Lala Kent had mixed feelings about returning to reality TV after joining the full-time cast of The Valley for season 3.

“There was a lot of hesitation,” Kent, 35, exclusively told Us Weekly on Saturday, November 15, at BravoCon 2025 in Las Vegas of her decision to live her life, once again, in front of the cameras. “I was extremely hesitant after coming off of season 11 [of Vanderpump Rules].”

In the season 11 finale of Vanderpump Rules, Kent shocked viewers when she broke the fourth wall and criticized costar Ariana Madix for not filming with Tom Sandoval. News later broke that Vanderpump Rules would be moving forward with an entirely new cast for season 12. (Us confirmed in 2023 that Madix, now 40, and Sandoval, now 43, had split after his affair with costar Rachel Leviss.)

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