None of Bravo's real housewives seem to embrace aging. The popular reality TV series is filled with women worshipping Botox, hair extensions, facelifts and anything else that slows (or hides) the aging process.

That's what makes Tamra Judge so intriguing. As a long-running Orange County "housewife", Judge, who is approaching 50 and married to a younger man, is as blonde and frozen as the rest of the bunch. Sure, there are players with chestnut locks, but blondes have long reigned supreme in Orange County. We'll credit Bravo for its, ahem, diversifying with brunettes.

Listen to Judge admit to Bravo host Andy Cohen to plumping her lips and other work, after initially crediting cosmetics.

But there's more to Judge than viewers may think. Judge, a mother of four, is embracing becoming a grandmother. Her son Ryan recently married and is expecting a daughter, who will be named Ava Ryan. Judge has made it clear on social media that she's thrilled about her growing family. (My grandmother would only let me call her "Gram" because she refused to accept that time was marching on.) The fact is a bit surprising, given she only recently decided not to try for her fifth child. It speaks highly to a woman who can come off as petty and superficial on the show.

This weekend, Judge threw a shower for baby Ava at the gym she runs with husband Eddie. It's unclear if the event was filmed for the poplar series, but it appears to have been a drama-free event that had a down-home-on-the-farm theme. We're looking forward to seeing Judge show more of her human side should she return this season.

Images via Instagram from Tamra Judge
Video via Bravo.
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