Hmmm … something is afoot, and we’re not talking about these custom Chuck 70s with Lala Kent’s face painted on them. Bravo revealed on November 26 that the upcoming 12th season of Vanderpump Rules will have an entirely new cast of characters, still culled from SUR’s and TomTom’s staff. Lisa Vanderpump, per the title of the show, will remain. We have no word yet on what the cast will look like otherwise. “I have such mixed feelings right now,†Lala posted in response to the news on Instagram. “It’s no secret I do not like change. This is the exception. I want to say thank you for rocking with us for so many years. This show changed my whole life.†The thing that stands out here is that she’s so … calm. That’s not the Lala we know. Taken in combination with Jax Taylor and Kristen Doute’s new Bravo reality-TV series, The Valley, getting a second season, it feels as if there could be something else brewing. Like … another spinoff show? Two spinoff shows? Bravo couldn’t let a star like Ariana Madix out of its clutches.
An earlier version of this post misstated the network broadcasting The Valley.