‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Kristen Doute Reveals Where She Stands With Lisa Vanderpump After Years-Long Feud

Kristen Doute may think that she and Lisa Vanderpump are in a good place, but are they really?

During an appearance on Heather McDonald’s Juicy Scoop podcast, the Vanderpump Rules cast member, who was fired from Vanderpump’s SUR Restaurant years ago for cussing at her manager, said that when it comes to her relationship with her former boss, the two of them saw positive changes in the last several months.

“We took a real turn this past year,” Doute said, according to a report shared by Reality Blurb on March 16.

According to Doute, she suspects that Vanderpump’s attitude toward her changed after she witnessed her growing and maturing, and preparing for the upcoming release of her new book, He’s Making You Crazy: How to Get the Guy, Get Even, and Get Over It, which is set to be released in stores and online on June 2.

“She always commends me and is very proud of the book — which means a lot,” Doute revealed.

While Doute acknowledged that she and Vanderpump are far from being best friends, Vanderpump has been much kinder to her recently. She then said that the restaurateur may be treating her differently than she used to due to her June 2019 exit from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Doute also said that the loss of Vanderpump’s mother and brother — who passed away in 2018 and 2019, respectively — may have helped soften her behavior.

Although Doute has gone through a number of rocky moments with Vanderpump in the past and has said that she feels she doesn’t like her, she told McDonald on her podcast that she’s been “a lot kinder” toward her since she left the RHOBH cast last year.

As The Inquisitr previously reported, Vanderpump spoke to Us Weekly magazine at the end of last year. During her conversation with the outlet, she suggested that Doute should do her best to “evolve a little more,” also noting that she was tired of going “around and around in circles” with her longtime co-star.

According to Vanderpump, it’s been difficult for her to navigate the many relationships she has with the Pump Rules cast. She also said that when it comes to the guys and girls on her show, she gels with some while others have been more challenging to endure.

“[Doute] kind of always made everything more complicated for me, which wasn’t easy, when somebody is working with you,” she explained.