It’s not a secret that some of our favorite Bravo shows have been lacking the light-hearted feel of earlier seasons. Real Housewives of New Jersey is so dark that Bravo nixed the Season 14 reunion. And now Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent is wondering why reality TV has taken such a twisted turn. I mean, look in the mirror honey.
The Season 11 Pump Rules reunion featured an abundance of tension and awkwardness. The cast watched the final few minutes of the finale together – for the first time. And seeing the cast’s reactions, shown in split screen as everyone came for Ariana Madix, was shocking. Poor Ariana had no idea what everyone was saying about her behind her back.
Lala Kent is questioning the climate of reality television
During a recent episode of her Give Them Lala podcast, Lala read from an interview OK! did with RHONJ star Jackie Goldschneider. In that interview, Jackie spoke about the animosity between the cast members. She said that the cast was “just really every day destroying the show … by tearing each other apart in the press.” And Jackie’s words struck a chord with Lala.
“It just brought me to this strange place because I’m like, ‘Wow, I thought that, you know, whenever you can relate to something, I find that’s when we find common ground, right?’” Lala remarked. “But I’m like, is it something in the reality TV atmosphere where things have gotten a little dark? Because I did not enjoy filming last season and I thought that maybe it was just VPR was in a weird place and a lot had happened and we were in uncharted waters,” the mom-to-be added. Friends, this is what you call backpedaling.
Of course, Pump Rules fans know that the show is on hiatus at the moment. So, that has caused Lala to ponder her future, and the fate of the show. “Maybe I was changing as a person going into doing motherhood a second time and adding another kid to the mix. I’m like, maybe I’ve just changed and this is normal,” Lala explained. “To hear that another show on Bravo is also kind of struggling to find the reality but keep it lighthearted, misery loves company, right?”
Lala mentions her outbursts during Season 11 of VPR
She continued, “That’s why it was important when I did address Season 11 that I let everyone know that even though I may not see eye to eye with the people that I used to that are on the show, I do respect them to some degree. So, is it like the universe that’s like reality TV is just we’re hitting a dark spot right now?” Lala stated, “Because it does. Even watching Jersey feels heavy.”
Well, Lala won’t be chatting about her reality TV theories with Katie Maloney anymore. Katie is finished with Lala after the expectant mom came for her at the reunion, revealing private conversations that they had off-camera.
Vanderpump Rules is streaming on Peacock.
