Tamra Barney to become real housewife

Tamra Barney plans to wed her boyfriend Eddie Judge.

The 'Real Housewives of Orange Country' star says she can't wait to marry the 37-year-old hunk - who she has dated for a year - and insists if it wasn't for her children she would already be his wife.

She said: "Within the next year we'll be married.

"It's all about timing right now and the kids play a huge part. If it weren't for the kids, we'd be married right now, but we're happy as can be; it's happily ever after!"

The glamorous blonde - who has four children, Ryan, Sidney, Spencer and Sophia, with ex-husband Simon Barney, who she was married to for 11 years until their divorce in 2010 - went on to praise Eddie for understanding her.

She told RadarOnline.com: "It's an insane amount of love; I have never said term 'soulmate' before, but we are!

"We finish each other's sentences - I'm not the easiest person in the world and he gets me, nor does he judge. He simply says, 'That's my girl.'

"Eddie is one of the best things that's ever happened in my life - he's understanding, he's caring and he just really has a big heart."

The 45-year-old beauty also revealed that she and Eddie have talked about having a baby together, and are prepared to adopt.

She said: "Eddie is adopted and said he'd even like to adopt."

"If I could, I'd do it again. I have four, I've been a mother since 18 and I love being a mom. It's the only thing I really know."