Vanderpump Rules newbie Venus Binkley is the number one guy in the group. He’s the glue that brings everyone together, regardless if they are all fighting or not. But while Venus works overtime trying to keep the peace, he’s also had to deal with personal struggles of his own. And Venus recently opened up about some of those past struggles with Lisa Vanderpump, which included suicidal ideation.
Venus Binkley bonded with Lisa Vanderpump during an emotional moment on Pump Rules
Venus had said he would be having a very personal sit down with Lisa during Season 12, which finally arrived during Episode 10. He was doing a photo shoot at Villa Rosa for Gay Pride as he was hosting an event at SUR. And that’s when Lisa pulled him aside to see how he was doing.
He told Lisa that he was having issues getting back into the dating pool. This was because of the trauma he had growing up, where he was scared people would find out he was gay. Venus shared, “Once I did come out of the closet, I felt so rejected by everyone around me I ended up threatening to kill myself, and I got sent to a mental hospital.”
This prompted Lisa to share her story about her brother committing suicide. Venus said, “I understand that feeling, and I don’t want anyone to feel that way.”
He said in his confessional, “I’ve related with suicidal thoughts my entire life because I grew up on a f*cking farm, gay, and everyone tormented me for it. And I just felt trapped in a box of people trying to define me as someone I wasn’t.”
But hosting Pride made Venus feel like he was living a dream come true. He told Lisa, “This pride, it will be a good experience to really feel how I’ve always wanted to feel.” Lisa smiled and said, “Now that is the Venus that I want to know.”
Vanderpump Rules airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Bravo. It can be streamed on Peacock the next day.
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