RHOC's Tamra Judge Shows Off Sculpted Abs Alongside a Message to Her "Haters"

Photo credit: Instagram
Photo credit: Instagram

From Prevention

  • Tamra Judge, 52, showed off her toned core in a new Instagram post.

  • The Real Housewives of Orange County star also shared a message to her haters about her "deformed" post-surgery belly button.

  • Tamra hits up her personal training gym, CUT Fitness, to stay in shape.


Tamra Judge is fitter than ever at 52, and her recent Instagram post proves it. On Friday, the Real Housewives of Orange County alum showed off her toned abs in a black workout set, alongside a message to her "haters" on Instagram.

"Today's weather has me hitting the weights extra hard 🏋🏼♀️ lets do this summer 🏝 @cutfitoc #fitmom #nevertolatetostart #cbd #plantbasedhealth #ocliving #venacbd #cutfitoc," she wrote in the caption. The RHOC star also pointed out that her rock-hard abs look different, but it's not from photo editing. "Just for the jealousy haters ****I had emergency hernia surgery after my stomach wall burst and they cut right through my belly button and stocked me back up so it's all deformed," she said.

In 2016, Tamra told Bravo's The Daily Dish that she was "home alone and experiencing excruciating pain." She called Terry Dubrow, M.D., who told her to call 911. "Terry stayed on the phone with me while the paramedics took me to the hospital. He also communicated with the on call surgeon," she said. Turns out she was experiencing an epigastric hernia.

Epigastric hernias occur when a hole forms in a weak area on the abdominal wall. It appears as a small bump above the belly button that protrudes when you laugh, cough, or sneeze. Surgery is the only way to repair an epigastric hernia. If the hernia gets stuck in an "out" position, it's called an incarcerated hernia, and it requires emergency surgery when the tissue is starved of blood supply.

Tamra previously addressed fans' comments about her belly button. In 2016, she spoke with Us Weekly about the frightening ordeal and the aftermath. "5 hours of surgery this is what I was left with," she told the outlet. "Yep I have a [scar] and a screwed up belly button but my intestines where saved."

Fans were quick to defend Tamra on Instagram. "Some people are so rude! I think you look great!!" one person write, while another fan commented, "I don’t see anything deformed only an amazing body. #goals"

Others felt inspired by the reality star's physique at 52. "Are you sure you're 52 and not 22 😬" said one fan. Another person wrote, "You give me hope that as I age, I too can look this amazing."

It's clear the fitness enthusiast hasn't let her abdominal problems stop her from working out (safely). Tamra and her husband, Eddie Judge, own a personal training studio called CUT Fitness in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. The RHOC star hits up her gym to stay in shape, and her personal trainer hubby often helps her stay cut.

In a post from July, Tamra shared a video of a leg workout she completed at CUT. "Working it Wednesday 🏋🏼♀️ one hour cycling with @eddiejudge and one hour #legs&booty with @yogamomoffive & @dillongeorge1 #mamasgotagoal #fitmom," she wrote in the caption.

And when some younger members of RHOC called her "geriatric," Tamra set them straight by posting a bikini picture, showing off her crazy-toned core. "Cheers to being 'old & geriatric' #rhoc #age-shamming #52 #grandma #4kids #fitmom #myhipswork #fitoldlady #hardworkpaysoff💪 #vegetarian"


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