was so hard I was physically shaking. Whatever you think you know, you don’t," she responded.

This came days after Windham-Burke came out as gay in an interview with GLAAD. She also addressed her highly talked-about makeout session with Judge in the last season of “RHOC,” admitting that it wasn’t an accident.

"When we were getting ready for the reunion I was talking to a producer that I trust a lot, his name was James, and he said, ‘How do you feel about this? Was it a drunken mistake or is this a part of who you are?’ And I said, ‘This is who I am," Windham-Burke shared.

Despite coming out, she and her husband Sean Burke have no plans to file for divorce. The reality star even divulged that he knows the person she is seeing, although she didn’t reveal who it was.

After coming out, Windham-Burke seemingly revealed the identity of her girlfriend, Kris, when she shared a selfie with her on Instagram.

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"RHOC" stars Brauwyn Windham-Burke (left) and Shannon Storms Beador (right) are pictured in an episode. Casey Durkin/Bravo