Lisa Vanderpump joked about the paternity of Kristen Doute‘s baby following the star’s recent pregnancy announcement.
The 41-year-old Vanderpump Rules alum is expecting her first child with fiancé Luke Broderick.
During a guest spot on the Housewives Nightcap podcast this month, Lisa, 64, revealed she ‘never’ talks to Doute, who now appears on the VPR spinoff The Valley.
When one of the hosts mentioned her baby news, Vanderpump responded with a jab: ‘I hadn’t heard that. How on Earth did that happen? Who’s the father? Do we know?’
The hosts then made her aware that Kristen is expecting the baby girl with Luke.
‘Oh, she’s getting married?’ Lisa then asked before admitting, ‘I’m really not very involved in The Valley, even though I’m a producer.’
Lisa Vanderpump joked about the paternity of Kristen Doute ‘s baby following the star’s recent pregnancy announcement; pictured in 2022
The 41-year-old Vanderpump Rules alum is expecting her first child with fiancé Luke Broderick
Once Kristen got wind of the dig, she shared a screenshot of a Page Six article about her former boss’ statement and added a clown emoji.
Adding another element to show her reaction, she soundtracked the Instagram Story post with rapper Pitbull’s 2009 song Full of S**t.
Scheana Shay, who used to star alongside Doute on Vanderpump Rules, came to her defense on the latest episode of her Scheananigans podcast.
On Friday’s installment of the show, she said, ‘One thing was the host brought up Kristen’s exciting pregnancy news and Lisa’s response was, “Do we know who the dad is?”
‘I just want to say — with all due respect — it was kind of shady.’
She explained, ‘It is super shady. But especially because Lisa is a producer on The Valley.’
Shay, who has been cut from Vanderpump Rules as the show searches for a new cast, added, ‘Like, you know who Luke is.
‘You know he’s a cast member on this show. This season, they get engaged. And if you don’t know who someone is on a show that you’re producing, then why is your name in the credits as a producer?’
Kristen reacted to Lisa’s comment with a clown emoji
Scheana Shay, who used to star alongside Doute on Vanderpump Rules, came to Kristen’s defense on the latest episode of her Scheananigans podcast, calling Vanderpump’s comment ‘shady’; pictured in November
Kristen and Luke got engaged this past September and their baby announcement came three months later
Scheana’s monologue continued, ‘It’s just a paycheck [for Lisa], basically. Knowing the struggles that Kristen has openly shared on her path to becoming a mother and [knowing] her pregnancy loss… even if you don’t like someone, it’s just kind of distasteful on this topic of motherhood. How hard is it to say “I wish her best”?’
Shay also weighed in on why she believes there is tension between the former employer and employee duo.
‘I feel like because Kristen has always stood up to her and has never just bowed down and been like, “OK, Lisa is the boss and producer,” Like she’s going to tell her how she feels. Whereas I’m going to be nice and respectful and just like, “Yes, ma’am, OK. Jump? How high?”’
Doute showed off her diamond engagement ring after Broderick popped the question on a yacht in Maui, Hawaii earlier this year.
She captioned social media photos of the proposal: ‘I’m wrapped around your finger like this ring i’m wearing. Out of the all the fish in the sea, you chose me.’
