Bravo has announced the date for the Season 11 “ Vanderpump Rules ” three part-reunion, the first of which premieres May 14 at 8 p.m. ET with extended and uncensored versions available to stream the next day on Peacock.
The reunion will feature Lisa Vanderpump, Ariana Madix, James Kennedy, Katie Maloney, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz and Brock Davies with Andy Cohen serving as host. Ally Lewber and Jo Wenberg will join the group in Part 2. The 11th season of the show began filming a few months after the events of the Scandoval, a secret affair in which Sandoval cheated on his longtime partner Madix with former fellow “Vanderpump Rules” cast member Rachel Leviss.
The scandal, which became public in early March 2023, propelled the show into the zeitgeist, and series-high ratings. In its wake, Season 11 proved to be difficult to film, with Madix largely refusing to speak with Sandoval, and Leviss deciding not to return after she’d spent time in a mental health facility. The cast became increasingly divided as the season went on, with Kent and Shay (and Shay’s husband, Davies) openly complaining about Madix’s decision not to engage with Sandoval.
They’ve also expressed jealousy about the opportunities Madix has gotten as a result of the attention the Scandoval brought her. In the trailer for the reunion, Cohen says they’ll be watching the last part of the finale together, and whatever they see, Madix cries as a result. A tearful Sandoval pl.
