Meghan King Edmonds has announced she will be leaving The Real Housewives of Orange County after three seasons starring on the popular Bravo series.
The reality star, 33, broke the news in a lengthy blog post on Tuesday, explaining she plans on focusing on her growing family and well being as a major reason for her departure.
Meghan, who is expecting twin boys, will be moving from California to the St. Louis, Missouri with her family, where she will continue to work on her personal care line, The King Collection, while constructing her family’s dream house.
‘I must focus on my family and my pregnancy’: Meghan King Edmonds has announced she will be leaving The Real Housewives of Orange County after three seasons starring on the popular Bravo series
The reality star, who is married to Jim Edmonds, 47, confessed it would be difficult to remain on the show given her pregnancy.
Filming has been tough for Meghan, who starred on the show while pregnant with daughter Aspen, one, and also as a first-time mother.
‘I was hormonal and tired all the time,’ she describes.
It only got harder after Meghan gave birth to Aspen, as she cared for her newborn while her husband traveled for work.
Memories: Edmonds shared a photo collage of her stint on the reality series as she announced her departure on Tuesday
‘When I was home I was a full time hands-on mom (you didn’t get to see this) doing all the regular mom stuff including waking up at all hours to breast feed my baby – all while my husband worked his crazy baseball schedule around the US while I was learning how to be a first time mom.
‘Again, I was hormonal and EXHAUSTED. My mind was often foggy as I filmed but I put on a great face and did it because I loved being a Housewife and was so grateful for my opportunity.
‘It was only after the season was filmed that I felt I was finally out of the newborn fog and I could look back on the past few months of season 12 with clarity. I had no idea how exhausted I actually was until I wasn’t exhausted anymore! Season 12 was a real challenge for me.’
Rough go: Filming has been tough for Meghan, who starred on the show while pregnant with daughter Aspen and also as a first-time mother
Baby love! Edmonds is proud mother to daughter Aspen (pictured 2017)
Meghan said even though she was determined to return for season 13, she knew her heart wasn’t in it anymore as she filmed the reunion special.
‘I was only 5 weeks pregnant when I filmed the reunion and I was already exhausted. I knew that I was going to have a long pregnancy growing the twins and it would be next to impossible to film.
‘I could do it, but did I really want to? Twin pregnancies must be treated more delicately than a singleton pregnancy and are high-risk by default, so I also wanted to have a peaceful pregnancy with positive influences. Consistent positive influences are harder to find on RHOC!’
She continued, ‘I must focus on my family and my pregnancy. I will miss the rush of the first all-cast event of the season, the anticipation of receiving each week’s episode, the thrill of wrapping the reunion. I have made soul sisters in Shannon Beador and Tamra Judge and that can’t be lost.’
Bundles of joy! The RHOC star and her husband Jim are expecting twin boys