Vanderpump Rules Season 3 introduced viewers to a British DJ named James Kennedy. Now, I wasn’t fooled. I knew this square-headed man was going to be trouble yet entertaining, and James didn’t let me down. The man was smart as he moved in on Kristen Doute, making their relationship a real-life thing and thus solidifying his place on the Bravo series.
James Kennedy vs. Fireball
I don’t know if it is politically correct to write this about a drunk James, but it was highly entertaining. In his early days, he terrorized the OG cast, which, honestly, I was okay with because some were just so mean (I’m looking at you, Stassi Schroeder.) So when James chugged a whole bottle of Fireball in front of them, I wasn’t even mad. I was impressed.
While dressed up like a baby Beatle, James proceeded to pour the whiskey down his throat, yelling, “Whaaaat. I’m from the 60s.” The image was burned into the rest of the cast’s minds, with Stassi once noting, “If you took a bad James Bond villain and like made him sweaty and drunk on fireballs and then like had him played by an emaciated muppet, that would be less annoying than James Kennedy.”
James Kennedy Isn’t a Fan of Japanese Cars
Dare I say that during Season 3, a reality star was born? Before James became the worst boyfriend/ex-boyfriend ever to Kristen and spit on her door and tossed cigarettes her way he actually was quite protective. During the scene Tom Sandoval decided to try and talk to Kristen, but remember the two had called off their relationship, so the T-shirt designer had no desire to have a conversation. But while at The Grove hanging out at Mixology Tom thought he’d press his luck.
Even though Kristen had moved on, Tom felt the need to tell her to “stop being obsessed with him.” Ironic, isn’t it? In a modern-day shining knight move, James came in between his damsel in distress and the ogre to break up the heated discussion. But as James does, he only escalates the issue, with Tom telling the newbie, “James, go take a fu*king Beemer selfie or something.” Without missing a beat, James claps back “Oh, a Beemer selfie? Okay. How about you go take a Honda Civic selfie, man?”
James Was at Times Delusional
All I can think is that this clip didn’t age well. James noted that he was “very ambitious and talented in what I’m doing. I don’t mean to sound conceited, but I’m the white fu*king Kanye West.” It wasn’t until 2020 that James rescinded his self-given nickname, but until then he really took the name and ran with it. In 201, James told The Daily Dish, “I’ve been a Kanye West fan since the day I first heard his music; I’ve understood his music and more so have appreciated his production as a music producer from the samples he uses to the bass sounds for melody.”
James shared, “Some people get angry at the fact that I said I’m the ‘white Kanye West’; however, I stand my ground, and here’s why. Kanye, as a person, never doubted himself. If you go to some of his earliest interviews, he is the same Kanye that we see today. Before he had anything, he was the same Kanye we see today. I think I’m like him in the sense that I explore sound. It’s all a bit of a joke.”
James vs. Jax
Honestly, any scene where James calls Jax Taylor “old man” and goes for him is funny to me. The villain of Vanderpump Rules finally met his match with the English Bravo star, which made for some classic moments. By far, my favorite and funniest memory is James yelling about SUR’s classic drink. During Season 5, you could regularly find James DJing and Jax behind the bar, trying to stuff his ears with olives. While James and Lala Kent conspired, Jax interrupted them to tell the duo to keep their voices down and tossed an insult Lala’s way saying, “Go sling some more dick for Range Rovers.”
James, ever the gallant night, stood up for his friend, asking Jax, “What are you doing? You don’t care! Why should a man of your age care?” The two went back and forth for a bit before Jax stomped off, with James yelling, “They need to take an order. You need to get more cosmopolitans. Pumptinis!” Classic.
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