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asked for prayers for her second home, Puerto Vallarta, on Sunday amid violent Mexican cartel retaliation.
'Hi everyone! I'm safe and not in Puerto Vallarta,' the Chicago-born 63-year-old - who boasts 2.4 million social media followers - wrote via Instastory.
'Thank you so much for all the messages and concern. It truly means a lot. Please join me in keeping everyone affected in your prayers. Sending love and heartfelt thoughts to all who need them right now.'
After 30 years of vacationing in the seaside resort town, Gunvalson (born Victoria Steinmetz) bought a second home there in June 2020 during the height of the pandemic.
The Coto Insurance CEO's penthouse apartment features panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean from the comfort of her jacuzzi on the breezy patio of her high-rise.
In 2021, Gunvalson sold her famous five-bedroom Coto de Caza mansion for $3 million after over 26 years of living there.
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The Real Housewives of Orange County OG Vicki Gunvalson asked for prayers for her second home, Puerto Vallarta, on Sunday amid violent Mexican cartel retaliation (pictured in 2024)
On Sunday, Mexican Army Special Forces planned and executed an operation to capture drug lord Nemesio Oseguera aka 'El Mencho' in Tapalpa, but he died while being transported to Mexico City by the military.
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel then unleashed a retaliatory wave of violence across 20 Mexican states, torching businesses and stranding tourists who crowded the airports where flights were halted.
'Hi everyone! I'm safe and not in Puerto Vallarta,' the Chicago-born 63-year-old wrote via Instastory. 'Thank you so much for all the messages and concern. It truly means a lot. Please join me in keeping everyone affected in your prayers. Sending love and heartfelt thoughts to all who need them right now'
After 30 years of vacationing in the seaside resort town, Gunvalson (born Victoria Steinmetz) bought a second home there in June 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic (pictured in 2020)
The Coto Insurance CEO's penthouse apartment features panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean from the comfort of her jacuzzi on the breezy patio of her high-rise (pictured in 2020)
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On Sunday, Mexican Army Special Forces planned and executed an operation to capture drug lord Nemesio Oseguera aka 'El Mencho' in Tapalpa, but he died while being transported to Mexico City by the military
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel then unleashed a retaliatory wave of violence across 20 Mexican states, torching businesses and stranding tourists who crowded the airports where flights were halted
On February 2, Gunvalson wrapped production on The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th, which premieres later this year on Bravo
The grandmother-of-four will also be back for season 20 of The Real Housewives of Orange County after a long, rocky history with the franchise (pictured November 15)
The twice-divorced mother-of-two was in the very first iteration of The Real Housewives franchise back in 2006 alongside Jeana Keough, Jo De La Rosa, Lauri Waring and Kimberly Bryant.
