Lisa Vanderpump on Why She Was Upset With Raquel Interview

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Lisa Vanderpump is firing again at Rachel “Raquel” Leviss‘ suggestion that she tried to make use of her former canine, Graham, to lure her again to Vanderpump Rules — and set her up for an on-camera shock reveal of the canine being given again to her former fiance, James Kennedy, with whom she beforehand shared the pet.

While attending the Pump Rules season 11 premiere occasion on Wednesday, Lisa, 63, gave a nod to Raquel’s despicable betrayal of Ariana Madix, 38, whose now-ex-boyfriend, Tom Sandoval, 41, she slept with for months, as she known as out Raquel, 29, for failing to have her “facts” straight and reacted to her tell-all podcast interview with Bethenny Frankel, 53.

“Well, she also said that she’s Ariana [Madix]’s best friend. That’s how I respond to that,” Lisa informed Us Weekly on January 17 after being requested about utilizing Graham for a storyline. “I do think if she’s going to call something out, she should know the story. I take my dog foundation [The Vanderpump Dog Foundation] and rescuing dogs very seriously. That dog was brought to my attention, so I would not use that dog. It was delivered to Vanderpump Dogs, but you’re going to see the way it transpires [when season 11 airs].”

After Raquel entered a psychological well being facility in March 2023, she surrendered Graham to trainers on the California Doodle Rescue resulting from his aggressive habits, which she has since blamed on James. Some time later, the canine wound up at Vanderpump Dogs and was finally reunited with James, who has given him a brand new title: Hippie.

Although Graham appears to be doing properly with James and girlfriend Ally Lewber, 29, who lately confirmed optimistic “progress,” Raquel mentioned on her podcast earlier this month {that a} false story was put out in regards to the animal.

“Basically, the story that they put out there is that Lisa told everyone that I surrendered my dog at a kill shelter and he was hours away from being euthanized,” she alleged on Rachel Goes Rogue.

In response, Lisa mentioned, “She should get all the facts before she kind of makes these statements. And I don’t think anybody’s really trusting what she says. The lion doesn’t care what the sheep are doing.”

During a separate interview on the identical occasion, Lisa admitted she wasn’t completely happy about Raquel’s August 2023 interview with Bethenny.

“I wish she’d actually come to me instead of sitting in the safety of somebody else’s podcast,” Lisa informed Page Six. “Had she come to me, I think I would’ve been good to her. Because it’s one thing just saying this out here, just saying that out there. And some of it wasn’t true! Like I was paying her like an intern. I know exactly how much money she made. It was six figures. It was good!”

While Raquel informed Bethenny she hadn’t “seen a penny” from “Scandoval,” Lisa beforehand mentioned she made greater than $350,000 for season 10.

She additionally mentioned she wished Raquel had “come back and really spoken her truth.”

“She knows I’m not gonna be judgmental. I’m gonna listen and give her a moment,” Lisa famous. “All the people that are so involved in the story [simply] wanted to see growth [and] contrition.”

According to Lisa, she was curious about listening to how Raquel “felt” after she “went away for a few months.”

“I think it would’ve behooved her to come back. I really do,” she shared. “But maybe not the whole season because I think they were all pretty kind of reticent.”

Lisa then said {that a} return might have been “too much for [Raquel],” including that she “understand[s] that, too.”

Vanderpump Rules season 11 premieres on Tuesday, January 30, at 8/7c on Bravo.