7 Times Lisa Vanderpump’s Husband Ken Todd Threw Himself Into the ‘RHOBH’ Cast’s Drama

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7 Times Lisa Vanderpump’s Husband Ken Todd Threw Himself Into the ‘RHOBH’ Cast’s Drama

It might be called the Real Housewives, but sometimes, the Real Househusbands find themselves at the center of the drama. Lisa Vanderpump’s husband, Ken Todd, for example, has been at odds with several of his wife’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills costars over the years. Fans were introduced to the couple, who wed in 1992, when the series premiered on Bravo in 2011. “He was wrong for me in every sense of the word. He was 16 years older than me,” Lisa told her Vanderpump Rules costar Stassi Schroeder on the former SURver’s “Straight Up With Stassi” podcast in March 2018. “He was a playboy, running around town with his trousers 'round his ankles. And I was dating somebody else. I just looked at him and there was an instant connection." Despite their 16-year age difference, Lisa and Ken got engaged after six weeks of dating. Three months later, they tied the knot. [jwplayer 9yCSPBZl-l3ahXupL] "You know the greatest gift Ken Todd ever gave me? He was 16 years older than me and he met me halfway on everything,” Lisa told Stassi at the time. “He never put me down, he never belittled me, he would take me to meetings and ask my opinion." Ken has also always had his wife’s back on RHOBH — even after her departure. A month after Lisa exited the series in June 2019, Ken slammed her former costars in a lengthy Twitter message, accusing the ladies of bullying. 
 “There has been a huge amount of nastiness that has pushed my wife to the brink,” Ken wrote in July 2019. “I am asking for this hatred to stop! … Their pettiness says everything. There are so many things WE could’ve said but haven’t….” Scroll through to revisit Ken’s most dramatic moments:

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Ken Calls Taylor ‘Weak’ for Going to Therapy

Season 2 of RHOBH documented the end of Taylor Armstrong’s marriage to Russell Armstrong before he died by suicide in 2011. While discussing the pair’s allegedly abusive marriage, Ken came under fire for his remarks about Taylor’s decision to go to therapy. 

"If I had to go to see a therapist to make my marriage better, I would feel weak,” he said during season 2.

After Taylor referred to Ken’s remarks as “rude,” Lisa defended his comment on the Today show. 

"I think everything changes in light of what happened, but it was accurate. It was his opinion regarding himself, not Taylor," Lisa said in September 2011 after Russell’s death. "He apologized to Taylor the next day after she realized how fragile she was."

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Ken Shades Kim 

After Kim Richards confronted Lisa for missing her daughter Kimberly’s graduation party during season 4, Ken pointed out how absent the former child star was during previous seasons.


“I’m sure there’s a lot of things Kim hasn’t turned up for,” Ken said before telling Kim he was “protecting” his wife.

After Kim, who was battling substance abuse issues during the early seasons of RHOBH, called the comment “uncalled for” and “not very nice,” she slammed him in her confessional. 


“He’s right. I did miss things,” an emotional Kim told the camera. “I missed a lot. But don’t throw s--t in my face about stuff that I really don’t feel I had a choice of a couple years ago.” 

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Ken Vs. Yolanda

Ken and Yolanda Hadid went at it during the season 4 finale after she accused her costar’s husband of inserting himself into the drama.  


“Can you please stay out of this?” Yolanda asked. “We’re having a girls’ talk and again you’re walking into it. I don’t appreciate you being rude. … You think my husband [David Foster] wants to hang with somebody like you who attacks somebody’s woman in public?”


After Ken seemingly went to touch Yolanda’s arm, she swatted him away and yelled, “Don’t touch me.” After Yolanda called Ken “disrespectful,” he fired back and said she was “stupid.” 

“I’m a very intelligent woman and I don’t need to be called stupid again,” the former model replied. “He called me stupid again.” 

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LVP’s Fallout With Brandi

Season 4 also followed the end of Lisa’s friendship with Brandi Glanville, who accused the SUR owner of bringing tabloids that claimed Kyle Richards’ husband, Mauricio Umansky, was cheating on Kyle to the cast trip to Puerto Rico. 


Ken and Brandi had an emotional moment during the season 4 reunion after the fallout. 

“As everybody knows, and it’s not even in contention, we were so supportive of Brandi. Brandi did a couple of things that we didn’t like and we decided to pull away, and we did. We didn’t feel like the relationship was going where it should go,” Ken said at the season 4 reunion. “I don’t think I could ever let you back into my life. I’m sorry, and I forgive everybody.”

After Brandi broke down in tears, Ken said he might be able to let her “back in.” 


“I don’t like to see a woman cry. Any woman. I’m crying now,” he explained.

While Brandi later revealed that Ken hugged her during the break, Lisa’s relationship with Brandi was never the same.

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Ken Prints Out Teddi’s Text Messages With John Blizzard 

Ken was quick to come to Lisa’s defense after his wife was accused of setting up a story line about Dorit Kemsley’s dog ending up in a shelter during season 9. After Teddi Mellencamp alleged that Lisa’s employees at Vanderpump Dogs encouraged her to bring up the drama on the show, Ken printed out the accountability coach’s texts with their staff member John Blizzard. 

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#GoodbyeKyle

After the story about Dorit’s dog, dubbed PuppyGate by fans, leaked online, Kyle accused Lisa of selling the story to the press. When Kyle confronted her castmate about the situation, Ken kicked her out of their house. 


“You’re a f–-king liar!” Ken screamed during season 9. “Goodbye, Kyle!”

Kyle told Us Weekly exclusively that she was “very shocked” by Ken’s behavior during the argument. “He’s always been kind to me,” she told Us in February 2019. “I’ve always been a big fan and supporter of his, always. It was hurtful more than anything.”

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The Open Letter 

Ken slammed his wife’s former castmates — including Camille Grammer for her remarks about Lisa’s dental hygiene — after part 1 of the season 9 reunion aired in July 2019.

“To now attack her personal hygiene disgusts me,” Ken wrote. “I could put it out here that my wife’s breath is as sweet as she is as, I am the one who kisses her daily I should know. I am angry as it is a vile lie … Like so many other things that have been said about her.”

Ken also seemingly pointed out recent lawsuits against Dorit and PK Kemsley, Erika Jayne’s husband, Tom Girardi, and Kyle and Mauricio.


“What really irks me is the hypocrisy of this whole matter,” he wrote. “The very PUBLIC issues — lawsuits, over 50 million dollars of them, loans in default, rehab, business misdoings, bankruptcies — have all been swept under a carpet. Lifestyles paid for with other people’s money, I call bulls--t!”