Lisa Vanderpump is breaking her silence on her dramatic “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” exit.
Five months after abruptly quitting the reality series, Vanderpump told People about her experience on the show.
“I had a great time on ‘Housewives’,” Vanderpump said. “But to have negativity during a time in my life when I needed to try to be positive…I decided it was over.”
During her final season, the 59-year-old was dealing with the loss of her brother Mark, who had committed suicide after a battle with depression.
“I shouldn’t have even committed to do that season,” she revealed. “If I had had my choice, I would have just wallowed in grief. I wasn’t ready.”
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“I’ve been in a position where the whole cast has been against me before,” Vanderpump added, referring to cast members calling her a manipulator and a liar after there was a puppy mixup at the Vanderpump Dog Foundation with Dorit Kemsley.
“But this time, our foundation was taking a bashing from the women, and it didn’t deserve it. And suddenly, to start dealing with them all screaming and shouting at me on that first trip [to the Bahamas], I thought, What the hell am I doing? And that was really it.”
As to why the reality star chose not to attend the “RHOBH” season 9 reunion show? Vanderpump said that she had “more things going on in my life at that time.
“[Grief] encourages you to take stock. I’m a strong woman but I don’t have room in my life for nastiness.
“I don’t want to look back on my time on ‘The Housewives’ as a negative experience,” she continued. “I had wonderful moments and laughs and giggles. But I have no regrets about leaving. And I’ve moved on.”
