Ariana Madix Wanted Me to Film ‘Pump Rules’

By her aspect — it doesn’t matter what. Kristen Doute opened up about getting again in entrance of Bravo cameras amid Ariana Madix‘s break up from Tom Sandoval.

The Vanderpump Rules alum, 40, claimed throughout the Thursday, March 16, episode of the “Viall Files” podcast that Ariana, 37, personally requested that Kristen be part of her on season 10 because the drama develops. “I filmed that scene because Ariana specifically said, ‘I really need you to do this for me,’” Kristen advised the previous Bachelor, 42. “I told her, ‘I have nothing to gain from this. I, in fact, will probably look like an opportunist or thirsty.’”

She continued: “I specifically said to her, ‘This has nothing to do with the network, the production, the ratings, whatever. What do you need? Because you’ve also now had to talk about this a million times with so many people, on and off camera. So if this is just one more time you don’t wanna do that, I don’t need to do it.’ She wanted me to, so I did.”

Us Weekly confirmed earlier this month that Ariana and Tom, 40, referred to as it quits after 9 years of relationship due to his affair with costar Raquel Leviss. Kristen, who was fired from the Bravo hit in June 2020 for previous racist conduct, was later noticed visiting Ariana amid the breakup. When the truth present resumed manufacturing on season 10, Us confirmed that the Michigan native filmed together with her former costars.

“The cameras haven’t stopped rolling,” a supply completely advised Us because the controversy continued. “It’s not an understatement to say this will be the most explosive season of Vanderpump Rules ever.”

Shortly after information broke that Kristen was rejoining the Bravo stars for a scene, Lisa Vanderpump weighed in on the event — and threw a bit of shade at her former SUR worker. When requested whether or not her opinion of Kristen had modified since her departure from the collection, Lisa, 62, advised Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen viewers on March 8, “Let me think about that for a moment, no.”

The He’s Making You Crazy creator seemingly responded by way of her Instagram Story after the obvious diss, writing, “Word on the street is that tonight’s #WWHL guest s—t on me, again…? Dear Guest, why are you so obsessed with me? Xoxo Kristen.”

While she will not be Lisa’s greatest fan — or vice versa — Kristen commanded the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum for supporting Ariana “off camera” all through her breakup. “Ariana has said that Lisa’s welcomed her with open arms, like, ‘You can come bring your dog and your cat, you can come stay at Villa Rosa,’” she mentioned. “Ariana’s like, ‘S–t, do I do that? That sounds fabulous.’ … She needs all the love and support she can get, whether it’s from someone I don’t like or not.”

The James Mae T-shirt designer has been expressing her unfiltered opinions on the scandal since information broke of her ex’s infidelity. (Kristen and Tom dated on and off from 2007 to 2013.) Despite her rocky historical past with Ariana, the truth TV alum denied that she felt vindicated by Tom’s affair.

“I don’t know why I feel like I need to make this clear, but there’s so many people right now wondering if this is making me happy,” she mentioned by way of her Instagram Story on March 3. “And you guys, Ariana and I’ve been really good friends for many, many years now. So, I am team Ariana — all day, every day. That’s what’s up.”

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When it comes to her firing from Vanderpump Rules, Kristen has been candid about rising from her errors. “I think the biggest thing that I’ve learned is that I have so much to learn,” she mentioned on the “Hollywood Raw” podcast in September 2020. “I know that’s super cliché and a lot of people say that but it’s absolutely true because I think that I thought that I understood racism but now I’m really learning about unconscious bias. Learning about anti-racism. Learning about how we can do things locally to really truly make changes and putting work into your community locally to make those changes I think [are] so important.”