Scheana Shay and Lala Kent are the newest Vanderpump Guidelines alums to be on the outs — however what led to their ongoing feud?
The previous costars had their points throughout their time on the hit Bravo sequence, however had been in a position to kind a bond after turning into moms. Scheana and Lala had been on good phrases when their time on Vanderpump Guidelines got here to an finish, even planning their subsequent steps collectively.
“Lala and I had a great cry about it on the podcast, one thing that was such a giant a part of my life for thus lengthy. But additionally I feel it was time. Actually, all of it feels proper. It’s nonetheless all occurring. It’s simply occurring a bit of otherwise,” Scheana shared on a December 2024 episode of her “Scheananigans” podcast. “I don’t assume I’ll change something that I’ve been [doing].”
She continued: “I textual content Ariana [Madix] right here and there. I bumped into Katie [Maloney] at a pageant, however I’m not going to achieve out extra [or] attain out much less. I’m simply going to proceed doing what I’ve been doing as a result of present or no present, all of those folks have been in our lives for thus lengthy. So it’s like, ‘After I see you, I see you. And after I don’t, I’m dwelling my life.’ I’m simply going to proceed on the identical path I’m on and excited for brand new adventures.”
A number of months later, Scheana and Lala sparked rumors of a rift after they stopped posting about one another. Scheana hinted that she was upset at a number of buddies — together with Lala — after they didn’t present any public assist for her memoir, My Good Aspect.
Lala and Scheana initially claimed they remained on good phrases. Scheana subsequently confirmed that they confronted main ups and downs related to her memoir revelation about her husband, Brock Davies, dishonest on her in 2021 when she was pregnant with their daughter, Summer time.
“That was my manner of making an attempt to maintain our personal issues personal by publicly calling her. However the true cause [we aren’t on good terms] just isn’t in regards to the e book,” she defined in October 2025 on her Scheananigans podcast. “The actual cause — which I’ve alluded to in interviews however I didn’t wish to put folks utterly on blast is as a result of these are folks I genuinely care about.”
Preserve scrolling for a full breakdown of the continuing feud:
July 2025
After Scheana confirmed that Brock was untrue whereas she was pregnant, Lala was requested whether or not she knew, sharing on her “Give Them Lala” podcast, “Sure, I did. However not for some time. In order that [excerpt] got here out and Scheana referred to as me and mentioned, ‘I simply wish to provide the heads-up that tomorrow this text is popping out with the excerpt. And I’ll must faucet you in. I’m very nervous.’”
Lala continued. “I gained’t share precisely what she mentioned on the cellphone as a result of that’s between her and her husband. However I believed the excerpt that was pulled from her e book was superbly written. Effectively achieved.”
August 2025
Scheana later hinted on her podcast that she wasn’t on the very best phrases with Lala and the remainder of her buddies who didn’t assist promote or endorse her memoir.
“I feel it was like perhaps every week after it got here out, I noticed she posted a slide [with the book]. There was nothing else that she posted,” Scheana recalled. “I had reached out to her a pair days after the entire bins had been delivered. As a result of sure, you do count on your closest buddies to submit and assist.”
Scheana was stunned Lala didn’t share a submit supporting her e book launch sooner.
“I despatched everybody a very nice PR field. I’m positive you guys noticed some others who posted it,” she continued. “And I reached out [to Lala] and I used to be like, ‘Hey, did your field come? As a result of I hadn’t seen it posted but.’ I simply wished to ensure I didn’t want to achieve out to the writer to be like, ‘Hey, Lala didn’t get her field.’”
Scheana added: “She mentioned that her brother and her mother take care of the packages and that she would have them test. However then every week glided by and the field didn’t get posted. So I’m assuming she bought it as a result of she posted the e book.”
Whereas Scheana didn’t supply additional particulars on her friendship with Lala, she famous that her daughter, Summer time, and Lala’s eldest, Ocean, had been “nonetheless buddies.”
October 2025
Katie Maloney, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Lisa Vanderpump, James Kennedy, Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, Scheana Shay Gizelle Hernandez/Bravo
Scheana was the primary one to interrupt her silence and ensure an precise feud.
“After extending grace final week, I do really feel the necessity to handle it as a result of Lala is aware of why our friendship is within the state that it’s in,” Scheana defined on her podcast, earlier than claiming Lala “didn’t take accountability” for his or her feud. “This isn’t nearly not posting my e book for every week. It’s about a lot greater than that.”
Scheana famous that Lala made their falling out public “with out even realizing it.” In keeping with Scheana, she discovered herself being requested typically about the place she stands with Lala however she would faux they had been on good phrases — going so far as calling Lala throughout her reside e book reveals so followers wouldn’t discover pressure.
“Not one — however two — of my closest buddies repeated the Brock affair story to different folks. A kind of that it was repeated to was Brittany [Cartwright]. I do know Brittany doesn’t have dangerous intentions,” Scheana famous. “I wished to inform her myself however I didn’t have an opportunity. That one which I can’t recover from is Lala telling [our mutual friend] Jenna Willis, who I’ve not been on good phrases with since final season.”
She continued: “Lala did it to humanize me as a result of she mentioned that Jenna was going so onerous on me that she wished to inform her about what I used to be truly going by way of. Now I perceive the intent was not malicious. … I saved this to myself for 2 years after which I advised one in every of my finest, closest and dearest buddies and also you go and inform somebody. That was extraordinarily heartbreaking.”
After discovering out that Lala advised a number of folks about Brock’s affair, Scheana requested for some area. Conversations about them filming The Valley made issues flip bitter between them as properly within the aftermath.
“It was particularly painful for me as a result of Lala knew the darkish place that I used to be in mentally. Lastly, I used to be able to speak in confidence to my shut buddies about this and she or he did the identical factor. So she violated my belief in a manner like that, I used to be like, ‘This isn’t a protected area for me. This isn’t a friendship I really feel good in,’” she continued. “This has been a sample of conduct for years. I keep in mind Ariana and I’d discuss this earlier than each reunion, like, “Oh, are we prepared for the Lala apology tour?’ Yearly ought to deal with me like s*** after which come to the reunion and cry and apologize and I’d forgive her.”
Scheana wished to take steps to guard her peace.
“I don’t wish to simply recover from issues and transfer on now. I wish to place boundaries and have a bit of extra respect for myself and the circle that I’m maintaining. I would like it to be folks I belief,” she defined. “I really feel protected in all of my friendships and now I don’t really feel protected on this. I do know she’s not used to me standing up for myself as a result of prior to now I simply let folks stroll throughout me and I sweep it underneath the rug. I couldn’t let this simply be water underneath the bridge. It must be totally rebuilt and I don’t know if I wish to rebuild it.”
October 2025
Elsewhere in her podcast, Scheana referred to as out Lala’s alleged conduct towards her.
“A few of our mutual buddies [are] like, ‘Why do you place up with this? What are you gaining from this friendship?’ I simply make excuses and make excuses and I’m at all times there for her,” she mentioned. “A part of me wonders, did she instigate this over the summer time to gasoline her story line on The Valley? As a result of she’s solely buddies with a few them and I’m buddies with all of them. So she has beef with me after which she will get in additional episodes.”
Scheana addressed her choice to maintain her distance from Lala.
“I’d attain out a number of occasions privately as a result of I wished to hash this out privately. I’ve seen folks saying this was manufactured for a narrative line and there’s no reality to that. However I really feel just like the podcast episode that she simply put out was purely performative,” Scheana mentioned. “It’s one factor behind closed doorways and one factor in entrance of the cameras and it’s simply irritating.”
She continued: “I’ve at all times had a smooth spot for her and it’s why I’ve put up with quite a lot of struggles on this friendship over time. I do know there’s a good individual there. You’re not at all times a great good friend however I can forgive. I can transfer on but when we’re gonna do this then we have to put the complete reality on the market. You might want to take full accountability. I discovered myself within the greatest factor I’ve ever achieved professionally and I’m simply getting weighed down by Lala’s emotional manipulation but once more. There’s by no means going to be accountability on this friendship. The actual subject on this friendship just isn’t that Lala modified, it’s that I’ve modified.”
November 2025
Throughout BravoCon 2025, it was confirmed that Lala was becoming a member of the solid — however Scheana wouldn’t after final minute conversations prompted her to tug out. Lala, nevertheless, selected to not communicate on the subject of Scheana.
“I’ve nothing to say about her,” Lala advised Us.
