EXCLUSIVE: 'Sometimes you have to say OK, enough.' Lisa Vanderpump gives her biggest hint yet that she's quitting RHOBH, following 'hurtful' fallout with Dorit Kemsley and Kyle Richards, as she admits she 'floundered' after brother's death
- Lisa Vanderpump hinted that she may be leaving the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills following a dramatic season where she fell out with her costars
- The mother-of-two said she remains emotionally 'hurt' by her fights with Dorit Kemsley and Kyle Richards during the last season of the hit Bravo series
- Vanderpump said 'after 380 episodes sometimes you have got to say - okay enough', she told DailyMailTV at her new Las Vegas eatery on Thursday night
- She said the stress of dealing with Puppygate, where Kemsley gave away a dog she had adopted from her shelter, didn't leave her 'in a good place mentally'
- The 58-year-old said she floundered after the death of her brother Mark last year, as well as the pressures of her restaurants and filming Vanderpump Rules
- She said: 'There was a lot going on. And all this stuff I think it was unfair. And it kept coming at me. It just became too much really'
Restaurateur and entrepreneur Lisa Vanderpump has given her biggest hint yet that she is done for good with the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
The beloved star admitted that 'after 380 episodes sometimes you have got to say - okay enough', she told DailyMailTV at her new Las Vegas eatery Vanderpump Cocktail Garden on Thursday night.
The mother-of-two confessed she remains emotionally 'hurt' by her fall outs with co-stars Dorit Kemsley and Kyle Richards during the past season of the hit Bravo series.
Vanderpump, 58, said the stress of dealing with the now infamous Puppygate, where Kemsley gave away a dog she had adopted from Vanderpump's shelter that sparked an on-camera fight with Richards, had not left her 'in a good place mentally.'
Lisa Vanderpump (far right) hinted that she may be leaving the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills following a dramatic season where she fell out with her costars. The mother-of-two said she remains emotionally 'hurt' by her fights with Dorit Kemsley (third from left) and Kyle Richards (center) during the last season of the hit Bravo series
Vanderpump did not film the final few episodes of the latest RHOBH, even though producers kept references to her in the show.
The Londoner explained she had 'floundered' and was left emotionally distressed by the screen dramas, the demands of expanding her restaurant empire and coping with the shock passing of her DJ brother Mark last year.
Mark, 59, was found unresponsive at his home in Gloucestershire, England, after drug use in May 2018 and later died after being rushed to the hospital.
Vanderpump said: 'Unfortunately this season in Housewives it just became too much for me, where I was in my life at the time, personal things I was dealing with I did not cope so well.'
She detailed how her dramas on reality television were not emotionally 'fake' and 'have never been more real', she said at the Bon Appetite Vegas Uncork'd Roses and Rosé night Lisa Vanderpump at Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars event.
Vanderpump revealed: 'I think if it was scripted it would not hurt so much. Unfortunately when I was filming last year I was not in a good place myself mentally.
'So I was not as ready to take on maybe what Housewives entailed. I just floundered.
'I opened Tom Tom, I brought that to fruition, I was working hard on this. We were working hard with our philanthropy with our dogs. We are opening a sanctuary in China. We had a lot of things going on.'
Vanderpump detailed how her dramas on reality television were not emotionally 'fake' and 'have never been more real', she said at the Bon Appetite Vegas Uncork'd Roses and Rosé night Lisa Vanderpump at Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars event
The Londoner explained she had 'floundered' and was left emotionally distressed by the screen dramas and coping with the shock passing of her DJ brother Mark (pictured together) last year. Mark, 59, was found unresponsive at his home in England, after drug use in May 2018 and later died after being rushed to the hospital
She continued: 'I lost my only sibling, I was doing Vanderpump Rules - I am an EP on that. There was a lot going on. And all this stuff I think it was unfair. And it kept coming at me. It just became too much really.
'After 380 episodes sometimes you have got to say okay enough.'
Speaking about balancing her business life with reality work, she confessed: 'I am not a housewife that created a business... and to me when I signed up to Housewives it was a lot of fun.
'Being a restaurateur, business woman and philanthropist is paramount to me. So I will continue to do that after Housewives because that is what I do.'
Vanderpump did not film the final few episodes of the RHOBH following her disagreement with Kemsley and Richards.
She had bickered with Kemsley and the rest of her Bravo co-stars in the wake of the Puppygate drama, cutting off communication after she was accused of leaking negative stories to the press.
On Thursday, Vanderpump doubled down on needing time off from the show, saying: 'I think we all get to a point where we need a break at some time.
'But I think I have got another 10 days before I start filming Vanderpump Rules again - so not too much of a break.'
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Vanderpump was joined by her husband Ken Todd and daughter Pandora (pictured together) for the Uncork'd celebration. Vanderpump called Pandora 'an unsung hero', adding: 'I could never find somebody to employ, so I actually made her. It is my daughter. She has been in all hours every day working her butt off'
Vanderpump spoke of her pride at the Las Vegas location: 'Every restaurant is special to me. But there is a unique feeling when I walk up here and I see Vanderpump Vegas.
'There is just something so previous about that. It feels so majestic to be right in the middle of Caesars Palace. It is such a compliment to be asked to be here.'
Vanderpump was joined by her husband Ken Todd and daughter Pandora for the Uncork'd celebration.
Speaking to specially invited guests, she admitted that the success of the new Sin City hot spot was down to Pandora - and also presented her with a birthday cake.
Vanderpump called Pandora 'an unsung hero', adding: 'I could never find somebody to employ, so I actually made her. It is my daughter. She has been in all hours every day working her butt off.'
Vanderpump and Todd were introduced as 'pioneers' in the restaurant business thanks to 30 years of success during which she opened 35 bars and restaurants.
