For years, Tamra Barney laid claim to the title of hottest housewife in
Orange County. That is, until Gretchen rolled into town. Just one look at the
younger, equally buxom, blond Gretchen was enough to get Tamra's
... morecompetitive
juices flowing. All season long, the 42-year-old Tamra conspired to "expose" her
rival, frequently questioning and ridiculing Gretchen's relationship with Jeff,
her ailing sugar daddy. She even conspired with fellow O.C. villain Vicki to get
Gretchen "naked wasted" off tequila shots at one of her dinner parties. But the
worst of Tamra's personality shone through during the reunion special, where she
desperately tried to "out" Gretchen as a dishonest parasite. Tamra claimed that
Gretchen and Jeff shared a "relationship of convenience," complained that she
had received repeated phone calls from Gretchen's supposed "other boyfriend"
Jay, and said, "It's all about moral character." Umm, yeah. All this from a
woman who openly groped her husband's crotch in front of family and friends on a
houseboat on Lake Havasu.