A new season of Vanderpump Rules almost to us, and with the arrival of the usual mix of Housewife-level drama and Jersey Shore District-comedy of the caliber that made the series so popular over the past decade.
If you’re a longtime fan, then you know that the show went through some big changes before its ninth season.
First, Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute were fired amid an unrelated scandal involving former part-time cast member Faith Stowers.
Soon after, Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright were also released.
Fans are concerned Vanderpump wouldn’t have been able to survive without the three most beloved original cast members.
After all, it’s hard for a reality show that’s been around since the Obama years to stay fresh.
But thanks to some imaginative retooling and some bonkers real-life drama, the Pump Rules cast still delivers the goods.
Check out the trailer for their tenth season show above!
As you can see some things remain the same (Schwartz and Sandy are still not opened), but many, many things have changed.
For starters, there are breakups, which won’t come as a surprise to those who have been following the Vanderpump drama between seasons:
As we saw in the trailer, Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz have filed for divorce (and it looks like Schwartz is blaming his struggling business venture, and, by extension, Tom Sandoval).
Meanwhile, Lala Kent and Randall Emmett have also split up – and it looks like Lala isn’t having any trouble moving on.
And that’s not all!
James Kennedy and Raquel Leviss have called off their engagement, and it looks like the aftermath of their breakup has resulted in a lot of drama.
Kennedy’s new girlfriend, Ally Lewber, will be joining this season, and it seems like everyone else, she prefers the sober version of DJ James.
(And based on Ally’s comments in the trailer, it’s safe to assume that James isn’t on the wagon.)
And if that wasn’t enough upheaval in one season, Raquel is now hooking up with Schwartz.
You know when sitcoms are like that Friends been on for a long time crazy, and the writer ran out of ideas, so random characters just start hooking up?
That happened in Vanderpump Season 10, but everything is not written!
Adding to the surprise this season is the return of Kristina Kelly – who was a semi-regular in the show’s early seasons – and the demotion of Brock Davies.
Well, even though this season will feature Brock and Scheana’s wedding, it looks like the controversial Aussie has settled into “friend of the cast” status.
So yeah, needless to say, there’s a lot to keep track of Vanderpump entered the second era.
Whatever other criticisms you can share, you certainly can not argue that grown stale!
Vanderpump Rules Season 10 will premiere on Bravo on February 8th!