Lisa Vanderpump Addresses Rumors She's Returning toRHOBHwith a Clear Response (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Lisa Vanderpump, Feb 2025.Photo:Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Lisa Vanderpumpis perfectly content no longer sharing the spotlight with theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillscast.The 64-year-old reality star and restauranteur exitedRHOBHafter season 9, but has been the subject of continued rumors of a potential return to the franchise.“I always have said, ‘never say never.’ And that show was very good to me on so many levels,” Vanderpump exclusively tells PEOPLE ofRHOBHon Wednesday, Feb. 5 at theLos Angeles Magazinebook launch party for the memoirHollywood Virgin.“But no, I am so busy in my life. I’ve got some new restaurants and I’ve got another big project coming up, andVanderpump Villahas taken up a lot of my time andVanderpump Rules, so I wouldn’t," she adds of her rumored return.Camille Grammer, Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump, Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, Lisa Rinna, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley at the Doheny Room in 2017.Jesse Grant/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyVanderpump, who is at the helm of twoRHOBHspin-offs,Vanderpump RulesandVanderpump Villa, adds that she’s “not close” to the current cast, with the exception ofGarcelle Beauvais.“So it wouldn’t really make sense to me,” she notes. “I know [there’s] been a lot of gossip about it, and then normally I wouldn’t comment on it, but no, it’s not happening.”In addition to not being close to the Bravo show’s cast, Vanderpump adds, “There’s a couple of them I don’t like, so I’m being honest.”RHOBH’s season 14 cast consisted ofKyle Richards,Erika Jayne,Dorit Kemsley,Sutton Stracke,Bozoma Saint Johnand Beauvais withKathy Hiltonappearing on the show as a “friend.”Lisa Vanderpump and Dorit Kemsley.Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyVanderpump and Kemsley had a major falling out in 2019 due to a drama labeled“#PuppyGate,”which also impacted her friendship with Richards.Dorit and her ex Paul “PK” Kemsley were previously great friends with Vanderpump and her husband, Ken Todd, but Vanderpump tells PEOPLE that she hasn’t been in touch with PK in the midst of hisdivorce from Dorit.“I haven’t, but PK was always a great friend before, and I’m sorry for any marriage that has its downfall,” Vanderpump says. “I’m sorry about that. Especially when there are children. Always sorry to see that. But I have great affection for PK. But when he was married to… yeah. Okay, moving on.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Bravo hostAndy Cohenpreviously addressed the rumor that Vanderpump could be returning to the franchise that helped make her a star.Lisa Vanderpump, Andy Cohen on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty“It was repeated all over the place that I’m trying to get Lisa Vanderpump back onThe [Real] Housewives of Beverly Hills,”he said on his SiriusXM showAndy Cohen Liveon Jan. 21.“Let me restate my abject love for Lisa Vanderpump, but I don’t know where the rumor came from. I don’t see her coming back to that show," he said.And after announcing that theoriginal cast ofVanderpump Ruleswas stepping asidein favor of a new team for the upcoming season 12, the co-owner of Sur tells PEOPLE of the upcoming drama, “We’re just about to start. But it’s incredible really, because just when you think, ‘Oh, I’m never going to see somebody that’s crazier than that or more beautiful than that,’ and then suddenly they appear. It is like that in Hollywood. It’s incredible the amount of people that are just so much fun, and it’s such a vital kind of city.”Describing the restaurant business as “a revolving door of drama,” Vanderpump promised “a great season.”

Lisa Vanderpumpis perfectly content no longer sharing the spotlight with theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillscast.

The 64-year-old reality star and restauranteur exitedRHOBHafter season 9, but has been the subject of continued rumors of a potential return to the franchise.

“I always have said, ‘never say never.’ And that show was very good to me on so many levels,” Vanderpump exclusively tells PEOPLE ofRHOBHon Wednesday, Feb. 5 at theLos Angeles Magazinebook launch party for the memoirHollywood Virgin.

“But no, I am so busy in my life. I’ve got some new restaurants and I’ve got another big project coming up, andVanderpump Villahas taken up a lot of my time andVanderpump Rules, so I wouldn’t," she adds of her rumored return.

Camille Grammer, Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump, Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, Lisa Rinna, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley at the Doheny Room in 2017.Jesse Grant/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Jesse Grant/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Vanderpump, who is at the helm of twoRHOBHspin-offs,Vanderpump RulesandVanderpump Villa, adds that she’s “not close” to the current cast, with the exception ofGarcelle Beauvais.

“So it wouldn’t really make sense to me,” she notes. “I know [there’s] been a lot of gossip about it, and then normally I wouldn’t comment on it, but no, it’s not happening.”

In addition to not being close to the Bravo show’s cast, Vanderpump adds, “There’s a couple of them I don’t like, so I’m being honest.”

RHOBH’s season 14 cast consisted ofKyle Richards,Erika Jayne,Dorit Kemsley,Sutton Stracke,Bozoma Saint Johnand Beauvais withKathy Hiltonappearing on the show as a “friend.”

Lisa Vanderpump and Dorit Kemsley.Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Vanderpump and Kemsley had a major falling out in 2019 due to a drama labeled“#PuppyGate,”which also impacted her friendship with Richards.

Dorit and her ex Paul “PK” Kemsley were previously great friends with Vanderpump and her husband, Ken Todd, but Vanderpump tells PEOPLE that she hasn’t been in touch with PK in the midst of hisdivorce from Dorit.

“I haven’t, but PK was always a great friend before, and I’m sorry for any marriage that has its downfall,” Vanderpump says. “I’m sorry about that. Especially when there are children. Always sorry to see that. But I have great affection for PK. But when he was married to… yeah. Okay, moving on.”

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Bravo hostAndy Cohenpreviously addressed the rumor that Vanderpump could be returning to the franchise that helped make her a star.

Lisa Vanderpump, Andy Cohen on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

“It was repeated all over the place that I’m trying to get Lisa Vanderpump back onThe [Real] Housewives of Beverly Hills,”he said on his SiriusXM showAndy Cohen Liveon Jan. 21.“Let me restate my abject love for Lisa Vanderpump, but I don’t know where the rumor came from. I don’t see her coming back to that show," he said.

And after announcing that theoriginal cast ofVanderpump Ruleswas stepping asidein favor of a new team for the upcoming season 12, the co-owner of Sur tells PEOPLE of the upcoming drama, “We’re just about to start. But it’s incredible really, because just when you think, ‘Oh, I’m never going to see somebody that’s crazier than that or more beautiful than that,’ and then suddenly they appear. It is like that in Hollywood. It’s incredible the amount of people that are just so much fun, and it’s such a vital kind of city.”

Describing the restaurant business as “a revolving door of drama,” Vanderpump promised “a great season.”

source: people.com