Are Ariana Madix and Lala Kent Still Friends After the Season 11 Reunion for 'Vanderpump'?

At the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, the award for Dream Team was given to Ariana Madix, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, and Katie Maloney. The ladies were thick as thieves at the time, having spent years together on Vanderpump Rules. Their bond seemed unbreakable until Scandoval. When Tom Sandoval cheated on Ariana with Raquel Leviss, the entire VPR cast had to deal with the fallout. Friendships were tested, and the once-tight group's friendship began to rip at the seams.

Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules was essentially about the post-Scandaval recovery. Tensions arose because people like Scheana were torn between their love for Ariana and loyalty to Tom, who has consistently been vilified since the news broke. Ariana made an immediate decision to cut anyone out of her life who remained close to Tom, even her closest friends, and she was angry that Lala filmed with Tom. The ladies even had an argument during the VPR reunion, so are Lala and Ariana still friends?

A significant fight occurred between Ariana and Lala during the Season 11 reunion. A tipster tweeted that Ariana “eviscerated” Lala during the altercation and that it was a “friendship-ending” confrontation. According to Us Magazine, Lala responded to this by saying that one of those statements was true. It's highly unlikely that Lala would admit to getting defeated in a fight, so it's safe to guess that their friendship is officially over. The Dream Team has very likely crumbled apart for good.

So, what exactly led to the fight during the Season 11 reunion? Ahead of the three-part reunion special, Andy Cohen added fuel to the fire on his show “Radio Andy,” saying that the reunion was intense and “spicy.” Viewers who chose to watch the after-episode specials noticed that Lala's comments about Ariana were getting shadier and shadier, which hinted that there was trouble in paradise.

During the reunion, the cast watched the final few moments from the Season 11 finale, during which Lala vented to everyone about Ariana thinking she was "God" and above the rest of the cast. And when Ariana was brought to tears over seeing this on-screen, Lala stood behind her words. And for what it's worth, Lala did unfollow both Ariana and Katie on Instagram.

During an April 2024 Amazon Live stream, Lala opened up about her decision to unfollow the ladies.

“I have 2.4 [million followers] and then it was like, following 227,” Lala said at the time. “[And] it bothers me when that number isn’t kind of consistent. So I went in to see who I could unfollow, and they were the two that I seemed to not be that interested in following any longer.”

Before the reunion aired, Lisa Vanderpump entered the chat to share her own opinion about the situation. She shared in an interview with Page Six's podcast, “It was very complicated.” Lisa went on to say that she doesn't feel that Lala was eviscerated by Ariana. Lisa did what she could to mediate the tension. She even attempted to give grace to Tom, even though she is clear on the fact that what he did was despicable.