Lala Kent Addresses Reunion Drama With Ariana & Baby’s Gender

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Lala Kent revealed she is expecting another girl on Tuesday ahead of the latest episode of Vanderpump Rules, and she also addressed her reunion drama with co-star Ariana Madix.

While also looking back at the season 11 finale and upcoming reunion, which is expected to feature a falling out between her and Ariana, 38, Lala, 33, shared her reaction to her latest gender reveal and spoke of being an official “girl mom” of two.

During an April 9 appearance on Amazon Live, Lala spoke out about her reunion drama with Ariana.

“I can’t give too much away. I will say, it was very very intense. Neither of us raised our voices. There was no yelling at the reunion at all. There were a lot of tears. And they’ve done something in part three that they’ve never done before, and I think it’s going to be a fantastic reunion,” she revealed. “From an entertainment standpoint, it will be amazing. I wouldn’t say we got into a fight, not at all.”

Lala, who confirmed her second pregnancy last month, was asked if she chose to have another girl after welcoming daughter Ocean in March 2021.

“I did not pick the gender because I did IUI,” she replied. “I didn’t have embryos created like they do with IVF. I was not opposed to that, but because I did not have a problem getting pregnant with Ocean, I said, ‘Let’s try this first. If it doesn’t work, we can do IVF.’ And, I was not opposed to adoption either, I just wanted a baby.”

Looking back at her first gender reveal, which featured skydivers, Lala admitted she was suffering from depression at the time.

“I think my hormones were just out of whack. So, that gender reveal — I wish I would’ve been more into it, but there was just a chemical imbalance that was happening where I just really couldn’t enjoy much. And this one, I’m really excited,” she explained.

“I am officially a girl mom. Unless I have more kids and at some point a boy comes into the mix,” she continued, adding that having a boy was “not likely.”

Because she experienced complications amid her pregnancy with Ocean, Lala said that when it came to baby number two, the gender was the least of her concerns.

“I love — but know it’s annoying — when someone says, ‘I just want a healthy baby.’ But again, at Ocean’s 20-week appointment, there was a chance that I was not going to be having a healthy baby, and after that, I was like, any children I bring into the world in the future — I do not care what it is,” she shared.

Also on Amazon Live, Lala confirmed her second child will appear on season 12 — if the series is renewed.

“If we are fortunate enough to get another season, the baby will be on Vanderpump. Yeah, I’ll get to show my baby, because it’s just me that makes the decisions!” she declared.

Speaking on Pump Rules, Lala teased an eruption on the finale episode.

“I do somewhat lose it at the finale,” she confirmed. “Everyone has their breaking point, but I felt this season, because a lot of people are like, ‘You flip-flopped,’ ‘You did this,’ and I have to say — number one, don’t care. Number two, I knew before we even got picked up for another season that I was going to start the process of getting pregnant, and because Ocean was a conversation and her conception was a conversation … I remember mentally, emotionally, physically preparing my body to carry a life. So, when we got word that we were going to start filming, I was in the mindset of, ‘I don’t want to be in fight mode.’ I’m preparing my body to, at some point, carry a child. I just want to start training myself to get into a state of peace.”

While some fans have questioned Lala in recent weeks, mainly due to her empathy for Tom Sandoval, 41, and friendliness toward Jo Wenberg, she insisted that what viewers are seeing “is very much” her.

“I’ve calmed a bit. Who knows? A year from now I could be back at it. I just roll with the punches, but in my mind, I was in baby-creating mode, and nothing’s going to throw me off my rocker. Until the finale, where a lot threw me off my rocker,” she stated.

Vanderpump Rules season 11 airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.