Vanderpump Rules stars Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney are both nervous and excited for the season 11 premiere of the hit Bravo series.
The reality stars spoke with ET’s Brice Sander on the second day of BravoCon in Las Vegas, and they had a lot to say about their experiences on the show, especially after appearing on the BravoCon panel with their exes, Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz.
When asked what her experience was like sitting on stage with her ex, Ariana replied: “It was really great, I think because we got the hard stuff out of the way, and then it was the fun stuff. .” Katie added: “It can only get better.”
Katie also addressed her humorous comment during the panel, where she joked that Schwartz looked like a couch with his outfit: “He looked like a couch.” Ariana added, “The second you said that, I was like, and that’s it, this is the time.”
The conversation quickly turned to upcoming season of Vanderpump Rules. Ariana shared her thoughts on the trailer for the new season, saying, “I mean, I guess I’m nervous, I’m a little nervous because of the tone of that teaser; it felt like something was was preparing. Yeah, a little weird, to be honest, but then I was like, look, I can only do it myself, I can’t control any of this, so, uh, but yeah, reliving all the stuff still sucks.”
On Friday, during the first day of BravoCon, the network announced that its hit reality series, which follows Lisa Vanderpump and his former SUR employees, will premiere its 11th season in January.
The upcoming season will document the cast picking up the pieces in the wake of Scandovalthe term named by fans for Sandovalit is a connection with Rachel Levisswhich ended their nearly decade-long romance with Ariana.
When asked about the possibility of having her new boyfriend, Daniel Waïmaking an appearance in the upcoming season, Ariana replied: “Here and there, maybe once or twice. I mean, it’s really not his thing, but he was a really good sport about it, and so yeah, I really appreciate that.”
Katie then spoke about her expectations for the new season, saying, “I think you’ll see a very different Katie because even last year Tom and I were going through a divorce and everything, right? I was still very attached to him and that relationship, and it was a really tough summer. But last summer, this season, I was very single and very attached to my own things.” Ariana chimed in, “Katie, You’re a hot commodity.”
James Kennedy, Katie Maloney, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay And Tom Schwartz make up the rest of the series’ cast. Kennedy’s girlfriend, Ally Lewber, and Shay’s husband, Brock Davieswill also appear as friends in season 11.
The channel released the first images from season 11 on Friday, which sees Kennedy literally drawing a line in the sand between Ariana and Sandoval during a group day at the beach.
Lisa Vanderpump seems to feel bad for Sandoval, though, telling Lala Kent and Scheana Shay, “To lose your best friend, your business is in ruins, everything in your life has gone wrong.”
Scheana may also be softening towards Sandoval, but Katie warns: “If you want to be friends with him, (Madix) will interrupt you, so think very carefully about your next move.”
Madix is definitely not ready to forgive and forget, telling her ex: “Ruin my life, my house, and then you try to kill my fucking dog, my lawyer will take care of you.” »
Leviss is not returning for season 11, which AND exclusively reported in August.
“Rachel is focused on her mental health journey and knew that returning to the show would open her up to trauma that she is working to heal from,” a source told ET at the time of Leviss, who registered in a mental health treatment facility after filming the explosive Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion. “Rachel is looking forward to what the future holds.”
Vanderpump reacted to Leviss’ decision that same month, telling the crowd at an FYC event hosted by the Los Angeles Times“I would have loved to see her sit down with me and also let the public know where she was, how she was doing, what her thoughts were, how much contrition there was. And she kind of chose not to do that .”
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