Tamra Judge: Jen Shah ‘was going to crash’ BravoCon, ‘showed up to my hotel’
Shah-wkward.
Tamra Judge claims Jen Shah — who had no involvement in this year’s BravoCon — was planning to crash the “Watch What Happens Live: Andy’s Legends Ball” taping on Friday.
According to Judge, the embattled Salt Lake City “Housewife” showed up to her hotel room in New York City over the weekend with an entourage and used the “Real Housewives of Orange County” star’s glam team to get dolled up.
“She started talking, and she said that she’s not going to jail and that she was going to crash BravoCon ‘Watch What Happens Live’ that night,” Judge told the crowd during a panel on Sunday. “And I said, ‘OK. Go for it.’”
It’s unclear why Shah was at the Gansevoort Hotel, where all the festival’s attendees were staying, given she was not on any of the panels and Andy Cohen all but confirmed the “RHOSLC” star would not be back next season after pleading guilty to fraud in a nationwide telemarketing scam.
“I was shocked. She was up and down the aisles at the hotel,” Judge, 55, admitted, but added that she was “very sweet” and “very nice.”
Shah’s co-star Heather Gay, who was also on the “Ultimate Girls Trip” panel on Sunday, added that she and Shah had the “best time.”
Prior to Judge’s remarks, Shah took to Twitter and claimed that anyone who thinks she “crashed” the unofficial BravoCon parties “needs a reality check.”
“I am the party, Also I’m getting paid for Bravocon, stop worrying about where I’m at. If I wasn’t at your event, party or panel then it wasn’t worth my time. Thank you for keeping my name in your mouth and trending,” she tweeted late Saturday night.
Shah never ended up crashing the Bravoholic event, but a Page Six spy spotted her taking photos and talking with fans outside the Gansevoort Meatpacking Hotel.
“The other ‘Housewives’ were all leaving through a gated exit directly into black cars, but Jen came out of nowhere and started talking to us,” the insider told us. “She was outside for at least 10 minutes before saying she had a ‘private event’ to go to instead of BravoCon.”
Gay was overhead telling fans that Shah was staying with her at the hotel.
During the weekend, Cohen addressed Shah’s absence and said that they had reached “the end of the engagement there” after she pleaded guilty.
Shah pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud during a surprise hearing in July. Her sentencing – which was postponed until Dec. 15 – can result in up to 14 years in prison and restitution of up to $9.5 million if the judge follows the plea agreement.