Vanderpump Rules Season 11: Potential cast exit, release date, and everything we know so far

Vanderpump Rules ended season 10 this Wednesday, featuring the infamous Scandoval drama. Viewers enjoyed the finale and are eagerly waiting for the reunion episodes to learn more about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ affair. Fans have stood in support of Ariana Madix since the news of Sandoval’s cheating broke out and would like to know whether all three will return to the Bravo show next season.

While the filming of season 11 has not started yet, Ariana has made one thing clear she won’t be shooting with Sandoval and Raquel. In an interview with The New York Times, she said:

“I have nothing to say to either of them. Our show is very real and follows a real group of friends, and neither of them [Sandoval and Raquel] are in the group of friends, so, good luck.”

Only time will tell whether the production kicks out the two cast members for the sake of Ariana. Meanwhile, viewers can watch all the episodes of Vanderpump Rules on Peacock.

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When will the filming of Vanderpump Rules Season 11 begin?

After a successful season 10, Vanderpump Rules’ ratings skyrocketed. However, the fallout because of Scandoval has delayed the filming of season 11. The series’ new season renewal was confirmed on May 9, 2023.

The show’s executive producer, Alex Baskin, told Variety that the cast needed some time to calm down and take a break from all the drama. He said:

“I had thought that we needed cameras on them right away. And I now think we need a minute.”

Fans anticipated that the new installment would have started filming by now because season 10 shooting began in the summer of 2022. Given the betrayals, heartbreaks, and current friendship dynamics, it appears that the cast's contract renegotiation would take some time.

Alex added:

“I think everyone’s wrapping their heads around what that [returning to the show] might mean. No one’s saying no, I’ll say that — but I think it’s hard for anybody to say yes right now, because they feel like they haven’t gotten any reprieve.”

While the cast will take some time to cool off and get back to Vanderpump Rules Season 11 filming, viewers can expect a release date at the beginning of 2024.

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Scheana Shay and Lala Kent won’t film with Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss

Ariana Madix hinted in her recent interview with The New York Times that Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss might be the ones on the potential cast exit list.

She stated that Vanderpump Rules is a show about a group of friends, and her ex-boyfriend and former BFF are not part of the group. Interestingly, she is not the only one who doesn’t want to film with Raquel and Sandoval.

Raquel’s one of the closest friend, Scheana Shay, said:

“It’s going to be very hard to convince any of us to be in the same room.”

She stated that all of them could only be under one roof if it was Lisa Vanderpump’s party. Lisa, on the other hand, mentioned:

“Right now it’s a mess. I don’t know if we can sort it out.”

Lala Kent admitted she never liked Sandoval and Raquel, so she was relieved that she didn’t have to pretend to get along with them.

Raquel and Sandoval have not opened up about their return to Vanderpump Rules season 11. The TomTom co-owner might be willing to return, as he is a business partner and friend of Tom Schwartz and Lisa Vanderpump. Raquel, on the other hand, has vanished since the news of her checking into a mental health facility surfaced online.

Apart from Sandoval and Raquel, the potential cast list includes Ariana, Lala, Scheana, Lisa, Katie Maloney, Brock Davies, James Kennedy, Schwartz, Ally Lewber, Charli Burnett, and Kristina Kelly.

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Meanwhile, Vanderpump Rules will air its season 10 reunion next Wednesday on Bravo at 9:00 pm ET.