Lala Kent Says Her 4-Month-Old Daughter Was ‘Struggling to Breathe’ amid Los Angeles Fires

Mar. 15, 2025

Lala Kent.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Lala Kentand her family are feeling the effects of theongoing wildfires in Los Angeles.

On her Instagram Stories Thursday, Jan. 9, theVanderpump Rulesalum, 34, stated that poor air quality from the multiple fires in SoCal has made it unsafe for her 4-month-old daughter, Sosa.

“This morning Sosa woke up and was really struggling to breathe. I made the decision to pack my family up and come to Palm Springs, strictly based on the air quality. This is where we will stay until LA is safe again,” the mother of two wrote.

Lala Kent’s Instagram Stories — Jan. 9, 2025.lala kent/instagram

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Kent welcomed Ocean Kent Emmett with her ex-fiancé, film producerRandall Emmetton March 15, 2021.Sosa Kentwas born on Sept. 3, 2024.

The former reality star added that the wildfires have resulted in “one of the most devastating situations I have ever seen.”

Dry vegetation and severe winds fueled multiple wildfires throughout Los Angeles starting on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Since then, Pasadena’s deadly Eaton Fire and the Pacific Palisades wildfires near Malibu have made headlines.

According to theAssociated Press, the Palisades Fire has now been classified as the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles County.

A car and home burn during the Eaton fire in Altadena on Jan. 8.JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty

JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty

On Thursday morning, the National Weather Service’sWeather Prediction Center(WPC) told citizens “critical fire weather conditions” were expected to “ramp up again across Southern California.”

Forecasters said because of the situation, the “potential exists for ongoing fires to worsen and new ignitions to rapidly spread.”

“At this point, if you were not directly affected, you know someone who has lost everything. I’m obsessing over how we could be so underprepared,” Kent continued.

The Bravo star added that her heart is “shattered” for those in her community who have suffered.

“Neighborhoods that people have called home for decades, now nonexistent. It is unimaginable,” Kent wrote.

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She said that although she was “grateful” her family was not “directly affected," adding, “It’s hard because of what I’m seeing other people go through.”

“In times like this all you want is to go home for comfort, and 1,000s of people don’t have their safe place anymore,” she continued before switching gears to additional chaos surrounding the situation such as “looters, lack of water, and lack of preparation.”

“I’m sad, but I’m angry… I’ll save that rant for a later date,” Kent wrote.

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Before concluding, she also thanked the “firefighters and first responders,” calling them “Our cities [heroes].”

“And to everyone affected- I know you feel alone. You are not alone,” Kent said.

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source: people.com