Taylor Armstrong has joined the Real Housewives of Orange County (Picture: Getty)

Taylor Armstrong is officially leaving the Beverly Hills memes behind as she has signed up for Real Housewives of Orange County.

The 51-year-old first hit our screens as an original member of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, all the way back in season one, in 2010, alongside Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle Richards and Camille Grammar.

Three seasons, one inescapable shouting cat meme and a lot of heartbreak later, she gave up her diamond and officially left the show as a full-time housewife, but still filmed some scenes as a ‘friend of’.

That is about to change as she has signed up for RHOC after making the move to Orange County from Beverly Hills, making Housewives history as the first cast member to switch franchises.

Pal and new co-star Tamra Judge – who is picking up her orange once more – confirmed the news on Twitter, telling fans: ‘Not only am I returning to #RHOC for season 17 but my girl @TaylorArmstrong is joining me along for the ride.

‘Double the trouble coming your way.’

Tamra Judge (R) confirmed the casting news of our dreams (Picture: Getty)

Retweeting the message, Taylor added: ‘Here we gooooo!!!!’