Kristen Doute weighs in on the future of ‘Vanderpump Rules’: Season 11 felt ‘very final’ - vu thuy

Kristen Doute isn’t sure if “Vanderpump Rules” will be SURving up more seasons. Kristen Doute weighs in on the future of 'Vanderpump Rules': Season 11 felt 'very final'

Doute, 41, spoke to the New York Post in an exclusive interview where she addressed the future of the hit Bravo series after the Season 11 finale gave many fans the impression that the show is ending for good.

“The nostalgia was so real — especially that very ending moment where Lala [Kent] is giving her finale confessional moment, and then they’re showing all the photos from everyone’s season one,” Doute said about the finale. “That was really crazy and took me way back to 2012 when we shot the pilot.”

The reality star — who was fired from “Vanderpump Rules” in 2020 but now stars in the spinoff “The Valley” — admitted that the Season 11 finale “did feel very final.”

“However, I have said that about other finales of ‘Vanderpump Rules,'” Doute added. “I thought that even my last season felt kind of final. They did the sad music and the black and white. So, I don’t know.”

Doute said she thinks the news that production for Season 12 has been put on pause is a good thing for the Bravo franchise.

“I think that’s the gonna be the best thing for everyone’s mental health right now,” she explained. “I don’t think the cast nor the fans want to watch Season 11 over again. If we think about it, they filmed Season 10, they jumped right back into filming when “Scandoval” happened, and then they only had a few months until they had to start filming Season 11. I think everyone needs to take a beat and take a break. Let them live their lives for a little bit so we can all watch what’s happening a few months from now.”

“So that’s my hope,” Doute said. “I hope they keep going.”

Season 11 of “Vanderpump Rules” ended with a montage of clips from the show’s early days, as Kent, 33, did a voice-over talking about what the show means to her. She also explained how the cast — minus Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix — have been willing to put every facet of their lives out there on camera.

Doute briefly appeared in the montage when she fought with Sandoval, 40 in Miami during one of the early seasons.

In addition to “The Valley,” Doute is also starring in the new Amazon competition reality show “The GOAT,” which premiered on Thursday. The series features 14 reality stars — including Jill Zarin from “The Real Housewives of New York City,” Lauren Speed-Hamilton from “Love Is Blind” and Joe Amabile from “The Bachelor” — competing in social, mental and physical challenges to win the $200,000 cash prize.

Doute told the New York Post she was “stoked” to join Season 1 of “The GOAT” and said the new series was “something I never thought I would do in a million years.”

She also thinks “most of” the “Vanderpump Rules” cast would excel on the show.

The first three episodes of “The GOAT” are streaming now on Prime Video. New episodes will stream weekly through June 27.

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Kristen Doute weighs in on the future of ‘Vanderpump Rules’: Season 11 felt ‘very final’ - vu thuy

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