Lydia McLaughlin Leaves 'Real Housewives of Orange County'

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An Orange County housewife is expanding her horizons.

Lydia McLaughlin has confirmed via Twitter that she is leaving The Real Housewives of Orange County after just one season on the Bravo reality series.

“I never wanted to make a career out of being a housewife. That’s never really been a dream of mine,” McLaughlin told Us Weekly. “I want to build my brand outside of the Housewives — I’ve always been really honest with the producers about that. I knew that while I was filming it that I probably wasn’t going to be doing it again.”

McLaughlin wasn't a very controversial figure on the typically drama-packed series, generally keeping out of all the in-fighting depicted on the show. She mostly concerned herself with running Beverly Hills Lifestyle magazine, in addition to raising her two children with her husband, Doug.

Via: Entertainment Weekly