Vanderpump Rules’ Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz Join The Valley

Some former Vanderpump Rules stars are swapping West Hollywood for the San Fernando Valley.

After all, Lala Kent and Tom Schwartz are officially joining The Valley, it was announced Nov. 14 at BravoCon 2025.

While the pair made several guest appearances on season two of the Lisa Vanderpump-produced spinoff series, they will now be among the regular cast, which also includes Brittany Cartwright, Kristen Doute, Luke Broderick and Zack Wickham. (Jax Taylor announced in July that he is exiting the series to focus on his sobriety and mental health.)

“It was different,” Lala said of joining the cast during BravoCon’s “Peaks & The Valley” panel. “I came on to Vanderpump Rules season four and they were like a very well-oiled machine. Joining this show, I was the well-oiled machine.”

The 35-year-old added, “I had a wonderful time, I will say. But it was just different.”

After season 11 of Vanderpump Rules aired last year, Lala admitted she was in “not a great place.” But after some time away with her kids Ocean, 4, and Sosa, 13 months, she was ready to jump into working on The Valley.