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STEVE'S PLEAS
REAL Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson’s ex Steve Lodge has demanded the TV personality leave him alone in an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun.
Nearly two years after their breakup, Steve is alleging he has been getting drunk phone calls from his ex Vicki who won't leave him and his wife, Janis Carlson, alone.
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The 64-year-old retired police officer is speaking out to The U.S. Sun after claims of harassment by his ex-fiancée.
He shared: "I want to be left alone. Leave my wife and I alone."
Steve added that he won't tolerate harassment to his wife either.
"I would hope she would please get on with her life and stop talking about or trying to contact me and my wife," he continued.
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Steve shared a voicemail left on his phone involving Vicki, 61, and her Real Housewives co-stars Shannon Beador, 59, and Tamra Judge, 55.
According to Steve, the voicemail was left on May 28 at 12:31 a.m. CST.
'DRUNK' HOUSEWIVES
Steve alleged the Tres Amigas were "all drunk and spewing nonsense."
Shannon, who has contact with Steve because Vicki is blocked on his phone, starts the over two-minute voicemail off with: "Hi Steve. It's Shannon Beador. How are you? I'm with Tamra right now and she just fell off her chair."
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Laughing noises can be heard in the background.
She continued: "I'm sorry. That was rude. We were just wondering how you are."
Shannon then brought up a party from the past that cost them "so much money."
"What happened? Please tell us," someone in the background is heard posing the question.
Shannon added: "We wrote you a really nice poem too. Maybe Tamra and I will restate the poem and we can send you the video.
"Vicki, do you think that's a good idea?"
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WON'T LET GO
Vicki then chimed in: "I have it recorded."
Steve's ex then went on a rant claiming he cheated on her with his now-wife Janis, 38.
Vicki stated: "I have a bone to pick with him. Why were you sleeping next to me while you were sleeping with Janis?
"And you told her that we were just friends. We weren't friends!
"You were sleeping next to me, living in my house for free and my condo and doing everything with me."
She continued: "I went to Sacramento with you to help you with (inaudible)… In any event, he was doing it with her while he was sleeping next to me. That means he used me!"
This isn't something new since in the past when the couple broke up, she also claimed infidelity and being lied to and used.
Shannon then took the phone back, as heard in the voicemail, and told Steve: "Oh Steve, I'm so sad about that."
Meanwhile, Vicki is heard continuing screaming in the background.
Shannon added: "Super sad. It's okay. That wasn't nice. She didn't mean it. She really didn't mean that.
"You know what? I guess we were remembering the time right when I met John [Janssen, her ex-boyfriend].
"It was like early 2019 where you and I, the three of us, had a dinner plan in Newport Beach and we walked into the restaurant and we're like, 'Oh my God, there's Steve sitting at the bar.'
She continued: "And you were like, 'What are you doing here?' Do you remember that dinner? I'm sorry, Steve.
"That wasn't a good day. Okay, I wish you well with the new wife."
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Tamra, Vicki and Shannon for comment.
Vicki responded to The U.S. Sun denying "harassment" claims and stating that a voicemail is "not harassment."
MOVING ON
The travel guide and the RHOC star publicly announced their split in September 2021.
They were together for five years and engaged for two.
Steve then married his wife Janis, a third-grade school teacher, in April 2022 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
He shared a video from the romantic ceremony on Instagram and captioned it: "Perfect weather, spectacular view, wonderful guests, memorable ceremony, sensational food and plenty of wine.
"And of course my beautiful wife. All made for an incredible wedding. Thanks to all that helped make it, one of a kind."
The married couple is currently residing in Lake Fork, Texas after moving out of California.
They have plans to travel the next year until they find a place to settle down, per Steve.
Vicki, for her part, has been dating her current boyfriend, Michael Smith, for a year-and-a-half.
Michael, a Dallas-based real estate developer, recently moved to Southern California to be close to his girlfriend.
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The Bravo star makes a cameo this season of RHOC, which just premiered its 17th season on June 7.
The cast includes Tamra, Shannon, Heather Dubrow, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, newbie Jennifer Pedranti and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Taylor Armstrong.
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