Lisa Vanderpumpis officially done withThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
The O.G. Housewife is leaving the Bravo show after 9 seasons, PEOPLE can confirm. TheDaily Mailwas the first to report the news.
Vanderpump, 58, explained her reasoningin an interview withExtraafter accepting the Legacy Award at Thursday night’s 7th Annual Real to Reel: Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBT’s in Hollywood.
“The last year was a very negative year for me,” she said. “I feel like we’re moving forward. They have had their resolution. I just had a horrible time with the show and the women. It was a very sad time in my life and it wasn’t made any better. I just decided to walk away.”
A rep for Bravo did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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The news comes just afterAndy Cohenrevealed that Vanderpump, 58,did not attend the season 9 reunion taping.
“There’s major things happening,” he teased on Instagram. “There’s trouble afoot in Beverly Hills.”
Vanderpump had previously hinted that sheplanned to skip the reunion.
As for what that meant for her future on the show, she admitted it would be hard to return for another season.
“I think they’ve made it pretty impossible for me to go back frankly,” she said. “So … no.”
The restaurateur had a major falling out with her castmates throughout the course of filming season 9.Kyle Richardspreviously confirmed she and Vanderpump, once inseparable partners in crime,haven’t spokensince a blowout fight at her mansion. The drama began over a dog thatDorit Kemsleyadopted from Vanderpump’s rescue center and then gave away — and intensified as the ladies accused the animal rights advocate of planting stories in the press. Now known asPuppy Gate, the scandal has dominated this season’s storyline.
While Vanderpump continues to appear on the show, she stopped filming with the rest of the cast about halfway through the season.
Three months before filming even began, Vanderpumplost her brother Mark to suicide. The Bravo star previously said she wished she had taken a break from the show after experiencing such a devastating loss.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsairs Tuesdays (9 p.m. ET) on Bravo.
source: people.com
