‘RHOBH’ Lisa Vanderpump Talks Run-In With Rinna, Regrets

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There may be a slight chance that Lisa Vanderpump will return to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for a future season. But can the same be said about the Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls TripWhile attending the Vanderpump Rules season 10 premiere party on Tuesday, the 62-year-old restaurant maven was asked if she’d ever appear on the Peacock spinoff in one interview as she opened up about a recent run-in with Lisa Rinna, her “ding dong” tweet, and more in another.

“Oh, there’s about six reasons why,” Vanderpump told Hollywood Life after shaking her head when asked about a potential role on RHUGT.

“I’m very busy,” she continued. “I’ve got five restaurants. I’m opening two more. I’m designing them now. I’ve got my dog foundation. I’ve got our rosé and our wines and thousands of dogs. If it was something that I really wanted to do, then maybe I would do it, but it’s not.”

In a second interview, with Extra‘s Terri Seymour, Vanderpump revealed that after sharing her infamous “ding dong” tweet in response to Rinna’s departure from RHOBH, suggesting that the “witch is dead,” the two of them crossed paths in Paris.

“I did tweet ‘Ding dong.’ And then I went to Paris two days later and who was there but Lisa Rinna!” she shared, noting that the two of them “politely ignored each other.”

“There’s nothing to discuss. She didn’t treat me well on the show and we were old friends, but I think she had that problem with a couple of other people as well,” she explained.

According to Vanderpump, she wasn’t surprised by Rinna’s exit, especially after seeing that she got boo’ed at BravoCon.

“I don’t know whose choice it was, really. I try not to get involved in it,” she said, admitting she “shouldn’t have tweeted ‘Ding dong,’ but I did.”

While Vanderpump regrets involving herself in the drama of RHOBH, she has said “never say never” about making a return. Still, when asked how much money it would take to get her back, she declared, “I can’t be bought.”

For now, Vanderpump is content with her role on Pump Rules.

“This season, it feels like we’re back to where we should be,” she teased. “The stories are a little bit more mature, I have to say, as we see them struggle to grow up. There are stories that are real issues, divorce and separating, splitting up assets, and opening up businesses. There’s been quite a complex, complicated circle this year.”

Most notable, perhaps, is the dynamic between the newly-divorced Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney, who were met with scandal amid production as Tom was caught making out with their co-star, Raquel Leviss.

“I think they started off in a good place, but where they ended up wasn’t so ideal, shall we say,” Vanderpump noted.

Also during the interview, Vanderpump looked back on her January 2022 horse-riding accident, which left her with a broken leg.

“It was terrible and it was completely devastating. I’ve ridden for so many years, and then my horse fell over once we were cantering and I broke my leg in, I think, it was seven places. So that was a bit of a wakeup call,” she admitted, sharing that she isn’t sure she’ll ride again.

“I think there’s a certain amount of PTSD when it comes to having such a bad accident, but you know, we’ll have to wait and see,” she reasoned.

Luckily, just after her accident, Vanderpump was met with a very exciting arrival: her grandson.

“It is a pleasure to have this beautiful baby and have complete access to this baby like he’s my own, but I have none of the responsibility,” Vanderpump gushed. “[Pandora Sabo is] a wonderful, natural mother.”

Vanderpump Rules season 10 airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.