EXCLUSIVE: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills line-up hangs in the balance as Lisa Vanderpump makes last appearance as cast member
- The latest episode of RHOBH will be Vanderpump's last appearance for season nine, a Bravo source told Dailymail.com exclusively
- Vanderpump has not been filming with co-stars after they accused the beloved star of leaking negative stories to the press
- 'Lisa still hasn’t committed to either the reunion or coming back next season, so we don’t know where things stand with her,' said the source
- The stress of Puppygate, where Dorit Kemsley gave away a dog she had adopted from Vanderpump's shelter, left Vanderpump 'not in a good place mentally'
- 'We’re going to have to look at the entire cast for next season,' the source added
The latest episode of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills airing Tuesday will be Lisa Vanderpump's last appearance for season nine.
'The next time viewers see her will be at the end of the season when we filmed her opening her latest restaurant at Caesars Palace,' a source from the Bravo production told Dailymail.com exclusively.
Vanderpump has not been filming with her co-stars Kyle Richards, Dorit Kemsley, Teddi Mellencamp, Lisa Rinna, and Erika Jayne after they accused the beloved star of leaking negative stories to the press.
Exclusive: The most recent episode of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills airing Tuesday will be Lisa Vanderpump's last appearance for season nine according to a Dailymail.com source; (Vanderpump pictured in May)
The mother-of-two remains 'hurt' by the cast 'ganging up' on her and the stress has not left her 'in a good place mentally' which has caused fans to speculate whether or not she will return for another season, much less this year's reunion.
'Lisa still hasn’t committed to either the reunion or coming back next season, so we don’t know where things stand with her. We obviously want her at the reunion and we want her back next season,' added the insider.
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Vanderpump even went to great lengths to prove them wrong in the latest episode, but the results were unsuccessful.
'This week she takes a lie detector test, passes and yet the other cast members still don’t believe her,' said the source.
Farewell: 'The next time viewers see her will be at the end of the season when we filmed her opening her latest restaurant at Caesars Palace,' a source from the Bravo production told Dailymail.com exclusively; (Vanderpump pictured in episode 13)
Ghosted: Vanderpump has not been filming with her co-stars Dorit Kemsley, Teddi Mellencamp, Erika Jayne, Kyle Richards, and Lisa Rinna (pictured L to R) after they accused the beloved star of leaking negative stories to the press.
The insider went on to explain that this front against Lisa is distracting from the original source of contention.
'What has astounded all of us is that Dorit caused this entire mess by abandoning two dogs, yet the cast has turned on Lisa.'
The drama began with the PuppyGate debacle when a rescue pup from Vanderpump Dogs adopted by Kemsley ended up in a shelter.
Up in the air: 'Lisa still hasn’t committed to either the reunion or coming back next season, so we don’t know where things stand with her. We obviously want her at the reunion and we want her back next season,' added the insider; (pictured May)
Kemsley claims the dog wasn't a 'fit' for her home and gave it to a friend who in turn gave it to a shelter following a family emergency. It was the second dog Kemsley had adopted and given up.
Most of the cast believed Vanderpump was behind a conspiracy to make Kemsley looked bad.
To make things worse, a story about Puppygate was leaked to an online source and the cast thought Vanderpump was responsible. (Vanderpump denied having a hand in the story.)
Surprise reaction: 'The fan reaction hasn’t been what the other women wanted, they thought they could all come together as one and push Lisa out, but our viewers are smart and have seen through this and taken Lisa’s side,' said the source; (cast including Denise Richards and Camille Grammar pictured on Richard's Instagram in May)
'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.' Vanderpump told DailyMailTV at her new Las Vegas eatery Vanderpump Cocktail Garden last week.
'Unfortunately when I was filming last year I was not in a good place myself mentally,' she added.
Now the other women have discovered the Vanderpump fan base is much stronger and more influential than they believed.
The end of a friendship: The Puppygate saga caused firm friends Richards and Vanderpump to have a huge falling out
'The fan reaction hasn’t been what the other women wanted, they thought they could all come together as one and push Lisa out, but our viewers are smart and have seen through this and taken Lisa’s side,' said the source.
'We’ve never seen such a strong fan reaction. Many of them are calling for Dorit, Teddi and Lisa Rinna to be fired. Kyle is also being targeted online for her complete disloyalty as a friend.'
The Bravo production team may have to reconsider next year's cast as the source referred to Kemsley's dog adopting habits.
'Regardless we’re going to have to look at the entire cast for next season, maybe we’ll do a Dorit and abandon a few of them.'
New blood? The Bravo production team may have to reconsider next year's cast as the source referred to Kemsley's dog adopting habits. 'Regardless we’re going to have to look at the entire cast for next season, maybe we’ll do a Dorit and abandon a few of them'
