Catfights and a whole lot of high-pitched screeching continued in The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 9 Monday premiere.

Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge and Heather Dubrow headed to Honolulu where Heather was filming an episode of Hawaii Five-O. Also, new housewives, Shannon Beador and Lizzi Rovsek, ride the RHOC wave. Surfs up! But not everything's fun in the sun.

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Vicki, who has admitted that she fears winding up alone, is in the dark about her romantic future. This may be why she keeps her love light switched to on-again / off-again. One switch is definitely turned off, however: her divorce to Donn Gunvalson is finalized.

Meanwhile, Heather is building her dream home; a 20,000-sq.-foot, 13-bedroom home with a beauty salon overlooking the ocean. She sold her last one for a sneeze at $16.5 million. While not afraid to scale the heights of her mansion, she is afraid to scale a Honolulu wave; "I am terrified of the water," she said about surfing, "Knee-deep, knee-deep, knee-deep."

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Vickie said: "If I hear 'knee-deep' one more time, I'm gonna dunk her." A recently married Tamra said, "It's very easy to get up. If you can't get up, you're a complete moron. Or you're just Vicki." Speaking of getting up, Tamra's new gym, Cut Fitness OC, is doing a cut above in business to the tune of a second fitness location. According to Lalate, Tamra even asked fans where it should be.

"Where would you like to see our next @cutfitoc open? San Clemente -Costa Mesa-Huntington Beach- Dana Point-etc.?"  

Speaking of cuts, two cast members from last season have been dumped (Gretchen Rossi, Alexis Bellino), while Lydia McLaughlin left voluntarily. Taking their place: eccentric green gal Shannon, who visits energy doctor Dr. Moon three times a week, and former beauty queen / business owner Lizzie. ("Friend of the Housewives," Danielle Gregorio, also enters the mix).

Bravo keeps the catfights coming and the drama sizzling even after 9 seasons of RHOC.

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