Victoria Gunvalson (born March 27, 1962) (née Steinmetz; formerly Wolfsmith) is an American reality television personality and businesswoman.

She is best known as an original cast member of the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Orange County (RHOC), featuring in 16 of the 18 seasons since its 2006 premiere.

[3] She is one of the original cast members of Bravo's reality television show The Real Housewives of Orange County.

When she was 32, the tumor had grown back and wrapped around the facial nerve, pierced through her skull and started creeping up towards the right side of her brain.

During the tenth season of The Real Housewives of Orange County in 2015, Gunvalson dated Brooks Ayers.

It was revealed that Ayers' claim that he had cancer, which was a story line throughout the season, was untrue, and that Gunvalson was conned.