Katie Maloney has offered her honest opinion on the cast reboot for the upcoming 12th season of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules.
The TV personality, 38 - who had been one of the original cast members on the reality series since 2013 - opened up about the topic on an episode of the Detox Retox podcast hosted by her ex-husband and former costar Tom Schwartz.
Late last year in November, it was announced that the show would be getting an entirely new cast - with only Lisa Vanderpump returning. It came after the future of the series was left rocky amid a feuding cast.
'I was ready to walk away but it doesn't mean [I] don't care about our show and the legacy that we brought to it,' Katie told Schwartz - whom she was married to from 2013 until their divorce in 2022.
She then added, 'I feel like this isn't against any of them. I don't know them but it just feels cheap to me. It feels cheap and I don't like cheap.'
Maloney emphasized that she wasn't slamming the new cast, but instead wondered why the network just didn't create 'a whole different show.'
Katie Maloney, 38, has offered her honest opinion on the cast reboot for the upcoming 12th season of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules; seen in 2024 in L.A.
She then added, 'I feel like this isn't against any of them. I don't know them but it just feels cheap to me. It feels cheap and I don't like cheap'; VPR cast seen with Andy Cohen in 2023
She explained, 'To me it just feels like it's going try to have the same flavor, the same everything…. When you try to replicate the recipe just based off of taste, you can't do it.'
The most recent 11th season - which finished airing last year - had featured Katie as well as Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz, Lala Kent, James Kennedy and Scheana Shay.
However, episodes focused on the disputes and conflicts between the cast not long after Scandoval - where Sandoval cheated on his longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix with Rachel Leviss.
The new cast will consist of 'close-knit SUR-vers who are as complicatedly involved with one another as their iconic predecessor,' per Bravo.
Lisa expressed at the time of the reboot announcement: 'The last 12 years of filming have been an extraordinary run full of laughter, tears and everything in between. I can't thank enough those who have shared their lives.
'How I love you all. In the restaurant business, one shift always gives way to another. Cheers to the next generation of Vanderpump Rules.'
The reboot will also 'celebrate the past decade of heartbreaks, friendship rifts and scandals with a retrospective special highlighting the past 11 seasons.'
Sandoval also broke his silence after the news of the reboot was unveiled - and admitted on Instagram in November of last year that he was 'overwhelmed' with feelings.
She explained, 'To me it just feels like it's going try to have the same flavor, the same everything…. When you try to replicate the recipe just based off of taste, you can't do it'
However, episodes focused on the disputes and conflicts between the cast not long after Scandoval - where Sandoval cheated on his longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix with Rachel Leviss; Tom and Ariana seen above in 2022 in Santa Monica
Lisa expressed at the time of the reboot announcement: 'The last 12 years of filming have been an extraordinary run full of laughter, tears and everything in between. I can't thank enough those who have shared their lives'; seen in 2024 in Beverly Hills
'Where do I begin… I'm overwhelmed with so many emotions right now… The unbelievable series of events that brought this group together still blows my mind to this day.'
He added, 'From a random meeting with Jax [Taylor] while modeling in Miami, to responding to a Craigslist ad for another Tom looking for a roommate.
'Who would've thought that a stop along the way while chasing our dreams would turn into the cultural phenomenon that is Vanderpump Rules. We were unaware as to the effect this show would have on our lives.'
Tom also told his followers, 'The foundation of Vanderpump Rules was built on pure honest raw emotions… triumphs, struggles, and love that happen between a group of real friends and our relationships.'
In conclusion, the reality sent gratitude to those involved in the show as well as the fans.
A few months earlier in February, Lisa revealed that the forthcoming season is set to feature some 'very interesting characters.'
Vanderpump told Us Weekly she is convinced that the show's new stars will prove to be just as popular as the originals.
'I got some very interesting characters for sure, but SUR (her restaurant) has been around a long time, and as I say, it's a show we could have shot 12 months of the year,' she told the outlet.
Sandoval also broke his silence after the news of the reboot was unveiled - and admitted on Instagram in November of last year that he was 'overwhelmed' with feelings
The restauranteur is convinced that the new cast will create lots of drama, too.
She shared: 'When you have a restaurant, especially in Hollywood, with a revolving door of beautiful people who are all kind of normally rather large personalities because they come to Hollywood for a reason, it's always complicated.'
The British TV personality went on, 'I am sure it's gonna be very different with these young little minxes when they get to work, but we shall see.'
Lisa previously predicted that Vanderpump Rules would return with a 'different energy' for season 12.
The reality star told E! News: 'I think everything we do is going to have a different energy to it.
'Not gonna try and compete with the old Vanderpump Rules. It's just gonna be totally different there.
'Still, we'll go back to the premise of the complications of running a restaurant and the staff in it. And that always has a story to tell.'
Lisa shared that she had a 'wonderful experience' filming with the show's original cast. But she recognizes that now is the perfect time to make a change.
Vanderpump told Us Weekly she is convinced that the show's new stars will prove to be just as popular as the originals; seen in season 11 of Vanderpump Rules
Lisa shared that she had a 'wonderful experience' filming with the show's original cast. But she recognizes that now is the perfect time to make a change; cast seen back in 2018
She said: 'It was time to do something different. Stories were kind of closing up a little bit. I think people, they weren't that shocked that we decided to do this now.'
Kristen Doute - who starred on Vanderpump Rules from 2013 until her exit in 2020 - also shared her thoughts on the cast reboot.
'I could not be happier not filming Vanderpump Rules,' she told Deadline earlier this month. 'Vanderpump Rules for me, was like the most toxic boyfriend, and if they hadn't broken up with me, I probably would have never left.'
Doute is currently starring in the second season of Bravo's The Valley - and some Vanderpump Rules alum are set to make an appearance, including Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, Scheana Shay and Brock Davies.
