By Jen Heger - Breaking Celebrity News Assistant Managing Editor

Taylor Armstrong was unaware that producers of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are planning to phase her out of the show, and called network executives after reading Breaking Celebrity News's exclusive report Friday morning that she won't remain part of the cast.

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The reality star is back for season three but Bravo is looking to gradually start phasing her out of the hit show. After reading the Breaking Celebrity News story, a distraught Taylor called the honchos at Bravo to check it out, and wasn't reassured by what she heard.

"Taylor called because she was certain that there was no way that she was going to be phased out," a source close to the reality star tells Breaking Celebrity News. "However, when she spoke with the higher ups they didn't deny that she would be featured on the show in a much more limited capacity with a much smaller role. Taylor now knows that her days on the show are numbered. She is extremely upset because she just signed a contract extension for season three, but she wasn't made aware of Bravo's plans for her. She absolutely freaked out because she counts on the show as her primary source of income and uses it as a platform to secure other endorsement deals."

"Producers reluctantly decided to sign Taylor for the next season and I think a lot of their decision was based purely on the fact that they felt bad just dumping her after all she went through last year," a source close to the production told Breaking Celebrity News.

"But, they are definitely looking to phase her out of the show gradually. The feeling is that Taylor won't really be bringing much to the table and that she's not needed anymore.