Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix reveal that Vanderpump Rules is still on hold even though SUR recently reopened, despite outdoor dining starting to pick back up in Los Angeles amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Obviously, they want to do another season and they have every plan and intention of doing that, but it’s just because of the industry that we’re in, they don’t want to see us just like sitting in our houses,” Sandoval told Page Six.
Meanwhile, Madix said that even though SUR recently opened up for the first time since March of 2020, things are still up in the air as far as COVID-19 precautions are concerned.
“So we’re kind of just waiting and seeing,” she said, adding that the couple just “wants everyone to be safe” when filming picks back up.
“You also have a lot of restrictions when it comes to productions as well and liabilities and things like that,” Sandoval explained.
While SUR is now open, TomTom, which Sandoval and Tom Schwartz co-own with Lisa Vanderpump, and PUMP remained closed.
In June 2020, Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute were fired by Bravo for accusing former co-star Faith Stowers of being a woman wanted by the police with Schroeder admitting she called the authorities on Stowers. Schroeder and Doute have both issued public apologies for their past racially insensitive actions towards Stowers.
Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni were also fired along with Schroeder and Doute after their old racist and homophobic tweets resurfaced last winter. On Tuesday, June 9, Bravo and production company, Evolution Media announced the news on social media.
The statement read as, “Bravo and Evolution Media confirmed today that Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni will not be returning to Vanderpump Rules.”
It was reported that Stassi’s now-husband, Beau Clark, was leaving the Bravo hit reality series following Schroeder’s firing.
Meanwhile, Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor announced in December 2020 that they were leaving the reality series.
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