There is nothing better than a good old scandal and that made 2011 a banner year for reality TV!

From cheating spouses, to fake marriages to shocking suicides and risking children’s lives, reality stars showed their true colors by fighting, making-up, dodging debt and raking up arrests, and RadarOnline.com has a gallery of the biggest scandals of the year.

Kim Kardashian tied the knot with Kris Humphries in an $18 million made-for-TV extravaganza but filed for divorce just 72 days later, prompting outcry that the nuptials were fake and only for ratings on her reality show. The backlash was swift, especially when Kim cashed in with huge ratings for the new season of Kourtney and Kim Take New York, which was re-edited to make Kris look like the bad guy.

Taylor Armstrong’s financial troubles were simmering when her estranged husband Russell hanged himself in August, followed by the shocking news that Russell had allegedly abused her during their tumultuous marriage.  His suicide stunned family and friends, but the couple’s troubles are proving to be a ratings bonanza for the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, with their counseling sessions aired on TV and the couple’s dark secrets revealed weekly.

A real housewife without a house?

It could happen to Peggy Tanous, one of the stars of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County!

Read The Document: Peggy Tanous Lawsuit

Former model Tanous is in a dogfight with three banks to keep her $1.3 million-home in Irvine, Calif., out of foreclosure, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Barney isn't taking her alleged "roofie" incident lying down. In fact, she tells RadarOnline.com exclusively that her legal team is looking for any evidence that could answer a few questions about the now fuzzy night over the weekend that almost landed her and a co-star in the hospital.

"My attorney is calling to see if there is a surveillance video," Tamra tells RadarOnline.com exclusively. "It's New York City -- there were hundreds of people in the room that night.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Ramona And Luann Lunch Together In LA

The Real Housewives got an unwelcome dose of reality the other night after an unidentified man at a bar allegedly “roofied” a couple of the leading ladies, enticing Ramona Singer to urge fans: “Never take a drink from a stranger”, she tells RadarOnline.com exclusively.

News of the incident surfaced when Tamra Barney chatted with Andy Cohen on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live! last Sunday, claiming: "I got roofied,” referring to the date rape drug Rohypnol.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Ramona And Luann Lunch Together In LA

The reality stars from west and east coasts, including Orange County’s Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra, and newbie Peggy Tanous, met up with Ramona at a bar in New York City a few days ago.

More than dinner was served when Gretchen Rossi got together for a meal with her Real Housewives of Orange County co-stars last Saturday night.

EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENT: Read The Lawsuit Against Rossi

As soon as Rossi arrived at the party she was served - with a lawsuit, RadarOnline.com learned exclusively.

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The Real Housewives Of Orange County are about to get a jolt – in the shape of feisty new cast member Peggy Tanous, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

Producers have inked a deal for the attractive blonde and her Internet entrepreneur husband Micah Tanous to join the existing cast, and we've learned that the husband and wife have already filmed some scenes for the new series.

Peggy Tanous is a friend of current OC housewife Alexis Bellino, and insiders have told RadarOnline.com that she’s "truthful and blunt – who always tell it the way it is."