Ally Lewber is respiration a sigh of contemporary air.
The 28-year-old actuality star addressed the “Vanderpump Rules” reboot, telling The Publish completely that “it just feels right” at an occasion for the Mediterranean-inspired pet meals model REÁL MESA at 1 Resort West Hollywood on Tuesday.
“I’m just so grateful for everything, but it feels kind of like freedom, you know, like, okay, we don’t have to worry about what we’re going to share next season. Yeah, it’s kind of free,” Lewber stated.
On Nov. 26, it was introduced that “Vanderpump Rules” might be returning for Season 12 — however with a brand new solid.
Manufacturing will start subsequent yr with Lisa Vanderpump and a brand new group of “close-knit SUR-vers who are as complicatedly involved with one another as their iconic predecessors.”
Lewber, who joined the solid of the beloved Bravo present in Season 10, is courting her “Vanderpump Rules” co-star DJ James Kennedy — who many think about the “No. 1 guy in the group” post-Scandoval.
Lewber stated the solid realized concerning the reboot within the eleventh hour however had suspected their time could be up.
“We found out the night before everyone else was,” she spilled. “I think we all kind of suspected it or something was happening just because, like, we weren’t hearing any updates or getting news.”
“So it wasn’t necessarily, like, a big shock, but still shocking, especially for James,” Lewber stated, including that they “had a day or two days to process it,” and now, “It feels right. It makes sense.”
Regardless of being on the hit sequence for under two seasons, the Los Angeles-based astrology guru shared with The Publish that she believes Kennedy will sometime return to actuality TV as a result of “that’s where he shines.”
“He was meant for reality TV, and he’s just so good at it,” she stated. “And, of course, deejaying is his true passion. So that’s what he’s gonna continue to do and focus on. But do I think James will be back on television one day? I really do.”
When requested which of her former castmates took the reboot information the toughest, Lewber stated she wasn’t certain however was blissful to guess Tom Sandoval.
“I’ve talked to almost everyone,” she shared, “and their heads are high like no one’s super upset. But I mean, I have to go Sandoval. Especially with the closing of the bar [Schwartz and Sandy’s].”
Lewber broke her silence on the reboot final week, sharing an “appreciation post” to her ex-castmates.
“An appreciation post for these amazing humans I’m lucky to call friends. 🤍 And thank you ALL for the love & support! It’s been such a fun ride! Can’t wait to see what’s next for @itsjameskennedy & me,” she wrote within the caption of a a sequence of pictures from her time on the present.
A number of of her co-stars — together with Kennedy, Sandoval, Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, Lala Kent, and Tom Schwartz — paid tribute to their time on the present with touching posts.
Bravo Daddy Andy Cohen spoke concerning the bombshell reboot shakeup, saying it was the “absolute right thing to do.”
Whereas a number of of the “Vanderpump Rules” stars — like Schwartz, Shay and Kent — might be making cameos on Season 3 of Bravo’s latest hit “The Valley,” Lewber advised The Publish that she and Kennedy gained’t be popping up on the drama actuality sequence.
For now, she’s targeted on their relationship and future.
“I’m excited to just kind of let our relationship almost breathe and not have the pressure [of cameras],” she stated. “I think it’ll be nice to just feel like we have some privacy. [We] can actually focus on us.”
Lewber is trying ahead to what’s forward with Kennedy and her profession.
The religious astrologer stated she’ll proceed to offer readings and teased that extra music could be on the best way. Over the summer season, Lewber launched “Girl’s Girl,” a enjoyable feminine anthem that grew to become an prompt hit with the Bravo group.
“I don’t know if it’s just Christmas, like the cozy vibes, but I’m back in my little cozy writing music,” she added. “I’m sure I’ll make some more music in the future. I just love it.”
“Vanderpump Rules” made its TV debut in 2013 as a derivative of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
The present adopted Vanderpump’s then-staff at her West Hollywood restaurant SUR, which featured a lot of the solid above, plus Kristen Doute, Jax Taylor and Stassi Schroeder, who had been fired in 2020 following allegations of racism.
All hell broke free in March 2023 when Sandoval was caught dishonest on his then-girlfriend Madix together with her greatest good friend, Raquel Leviss.
The affair was dubbed “Scandoval” and have become final yr’s largest popular culture story.
Cameras shortly picked again as much as movie the aftermath of the affair drama; nevertheless, Madix refused to movie with Sandoval after they returned for Season 11, which turned out to be their final.
After an explosive reunion, Bravo determined “Vanderpump Rules” would take an prolonged pause. Months later, the community introduced that Season 12 will function a brand new solid, confirming the largest shake-up within the channel’s historical past since “The Real Housewives of New York” reboot.
