The Real Housewives of Orange County star Alexis Bellino is responding to a message sent by Shannon Beador — along with a settlement payment. “I just had a chance to watch the reunion of RHOC season 18.

During the season, Shannon and Alexis came to multiple verbal blows due to Alexis and John's relationship, which began months after Shannon and John ended their three-and-a-half-y

However, Alexis Bellino is less than thrilled with how things went. The blonde beauty blasted the show on social media and called out the producers for painting her as the season’s villain. Alexis claimed she was “broken” and “beaten down so badly” by how she was portrayed.

Shannon Beador is over working with Alexis Bellino — but would Shannon really let Alexis prevent her from returning to The Real Housewives of Orange County? Us Weekly caught up with Shannon, 60, at Emily Simpson’s RHOC reunion watch party on Thursday,