Ariana Was Likely “Annoyed” at Her Defending Tom

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Lala Kent claims Ariana Madix wasn’t precisely glad to see her stepping in as Tom Sandoval was mercilessly booed throughout their Vanderpump Rules panel at BravoCon earlier this month.

While internet hosting an Amazon Live session this week, Lala, 33, appeared again on the second she tried to silence the group, declaring that Sandoval, 40, didn’t have to point out as much as the Las Vegas occasion, confirming the place she and Ariana, 38, stand with each other now, and revealing her “rock bottom” second.

Speaking of Ariana’s response to her protection of Sandoval, Lala stated that whereas Ariana appeared “annoyed” at the time, they’re at the moment in an excellent place.

“I think in the moment after I said that she was probably annoyed with me. But I have really great conversations with Ariana and this season is going to look very different,” Lala defined to followers on Amazon Live on November 13, by way of Us Weekly.

According to Lala, various members of the Pump Rules forged had been “very raw and confused” about the place they stood with Sandoval amid filming on season 11 — however “not everybody.” In reality, Lala confirmed some individuals “are still standing strong” in how they really feel about Sandoval following the March reveal of his months-long affair with now-ex-castmate Rachel “Raquel” Leviss.

“But I know that Ariana knows me and sometimes I have to remind her that, ‘Even though I say these things, it doesn’t mean I’m going to invite him to Christmas dinner. It doesn’t mean I’m checking in on him. Like, you are my friend. I will always be honest with you and I will always support you. I am not blind to what you have gone through,’” Lala defined.

While Lala might have softened to Sandoval since filming the season 10 reunion, the place she and her co-stars berated him and Raquel over their secret romance, that doesn’t imply her friendship with Ariana isn’t strong.

“I feel like we’re in a really great place,” she shared. “[And] if she ever became my enemy, it would not be because I chose that, and I don’t see her choosing that either.”

That stated, season 11 did change her perspective on “Scandoval.”

“I felt like what [Sandoval] did to my friend was so crazy. But I also had my own personal experience,” she famous. “All of the things he said to me during that time that I was like ‘Oh, I’m on fire.’ Cut to eight months later. I know what I said and I stand behind everything I said. But at some point, you gotta move on.”

Lala additionally addressed her defending of Sandoval in opposition to boos throughout an interview with Us Weekly at BravoCon, saying she “just felt like it was enough.”

“I don’t know that it was really directly for Sandoval. It was just like, we can’t keep doing this. We’ve got to move on at some point,” she defined. “And I didn’t feel like the punishment is fitting the crime any longer.”

Lala additionally just lately spoke of her all-time low second amid her sobriety.

“I’ve been sober for 5 years today. On this day I replay my rock bottom moment. All the details of what happened on this day. Waking up, admitting I was powerless, and for the first time in many years seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I’m so grateful for this day. I will continue to work hard for my sobriety, & take a moment of silence for the alcoholic who still suffers. I see you- I love you. Thank you, God. Happy birthday to me!” Lala captioned an Instagram publish shared final month.

Vanderpump Rules season 11 will premiere on Bravo in January 2024.