‘Vanderpump Rules’ Stars Speak Out After Bravo Reboots Show With New Cast

It’s the end of an era for Vanderpump rules.

The VPR original cast members react to the news that they will not be returning for season 12. Bravo revealed on November 26 that the show will be returning with an all-new cast. It followed months of speculation that the series was headed for cancellation when the cameras didn’t come up during the summer – its usual filming schedule.

“Where to Begin,” Lala Kent wrote in an Instagram post. “I was a young girl from Salt Lake City who came to LA. I wanted to introduce myself as Lauren, but because my childhood best friend referred to me as Lala, my nickname quickly stuck. Sur was a place that became home. Not only did I find myself sipping vodka sodas there, but behind a hostess stand… it’s still to this day the scariest job I’ve ever had.Shortly after, the opportunity to be on a show called Vanderpump rules landed in front of me.”

“I have such mixed feelings right now,” she continued. “It’s no secret that I don’t like change. This is the exception. I want to say thank you for rocking with us for so many years. This show changed my entire life. I’m incredibly grateful for every moment. I is incredibly grateful to Bravo, to NBCU, to our crew, the entire cast and most importantly to all of you. We rocked this bitch until the wheels fell off ”

Kent also shared a collection of 20 photos and videos from her time on the show, which she joined during its fourth season in 2015.

Brittany Cartwright, who first appeared on VPR as Jax Taylor’s girlfriend in 2015, before becoming a full-time cast member until 2020, commented: “Oh the memories we made! Love you LaLa ”

Cartwright and Taylor, who are in the middle of a divorce, are now on the spinoff The valley. Sources said Kent, along with VPR OG’s Scheana Shay and Tom Schwartz will appear during the show’s second season. A release date has not yet been announced.

Katie Maloney, who has been on VPR since the beginning, also acknowledged the news, takes to her Instagram Stories with a short but sweet message.

“It’s a mixed bag. But I wouldn’t change a thing,” she wrote alongside a photo of her from the early seasons. “Thanks for the memories and love the last 11 years.”

Ariana Madix paid tribute to her time on the show with a Instagram posts offers a series of pictures with some of her VPR costs over the years.

“Vanderpump rules you will forever be that girl I was up until 4am searching for all the right pictures and the right words but there is no post or caption that could ever encapsulate it all.” Madix, who was a guest in Season 1 before becoming a series regular in Season 2, began her caption. “I am eternally grateful to have been a part of such an incredible cultural phenomenon. Thank you @bravo, @lisavanderpump, @evolutionmedia for every experience over the past 10+ years. thank you to every single crew member, producer and our showrunners. Seeing you every summer was like coming home to see family! which I will miss a lot but you have my number so… just text me .”

“Thank you, especially to the fans. You have been the constant over the last decade, your love and support is what I will miss most about it ending. You made this show what it is. To the fans, that has appeared to us, old and new, it is all because of you that we are here.”

She concluded: “I feel at peace closing this chapter and excited for everything to come. I don’t know that they were the best days of our lives, but they were definitely something special .”

In the press release announcing the reboot, Lisa Vanderpump offered gratitude to those who made the reality series what it is today, in a hopeful statement about what’s to come.

“The last 12 years of filming has been an extraordinary run full of laughter, tears and everything in between,” said Vanderpump, 64. “I can’t thank enough those who have shared their lives. How I love you all. In the restaurant business, one change always for another Cheers to the next generation Vanderpump rules.”

Neither the new cast nor a premiere date for season 12 of VPR has been announced.

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Seasons 1 to 11 of Vanderpump rules streaming on Peacock.