Why ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Is Pausing Season 12 Production for Summer

Vanderpump Guidelines is altering its manufacturing schedule, opting to not movie season 12 this summer time.

TMZ first reported that not like earlier seasons of the hit Bravo actuality collection, which generally start manufacturing in Could and movie all through the summer time, Vanderpump Guidelines‘ upcoming season gained’t start taping till later.

Sources instructed the publication that the community felt the forged deserved a break to “let their lives breathe a bit within the wake of Scandoval,” with hopes of some contemporary drama that doesn’t contain the Tom Sandoval-sparked scandal from the spring of 2023. A further issue within the choice to not movie this summer time is Ariana Madix‘s stint as host of Love Island USA, as she will probably be filming in Fiji for just a few months.

Although TMZ didn’t share when manufacturing is predicted to select up for season 12, it famous that it gained’t be a full-year hiatus.

Bravo has not commented on when cameras will decide again up. However throughout a latest episode of Sirius XM’s Andy Cohen Dwell, the Bravo character weighed in on the hit present’s schedule change. It should be famous, nevertheless, that Cohen is just not instantly concerned within the collection; he doesn’t maintain an govt producer title for the Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills spinoff collection.

“We used to do that on a regular basis with the Housewives,” mentioned the Watch What Occurs Dwell host and EP of the Actual Housewives franchise when explaining that it’s not unusual for filming to pause for the summer time for Bravo exhibits. “We’d say, ‘You realize what? Let’s put cameras for 4 or 5 months and are available again to them and they’re going to have lived their lives, issues will probably be completely different.’”

The at present airing eleventh season picked up quickly after season 10 ended so as to seize the rapid Scandoval fallout. “I used to be speaking to Ariana [Madix] about this on the after present final evening. I used to be saying, folks do overlook, particularly because it pertains to Ariana, who was the one cheated on,” Cohen added. “Folks overlook that we picked up cameras three months after she came upon about that affair [with Sandoval and former co-star Rachel Leviss], in order that’s why she’s nonetheless within the violently offended stage and you may perceive that.”

He continued, “Generally you need to decide cameras proper up rapidly, as a result of there’s stuff taking place and also you need to get in there immediately. And generally you do need folks to dwell their lives and see how issues develop and you understand, so, I believe it’s an excellent concept.”

When the Vanderpump Guidelines forged returns for season 12, followers will get to see some main developments, together with Madix and Katie Maloney’s sandwich store One thing About Her lastly being up and operating, as it’s scheduled to open on Could 22. And Lala Kent is predicted to present start to her second baby in early September.

Followers can even be capable of see if the Toms’ (Schwartz and Sandoval) respective new relationships will survive. Tom Sandoval began courting mannequin Victoria Lee Robinson initially of the 12 months, marking his first relationship post-Scandoval. In the meantime, Tom Schwartz is at present courting 23-year-old TikToker Sophia Skoro.

Vanderpump Guidelines boss and EP Lisa Vanderpump, in the meantime, additionally has a second season of Hulu’s Vanderpump Villa within the works.