Vanderpump Rules newbie Shayne Davis lives by the mantra of being open and honest. And with that has come many stories throughout the season about his traumatic past. So it’s no surprise that Shayne continued to share more about himself during the reunion. When he started to get emotional, he then had a touching moment with Lisa Vanderpump, who showed him some serious support.
Shayne Davis opened up about addiction and getting sober at the Vanderpump Rules reunion
Shayne laid all his cards out on the table during the season. He had opened up about his struggles with addiction to Marcus Johnson. And he had talked to Natalie Maguire about being shot while defending his friend. It was a lot.
During Season 12, Episode 14, Andy Cohen revisited those topics. He asked Shayne how he found the strength to get sober. Shayne said, “Well, I mean it was either that or die.” He told the group that he was out of school at fifteen and was “selling dope” with his mom.
Shayne added, “I was smoking crack and breaking into houses and hooking up with chicks. I lost my virginity when I was twelve years old. So, you know I was just living very fast with a bunch of broken people who were growing up in homes like me. And I just learned like how to kind of look out for me really.”
Lisa wondered if Shayne had the support of his parents. Shayne admitted they cared about him the best they could. Then he started to tear up. Lisa immediately sat down beside Shayne to comfort him.
She said, “You are just so special. I said that since I first saw you, and I don’t know that you know you realize how special you are.”
Lisa continued, “You are more than enough; whatever you’ve been through, you came out through the other side. If you were my son, I’d be very proud of you.”
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