There have been many over-the-top storylines on Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills however “puppygate” might take the cake. The truth that a whole RHOBH season centered round a canine named Lucy Lucy Apple Juice nonetheless has us scratching our heads. Listed below are all the explanations puppygate was essentially the most ridiculous RHOBH storyline.
It Felt Staged
Puppygate was the one memorable storyline from Season 9, which speaks to what a flop of a season it was. The drama started after Dorit Kemsley gave away a canine she adopted from Lisa Vanderpump‘s canine rescue middle, Vanderpump Canine. Dorit mentioned that Lucy Lucy Apple Juice was having behavioral points, so she determined her household wasn’t the most effective match to take care of the canine. The RHOBH star thought she was putting the pup in a loving house, however as an alternative, the chihuahua combine ended up at a kill shelter.
Lisa and Vanderpump Canine had been alerted about Lucy’s whereabouts, which then led to the notorious “puppygate.” The warmth was initially on Dorit. Her solid members questioned her about how a lot she knew about Lucy’s new proprietor. The main target then shifted to Lisa after tales concerning the drama had been leaked to the press. The women suspected Lisa was the supply behind the tales, which solely created extra drama among the many group.
If we glance again at another storylines on RHOBH, it’s exhausting to imagine canine drama as soon as consumed a whole season. I imply, we’ve seen storylines about abusive marriages, fraud, and deep rooted household points. The issue with puppygate was that it simply felt…pretend and apparently, a number of the solid members felt that approach too.
At BravoCon in 2023, Kyle Richards admitted puppygate felt a bit pretend too.
“I can solely consider one, and that was the canine story with Lucy no matter it was,” she mentioned, answering a fan who inquired about essentially the most staged Actual Housewives storyline. “Our present isn’t staged or arrange, however I feel that was dropped at the desk with the intention for there to be one other [spinoff].” Kyle was in fact referring to Lisa’s spinoff “Vanderpump Canine” that premiered on Peacock in 2021.
It Created Pointless Drama
I do know what you’re considering, isn’t pointless drama the entire level of Actual Housewives? Positive, however the drama surrounding puppygate had lengthy lasting penalties that simply appear completely ridiculous. Lisa Vanderpump ended up leaving the present over all of the drama and didn’t even present as much as the reunion. To not point out the scandal ruined Lisa and Kyle’s friendship. The truth that a pet adoption gone unsuitable precipitated this a lot pressure within the group appears insane.
In response to Folks, Lucy Lucy Apple Juice is now known as LuLu. Her new proprietor, Zandria Theis, spoke to the outlet in 2019 about adopting the well-known Bravo canine. “[She’s] the sweetest canine ever, we’re actually pleased we obtained so as to add her to the household.” she advised the publication. “Our lives revolve round her now.”
LuLu has clearly recovered from the state of affairs, so why can’t Lisa Vanderpump? Lisa has nonetheless not reconciled with Teddi Mellencamp, Kyle Richards, and Lisa Rinna, which feels completely insane. Critically, OVER A DOG?
In June 2022, Teddi revealed on her podcast, Two Ts in a Pod, that she had lately “cleared the air” with Lisa however the two nonetheless haven’t utterly repaired their friendship.
“We did have a pleasant dialog. We had been respectful to at least one one other,” Teddi advised her co-host, Tamra Choose. “I haven’t talked to [Lisa] in years. The final time that we had any dialog was not good. In the end, we simply went by it,” she continued. “It was primarily, like, all of the issues we most likely would have mentioned to one another on the reunion, had we had the reunion.”
Teddi described her present relationship with the restauranteur as “healed-ish.” We’re hoping Lisa can be open to an identical dialog with Kyle sooner or later. We miss seeing the 2 spar on the present, and we’re dying to get LVP again on Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills.
To assume canine drama is what in the end ended LVP’s reign on RHOBH is simply too miserable and must be corrected instantly.
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