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 Guidelines — 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.

Whereas attending the Pump Guidelines season 11 premiere social gathering 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 “info” straight and reacted to her tell-all podcast interview with Bethenny Frankel, 53.

“Nicely, she additionally stated that she’s Ariana [Madix]’s finest good friend. That’s how I reply to that,” Lisa advised Us Weekly on January 17 after being requested about utilizing Graham for a storyline. “I do suppose if she’s going to name one thing out, she ought to know the story. I take my canine basis [The Vanderpump Dog Foundation] and rescuing canines very severely. That canine was delivered to my consideration, so I might not use that canine. It was delivered to Vanderpump Canines, however you’re going to see the way in which 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 as a result of his aggressive conduct, which she has since blamed on James. Some time later, the canine wound up at Vanderpump Canines and was in the end reunited with James, who has given him a brand new title: Hippie.

Though Graham appears to be doing effectively with James and girlfriend Ally Lewber, 29, who lately confirmed constructive “progress,” Raquel stated on her podcast earlier this month {that a} false story was put out concerning the animal.

“Mainly, the story that they put out there may be that Lisa advised everybody that I surrendered my canine at a kill shelter and he was hours away from being euthanized,” she alleged on Rachel Goes Rogue.

In response, Lisa stated, “She ought to get all of the info earlier than she type of makes these statements. And I don’t suppose anyone’s actually trusting what she says. The lion doesn’t care what the sheep are doing.”

Throughout a separate interview on the similar occasion, Lisa admitted she wasn’t glad about Raquel’s August 2023 interview with Bethenny.

“I want she’d really come to me as an alternative of sitting within the security of someone else’s podcast,” Lisa advised Web page Six. “Had she come to me, I believe I might’ve been good to her. As a result of it’s one factor simply saying this out right here, simply saying that on the market. And a few of it wasn’t true! Like I used to be paying her like an intern. I do know precisely how a lot cash she made. It was six figures. It was good!”

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

She additionally stated she wished Raquel had “come again and actually spoken her fact.”

“She is aware of I’m not gonna be judgmental. I’m gonna pay attention and provides her a second,” Lisa famous. “All of the individuals which are so concerned within the story [simply] wished to see development [and] contrition.”

In response to Lisa, she was all in favour of listening to how Raquel “felt” after she “went away for a couple of months.”

“I believe it might’ve behooved her to come back again. I actually do,” she shared. “However perhaps not the entire season as a result of I believe they have been all fairly type of reticent.”

Lisa then acknowledged {that a} return might have been “an excessive amount of for [Raquel],” including that she “perceive[s] that, too.”

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