The friendships are constantly changing on Vanderpump Rules. This cast manages to go from being best friends to worst enemies and back to best friends throughout every season.
Katie Maloney started the show as Stassi Schroederâs obedient sidekick. The two of them were tight with Kristen Doute and they all couldnât stand Scheana Marie. Those OG cast members all had their individual breakups and makeups and eventually Ariana Madix and Lala Kent were added to the mix and the dynamics became even more complicated.
Katie discussed her status with most of the ladies on the show â Brittany Cartwright wasnât mentioned since everyone loves her and that has never wavered â in an interview with Us Weekly.
Katie described her relationship with Scheana by saying, âI kind of resolved it to â we donât have to be best friends. Iâm not going to hate you. Iâm not going to ignore you or go out of my way to be rude.â
That didnât last though. Katie said, âThatâs what I thought was going on. But then I would hear from other people that sheâs saying all kinds of stuff. I donât understand. Itâs like, âI havenât seen in her a while. Why is she talking like that? Why is she saying these things?â I donât really know why she canât let it go with me or just be chill about it. Youâll see a little more of what went wrong with Scheana and I over the season.â
Scheanaâs friendships have always been up and down, so this isnât shocking. The surprising development is that Katie and Lala are getting along these days. Katie revealed, âI just wanted to just let it go with her. I knew we had things in common. We donât have to be the best of friends, but we donât have to hate each other. Thatâs not a positive thing or productive in any manner. So yeah, it started from there and she was very gracious and accepting.â
And we actually watched the start of this friendship on the show. Katie shared, âYou saw at the reunion, she also apologized. We havenât forced anything, but itâs nice getting to know her. We are similar in a lot of ways.â Itâs nice to know those apologies were genuine and not just a ruse to save face.
Lala and Scheana are both good friends with Ariana â who also has an up and down relationship with Katie â so it will be interesting to see how this plays into the group dynamics. Plus Arianaâs boyfriend Tom Sandoval and Katieâs husband Tom Schwartz are best friends, so that has to be a strange situation to navigate.
Katie remarked, âThere have been times when weâve been closer and hanging out more and spending time together, and we always have a really great time when weâre with one another. And then itâs one of those things, when weâre not together, I feel like she has a different opinion of me. A lot of it has to do with me being friends with Kristen and Stassi, who sheâs really struggled to get along with.â
Katie added, âItâs a bummer because I do like Ariana. We do have fun together. It just always seems like itâs just not quite there â thereâs something holding her back or I feel like Iâm being judged a little bit by her, which isnât the most comforting feeling.â
Ever since they made up in Palm Springs, it seems like things have only gotten better between Katie and Stassi. Katie confirmed, âWe definitely had a different kind of friendship. None of the Princess Stassi bullsât. We still sometimes let her be a little Princess Stassi, but joking and fun.â
Katie added, âKristen as well. I like that we have an open friendship. We are tough love, always honest, support each other. It feels very nice to have that sisterhood.â
Sisterhood is great and all, but I sure do miss Crazy Kristen. Thankfully Katie said, âWell ⌠I feel like crazy Kristen is always just right under the surface. A few inches, maybe. She keeps it at bay for the most part. She definitely has some moments this year. Maybe not as loosely in the past, but you know ⌠she sometimes just canât stay out stuff or let things go sometimes.â YES. YES. YES.
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