Vanderpump Rules is back! Just this week, we watched as this cast began picking up the pieces of their lives post-Scandoval. It’s now abundantly clear that the affair between Tom Sandoval and Rachel Leviss has forever changed this friend group. Yet, we’re already seeing signs that many of these cast members will soon forgive Sandoval as Season 11 rolls on.
The crazy part of all of this is that this cast went through an incredibly rough ending for Season 10. You see, the filming dates originally saw Bravo‘s camera’s going dark sometime around October of 2022. Then, Sandoval’s phone slipped out of his pocket on March 1, 2023, while he was singing cover songs with his band. His phone was handed to Ariana Madix, who peeked and saw proof of her worm’s affair, setting the entire Sandoval storyline in motion.
With this new material in mind, production made an epic, last-minute decision. They picked back up their cameras to catch the fallout in real time. Only a few beats later, this still shocked cast met back up on March 23, 2023 to film their explosive 3-part reunion. Hence why it was so heated, as everyone within was still reeling from the whole debacle.
Afterwards, production needed to resume filming while the cast was still at a level 10. Therefore, only a few months of rest was allocated once the reunion wrapped. Wanna see what we mean? Here’s the timeline covering the important filming dates for VPR Season 11.
June 28, 2023 – Filming Began at a Thrift Shop
The cameras picked back up on this chaotic group of friends on June 28, 2023. This was only a few months after the third reunion episode aired, where the cast basically did their best trying to annihilate Sandoval and Rachel over their affair. In this first scene, which we saw transpire during the Season 11 premiere, Katie Maloney and Ariana went thrifting, looking for items to display in their sandwich shop, Something About Her.
June 30 – The Cast Filmed at TomTom
Just two days after filming began, the cast partied at TomTom. Footage from this night actually made it into the Season 11 premiere episode. Here, we saw Ariana dancing and laughing alongside a cheering crowd. Spinning the background tracks was DJ James Kennedy, whose beats helped to set the mood for all in attendance.
To note, Sandoval was not present for filming on this night, as he was busy being deemed unfit on Special Forces. His flight would then bring him promptly back to his still-shared home with Ariana. The cameras began filming his return as soon as his car service pulled into their driveway, which we saw during the final moments of Season 11’s premiere.
July 9, 2023 – Sandoval and Schwartz’s Heated Scene
Sandoval was spotted filming alongside Tom Schwartz on July 9, 2023. Their conversation appeared to be passionate in nature. We can only imagine what was said between these two besties-on-the-rocks, as they reconnected while dining at TomTom.
July 11, 2023 – See You Next Tuesday, in Tears
The exes finally filmed in the same room on July 11, 2023. On this night, the cast headed over to SUR’s weekly See You Next Tuesday event. As Sandoval was spotted in tears, it is likely that his cast avoided him throughout the duration of this shoot. On this, we will have to wait and see if we are right, as Season 11 continues to play out on-air.
July 18, 2023 – The Cast Filmed in Lake Tahoe
On July 18, 2023, the ‘pumpers flew off to film in a new location; Lake Tahoe. This destination was chosen for a specific reason, as it is where Lisa Vanderpump opened up her new restaurant, Wolf. Therefore, the cast went to help Lisa celebrate her latest venture. In attendance were Scheana Shay and her husband, Brock Davies, James and his girlfriend, Ally Lewber, Schwartz, Sandoval and Lala Kent.
Ariana, Rachel, and Katie were not in attendance. For her part, Ariana was off filming a special appearance on her favorite show, Love Island USA. As for Rachel, she decided to quit this series altogether. Finally, our girl Katie just said meh, pass, or so it seems.
Even without these three ladies, a lot still went down. Schwartz and Sandoval were spotted, and their exchanges seemed friendly. James was also seen allegedly walking away from a heated conversation with Sandoval. Luckily for James though, he had just recently been reunited with his dog, who he brought on this trip.
Finally, the cast dined with Lisa. Well, minus Sandoval, that is. Even still, we’re eager to see which of these filmed moments will now make the cut on VPR Season 11.
August 6, 2023 – Several Cast Members Filmed at SAH
After their return from Lake Tahoe, everyone (minus Sandoval) came together on August 6, 2023. This was to help lend support for Something About Her—the long-awaited sandwich shop owned by Ariana and Katie. These filmed scenes for Season 11 revolved around a taste-testing, using the ladies’ carefully chosen sandwiches on their soon-to-be menu.
August 8, 2023 – Filming at James and Ally’s New House
We already saw that James and Ally bought their first home together. It will be featured again soon, as on August 8, 2023, the entire cast gathered here to help celebrate a water tasting. Water makes sense, as James is now navigating sobriety on VPR, which we love.
August and September 2023 – Finale Filmed in SF
Towards the end of August 2023, various cast members filmed themselves on planes headed towards San Francisco. Over on Instagram, Gold Bar Whiskey revealed that “The Season 11 finale of @pumprulesbravo was filmed at the brand new Gold Bar Whiskey Distillery.” From the looks of things, this finale will be chaotic. Following this final night of filming, which transpired on September 1, 2023, the cameras went dark, marking a wrap on filming for VPR Season 11.
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