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Lala Kent explained why her mother and brother no longer summarized The Valleywhile suggesting that certain ‘crying’ costars ‘called (called) and complained). The star also revealed an update in her relationship with former assistant and cohost Jessica Walterwho left the podcast under mysterious circumstances in 2024.
A lot of Bravo starsit seems, are not allowed to discuss a current season on their own podcasts. But Lala’s mother, Lisa Burningham, and brother, Easton Burningham (until recently), covered The Valley in separate episodes without Lala.
On Untraditional Lalathe star revealed why her mother and brother Easton are no longer recapping The Valley.
“We had people who weren’t happy with the replays, and it’s easier to just say, can you please be quiet?” she said cryptically, via @vanderpodrecaps on Instagram. “Because I do listen. I just thought I was (the one) not allowed to talk about it.”
“But I don’t think we are either,” Easton said.
“There are a handful of people in this cast who are extremely sensitive, which I didn’t have to deal with on the last show I was on,” Lala said, referring to Vanderpump Rules. “Everyone knew the drill. We talked about podcasts the whole time when we picked up the cameras again. And no one was calling and complaining and crying about things. … A lot of fat-skinned people people on VPR. … People (on The Valley) have just become sensitive.
Later, Lala was asked if she was still friends with her former assistant Jessica.
“We reconnected and I absolutely adore her,” Lala said. “I always have and I always will. She and I don’t feel like we’ve gone south. It was (that) I couldn’t give her right now… She was one of my dearest friends and my rock. On the other hand, she was my employee.”
“There were things we wanted to do and build together to move her and her career forward,” she added. “And then things happened where the timing didn’t allow me to give her what she wanted at that moment. And she had to make a really big decision, which was to walk away from me. It was painful and I was devastated. But it’s where friendship, personal and business collided. And it was one of the hardest breakups I’ve ever experienced in my life.”
But Lala said they are in a better place now.
“We still text and check in with each other because she will always be one of my most favorite people in the world,” she explained. “And if I could snap my fingers and give her everything she wanted… I wish I could have done that. But the timing and the things that had changed, I couldn’t give her at that moment. And I think she thought, I have to take a leap of faith and move on.”
New episodes of The Valley air Wednesday nights on Bravo.
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