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We didn’t ask, but we still received from the “Housewives” in 2016.

From meltdowns to fights, and even more controversy off-screen, the “Real Housewives” far and near dialed up the drama in a major way this year. With 2017 around the corner, revisit the most over-the-top “Housewives” moments.

‘Atlanta’ is for divorcées

Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas’ rocky relationship came to a head this year. After a video of Thomas getting cozy with another woman surfaced in June 2015, Bailey dubbed her spouse’s behavior “inappropriate” and “embarrassing.” Come March 2016, the 48-year-old former model told SiriusXM’s “Reality Check with Amy Phillips” she didn’t know “what’s going to happen with us right now, we’re still trying to figure it out.”

The couple separated two months later.

Thomas later revealed he was “blindsided” by his estranged wife’s divorce bombshell.

“We have discussed divorce. It wasn’t something that I wanted. But it is something that I believe she thinks she needs. And honestly, I wish we could have made the public announcement jointly,” Thomas said in a statement to Uptown magazine in July.

“I love Cynthia. I have never cheated on her. She knows this. I have never taken any money from Cynthia. She knows this. I have never done anything, but love and defend my wife. She knows this too,” he stated.

‘Beverly Hills’-style breakup

All was not well in Beverly Hills for Yolanda Hadid and music producer David Foster. Following their separation in December 2015, Hadid, 52, filed for divorce in January after four years of marriage.

“We’ve shared 9 beautiful and joyous years together. During that time we experienced love, friendship and the inevitable challenges that come with managing a marriage, careers, blended families and health issues,” the ex-pair said in a statement.

While the former model and Foster, 67, appeared happy in front of the cameras, life at home wasn’t always glamorous. As Page Six previously reported, fame was tearing the Foster household apart.

“David likes to stay relevant. He’s had success and was a big deal … so I think [the show made him] feel like he doesn’t hold the same place in pop culture,” a source revealed last year. “Maybe it’s a reality check because her daughters are pop culture.”

In the years since making her first appearance on “The Real Housewives,” supermodel Gigi Hadid, 21, has become a household name, with sister Bella, 20, keeping pace. Foster’s daughters, 34-year-old Erin and 35-year-old Sara, currently appear on the VH1 series “Barely Famous.”

“I’m sure he’s upset her kids’ careers are popping off and his aren’t. He’s competitive in that way,” the source continued.

Amid family drama, Yolanda’s health continued to decline as a result of her ongoing battle with Lyme disease. While she exited “The Real Housewives” in June, she has continued to document her struggle on social media. Yolanda will release her memoir, “Believe Me: My Battle with the Invisible Disability of Lyme Disease,” next year.

As for Foster, he was last spotted with Christie Brinkley.

From ‘Jersey’ to jail and back again

After serving 11½ months for tax fraud, Teresa Giudice was released from a federal correctional facility in Danbury, Conn., in late December 2015. Adjusting to her new life without bars, the mother of four made her first public appearance in early January before sitting down for an interview with “Good Morning America” in February.

“This is what happened in my eyes. I signed some papers. There was no intent to commit a crime. I didn’t know I was committing a crime,” Teresa explained. “I got indicted. The government saw it differently. I got sentenced. I … served time. I did what I had to do and now I’m moving past it.”

The 44-year-old would go on to share the intimate details of her prison sentence in the memoir “Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again.” The tell-all was riddled in turmoil before it even hit shelves as Teresa axed best-selling author Heather Maclean, who helped co-write the reality star’s other books, from the project.

Teresa’s reunion with husband Joe, 44, would be short-lived as he surrendered to the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey, in late March. The father of four was sentenced to 41 months behind bars after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges.

“I talk to him every day, sometimes twice a day,” Teresa recalled on “Watch What Happens Live” in September. “He calls me and we email constantly throughout the day, and I see him every week.”

Cancer confusion in ‘Orange County’

Vicki Gunvalson’s love tank may be full again, but it’s not because Brooks Ayers is back in the picture. After ending her controversial romance with Ayers last August, Gunvalson, 54, found a new Mr. Right in beau Steve Lodge.

“He is very established, he’s very successful and he treats me like a princess. I’m in a good place,” the OG of the OC told Page Six in June. “I’m so excited.”

Ayers’ credibility was called into question after he was accused of fabricating medical documents to prove he was battling cancer. He later confirmed the forgery rumors were true.

“We’ve touched base every now and then. I’m not one that walks away and never looks back,” she said. “I learned a lot from that relationship and I loved him, I was with him for five years.”

Though it’s clear from the show and social media that Gunvalson has moved on, her decision to launch a cancer charity perplexed many “Orange County” viewers this season.

“Cancer obviously was relevant in my life last year. People tried to label me as in on a whole fake cancer scheme. What are they going to do? Criticize me for opening a charity to help find a cure,” Gunvalson said.

Despite Gunvalson’s intentions, the Kill All Cancer initiative drew a firestorm of backlash, including the creation of the “Shut Down Kill All Cancer by Vicki Gunvalson” Facebook group. Gunvalson stepped away from the organization in October.

“I just shut it down because there was a lot of naysayers out there. I’m not going to do something that’s going to be criticized when I did it from a good place,” she explained to “Entertainment Tonight.” “And it wasn’t my charity. I was just the spokesperson for it. So it wasn’t mine.”

Only in ‘New York’: Drink throwing and $2K worth of Uber

The ladies of the Big Apple were behind some of the biggest blow-ups of the year. Spies caught Bethenny Frankel hurling a drink at a group of women during a star-studded Coldplay concert in August.

“Bethenny was annoyed that the women were standing [in her way] and was really nasty, asking them to move,” an insider told Page Six. “She got so annoyed, she ordered [a drink and] then threw [it] at the women … They were speechless.”

A source close to Frankel, 46, revealed the women in question had been asked by security to sit down as they were blocking the view of several attendees.

“It was a crush … and very hot. People were jockeying for a view. It looked like this woman, who vehemently refused to move, needed some cooling off … so Bethenny tossed some water on her,” it was recalled.

Frankel’s fiasco was nothing compared to the implosion of Jules Wainstein’s marriage.

“Housewives” newbie Jules split from her venture capitalist husband of eight years, Michael Wainstein, after she allegedly caught him cheating in June.

“Jules was completely blindsided by her husband’s cheating, and she is going through a divorce,” her rep confirmed to Page Six.

In August, Michael’s lawyer, Mark Jay Heller, fired off a letter to Bravo barring the network from showing his children on-air.

He “believes it would be detrimental to the children’s well-being to be put on television,” the letter stated.

She was let go from the show in September.

“I’m good. I can’t talk about my divorce. I feel we’re — I can’t talk about it. Everything’s good,” she shared with Page Six this fall.

Wainstein also remained tight-lipped during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live,” but co-star Dorinda Medley chimed in to say her pal knew of Michael’s mistress.

“I can say that’s true,” Medley said.

The Wainsteins hit a breaking point during a November court appearance, in which Michael alleged his ex’s excessive spending was a result of the show.

“She was then trying to keep up with her peers on the show,” Michael’s attorney said in Manhattan Supreme Court. She also racked up a $2,000 Uber bill in a two-week span, her husband claimed.