Earlier on Friday, Bravo introduced from BravoCon that Season 11 of “Vanderpump Guidelines” will premiere in January. That raises an enormous query: After a tenth season that concluded in June, throughout which the present grew to become a scores smash, a popular culture sensation and an eventual Emmy nominee — all due to the dishonest scandal inside the present that captured the nation’s fickle consideration — the place will the Bravo collection go after the #Scandoval?
One place it seemingly received’t be going, at the very least so far as the BravoCon viewers was involved, is redemption for forged member Tom Sandoval, who final yr had an affair along with his former castmate Rachel Leviss — thereby blowing up his relationship along with his longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix. Each time he spoke from when he was first launched, Sandoval obtained loud boos, whilst moderator Karamo Brown tried to inform the gang to cease. When an viewers questioner requested everybody to “give Sandoval some fucking grace,” saying that he’s a “human,” she herself was booed.
Madix was on a separate a part of the stage from Sandoval, and she or he maintained a cold distance from him all through the panel. As a contestant on this season of “Dancing With the Stars,” Madix mentioned, “It feels superb, apart from the aches,” and added that she’ll be rehearsing in Las Vegas tonight from 11 pm to three am.
Bravo additionally launched the primary teaser for Season 11.
In distinction to Sandoval, Madix did obtain grace from the viewers, sharing that filming Season 11 taught her, “I can do exhausting issues — and I did it.” After fellow forged member James Kennedy mentioned that the season was troublesome, he added that he thinks to himself, “if Ariana can do it, I can do it.” After which Madix mentioned she’s impressed by Britney Spears: “If Britney can do it, I can do it.”
Brown requested every forged member to explain the upcoming season in a single phrase, and a number of other of them mentioned “unhappy.” For his half, Sandoval known as it a “curler coaster.”
Later, Andy Cohen requested the primary “viewers” query about how Sandoval and Kennedy have gotten so “fucking ripped.” Kennedy mentioned he’s been going to the health club; Sandoval mentioned he stopped consuming six months in the past. He mentioned when he will get residence, he works out as an alternative of “smoking and consuming.”
The 2 males then had a pushup contest, although this reporter grew to become so freaked out by the show she wasn’t certain who received.
“Vanderpump Guidelines” just isn’t solely driving excessive going into Season 11, however has additionally spawned the spinoff “Vanderpump Valley,” starring ex-“Guidelines” forged members Kristen Doute, Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright. Doute was fired in June 2020, after Religion Stowers, a Black castmate who appeared on the present for a couple of seasons, revealed that Doute and forged member Stassi Schroeder had reported her in 2018 for against the law she’d had nothing to do with. Later that yr, Taylor’s and Cartwright’s contracts additionally weren’t renewed after, together with different accounts of poisonous conduct, Taylor, who’d had a fling with Stowers whereas he was with Cartwright, had additionally accused Stowers of against the law in a tweet. Through the #Scandoval, nevertheless, the three of them returned to Bravo’s air as pundits; now they’ve landed their very own present. “Vanderpump Valley” is predicted to premiere on Bravo subsequent yr, following “Vanderpump Guidelines.”