Andy Cohen explains why VPR is halting production

It will always be Vanderpump Rules‘ time – and the best days of their lives – at the end of summer.

After it was confirmed that the reality series would take a break between filming season 12 and fall 2024, the Bravo host Andy Cohen– although he clarified that he doesn’t produce the series – explained why he thinks it’s for the best.

“We did this all the time with the Housewives” he said on the May 1 episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live. “We’d say, ‘You know what?’ Let’s put the cameras aside for, you know, four or five months and come back to it. And they will have lived their lives. Things will be different. »

He also noted that the break could also be beneficial for the cast, especially Ariana Madixwho can be seen struggling with the consequences of her ex Tom Sandovalthe affair with his friend Rachel “Raquel” Léviss in season 11 currently airing.

“People forget, especially when it comes to Ariana, who was cheated on,” Andy continued, “people forget that we caught the cameras three months after she found out about the affair, that’s why she’s still in a violent scene and you can understand it.