‘Vanderpump Rules’ Season 12 Filming Delayed As Bravo Hits Pause For The Summer; ‘The Valley’ Not Affected

Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update” segment leaned into the brain worm that U.S. presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said got into his head.

Tom Sandoval just couldn’t resist getting in a few digs at Rachel Leviss during the Vanderpump Rules reunion!

go from here? Do these former SURvers still have a place on TV in a world? Some fans predict “Vanderpump Rules Canceled” headlines in the near future following the season 11 finale episode. It doesn't help that Bravo has announced that it has paused filming for the summer.“This feels like the end,” wrote one VPR fan account on . “Oh this flashback ending, this is the series finale,” .

Daniel Wai — forcing production to step in. “Ariana, don’t do this,” executive producer Jeremiah Smith told Madix. “Don’t end like this.” But Madix wasn’t interested in speaking to her former boyfriend of almost 10 years for the sake of the Bravo reality show.

Fans of Vanderpump Rules were shocked earlier last year when it was revealed that Tom Sandoval had allegedly cheated on his longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix with their fellow castmate Raquel Leviss.

Bravo has released the first teaser for the upcoming Vanderpump Rules reunion!

Spoiler Alert: This post contains details of the Vanderpump Rules Season 11 finale, Episode 15 titled “Plot Twist.”

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Season 11 of “Vanderpump Rules” — which became a sensation earlier this year during its 10th season because of the #Scandoval, a cheating scandal within the cast — ends tonight with the much buzzed-about season finale. The finale will air tonight, Tuesday, May 7 at 8 p.m.

Vanderpump Rules got into catty fights and screaming matches? Ah, those were the days. Now they just cry. Honestly, it’s heartbreaking to see how these once-close friendships and relationships have been ripped apart, but it’s also wildly entertaining.

Ahead of the Vanderpump Rules Season 11 finale on Bravo, the network dropped the emotional trailer for the reunion.

Jack Dunn Bravo has set the date for the “Vanderpump Rules” three part-reunion, which premieres May 14 at 8 p.m. ET with extended and uncensored versions available to stream the next day on Peacock. The reunion will feature Lisa Vanderpump, Ariana Madix, James Kennedy, Katie Maloney, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz and Brock Davies with Andy Cohen serving as host.

told Page Six on Tuesday that production for Season 12 was put on pause despite typically filming in the summer months.The network felt like the cast needed a break from the cameras in wake of Scandoval, which resulted in additional filming over the last two seasons.“Everyone needs a moment to decompress after two very rough, intense seasons,” the source said.“The cast is looking forward to a break from filming the show.”Cohen, 55, expanded on the issue on SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live.” “I think that, you know, I was talking to Ariana [Madix] about this on the after-show last night,” Cohen said, referring to one of the women at the center of “Scandoval,” the name for the scandal when cast member Tom Sandoval, 40, cheated on his then-girlfriend Madix, 38, with their then-mutual cast mate Rachel Leviss, 29. The affair was unearthed in March 2023.

Hold up! Did Tom Sandoval just take some accountability for his actions for once?

Lala Kent isn’t so sure about Daniel Wai… and for her, the jury is still out on why he would go after Ariana Madix so soon after Scandoval ran its course in the public eye!

Rachel Leviss is moving on.

It’s Ariana Madix‘s turn to speak out.

Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval have responded to Rachel Leviss‘ lawsuit claiming revenge porn, eavesdropping, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress in the wake of the “Scandoval” that played out last year on Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules.

Alexandra Jarvis is coming for the Oppenheim Group.

Tom Sandoval isn’t buying Rachel Leviss’ lawsuit.

Tom Sandoval is reacting to Rachel “Raquel” Leviss’ revenge p-rn lawsuit following the fallout of the “Scandoval” on Vanderpump Rules.