Tamra Helps Raise Money For Tornado Victims

Tamra Barney from the Real Housewives of Orange County joined two local moms Saturday to raise money for victims of the tornadoes that struck the Southern United States late last month. Also pictured, Eddie Judge and owner of Toy Town in Ladera Ranch, Joshua Vecchione.

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Tamra Barney, Eddie Judge At Tacos & Tequila

Tamra Barney and her boyfriend Eddie Judge celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a visit to Tacos & Tequila on May 5, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Tamra Barney Clears Up Cheating Rumors

Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Barney is madly in love with her boyfriend Eddie Judge, but she wants to make it clear that she did not cheat on her husband with him.

"The biggest rumor that’s going on about me right now is that I ran off with my husband’s best friend," Tamra tells RumorFix exclusively. "It was started by my [ex]-husband [Simon] to make me look bad ... it’s a bad one, it’s a horrible one."

Tamra set the record straight on the rumor, telling us, "It’s not true at all, no." She continues, "Actually, the boyfriend that I have, and you’ll see him on season 6, is a very nice guy. He runs a law firm, very respectable and he was a mutual friend of mine, my business partner in real estate, and Simon had met him once or twice, as I did too, but they never were friends"

But the reality star says she has no hard feelings toward her ex. "I have respect for him and he is the father of my children, so I understand maybe he did that rumor out of hurt."

And with all this experience of getting a divorce in the public eye, Tamra says she's writing a book tentatively called The Reality Behind Divorce.

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OC Housewife Tamra Barney Is "Finally Happy"

It’s been a year of transformation for Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Barney. After making the difficult decision to leave her husband of 13 years on New Year’s Day 2010 — as she puts it, “I needed to make a move; I’d reached my breaking point”— the newly single mother of four found herself starting over, living in a cramped apartment with her kids and wishing, as she tells In Touch, “that I could just skip the next year.” 

Now she’s in love with new boyfriend Eddie Judge, and even though her split from Simon still isn’t finalized, she says that she has finally found peace.

“I met Simon at a time in my life when I really needed somebody stable. I was young and raising my oldest son, Ryan, by myself, and I was so tired of working six days a week,” Tamra said. “He took care of things and helped me carry the load.”

As for whether new boyfriend Eddie has bonded with the kids, Tamra says she doesn’t want to push it on them.

“We’re going to start doing family time once a week. The girls think he’s great, but my son, Spencer, is kind of hesitant. We’re just trying to do it the right way,” she said.

The new couple, who likes to cook and have friends over, is also open to the idea of marriage.

“But for now,” she adds, “Simon and I are working to make things as easy as possible for the kids.”

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