Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County made Kristin Cavallari known to viewers. She is now talking about a past connection to The Real Housewives of Orange County. At a reunion event in Santa Monica, she said she knew Vicki Gunvalson before they were on TV. Cavallari mentioned that they were classmates for their freshman year in high school. Afterwards, she transferred to Laguna Beach. At that time, she was also acquainted with Gunvalson’s daughter, Briana. She brought this up when discussing her fascination with the Housewives show and its cast members.
Laguna Beach was the first time Cavallari was on television which was in 2004. The show followed students in California. Years later, she met her former cast members again for a special called The Reunion: Laguna Beach, which will stream on Roku.The event brought back several original cast members to talk about their time on the show after many years. The discussion around her past with Gunvalson adds another link between early reality TV and later Bravo programming. The reunion also marks a continuation of conversations around the show’s legacy and its cast.
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School connection and past friendship of Laguna Beach star
Kristin Cavallari shared details about her early connection with Vicki Gunvalson during an interview. She said, “Vicki, her daughter, Briana, and I went to school together freshman year, before I moved to Laguna Beach.” She explained that this was before her time on television and before Gunvalson became known through The Real Housewives of Orange County…