Vanderpump Rules’ original castmate Laura-Leigh revealed her season one salary, and she claimed her ex Jax Taylor unlocked the bathroom door “while I wasn’t looking” during their much-discussed hookup.
The hookup became one of the biggest storylines of the show in season one. At the time, she denied that it happened – though a castmate claimed they were caught in the act. Jax later broke up with Laura-Leigh on camera, though she went on to fulfill her dream as an actor, starring in We’re The Millers with Jennifer Aniston.
“They had shot so much [that season], they couldn’t release the show without my signature,” said Laura-Leigh on the Vanderpump Rules Party podcast, via @breakingtherulespodclips on Instagram. “And I honestly thought — again, [I was] naive — this will never see the light of day.”
Laura-Leigh said she “signed it” because she was “depleted financially” as she pursued her dream of being an actress.
“Five hundred dollars [total],” said the star of her season one salary, “to pay the rest of my rent that month. And that’s what I made off the show. No residuals, nothing. And I had to like go after them to get that five hundred.”
The rest of the cast, she said, earned about $8,000 for the first season.
“And the only reason I know that is cause it’s all the money Jax had to his name,” said Laura-Leigh, who said she had to “fight” to get any money at all, and she had to drive “two hours” outside of The Valley for the check.
She then addressed her bathroom hookup with Jax, which became a major storyline.
“I did not know [Jax] had unlocked the door … while I wasn’t looking,” she said. “The camera crew [later opened it] … Obviously they couldn’t show that on the show.”
The podcast host then expressed, “But they had confirmation so they could talk about it … And that’s who told Lisa [Vanderpump] and became a storyline.”
“Correct,” said Laura-Leigh. “And then I just lied [about it, like] … this just never happened.”
Last year, Bravo announced that the entire cast of Vanderpump Rules will be replaced with new stars.
