‘Vanderpump Rules’ Cast Teases ‘Completely Different’ Dynamics on Season 10: It’s ‘Fresh’

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‘Vanderpump Rules’ Cast Teases ‘Completely Different’ Dynamics on Season 10: It’s ‘Fresh’

Gearing up for a decade of Vanderpump Rules. Lisa Vanderpump’s past and present SURvers have started filming season 10 of the Bravo hit — and the group feels confident they are going to bring the heat. “Although it's called Vanderpump Rules, it's all about the relationships with these kids — it's always been like that,” the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum exclusively told Us Weekly at the Schwartz & Sandy’s opening party hosted by DailyMail.com and TMX on Tuesday, July 19. “And it's an authentic show. That's the most important thing to me — there's a lot of bulls—t on the show, that’s for sure — but I mean, the relationships, we're not pulling people in and just setting them in a situation, hoping they get on, these people have been friends for years.” Season 10 includes OGs Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval, who opened their own restaurant after working as bartenders for Lisa and collaborating on TomTom. “I just walked in there and I was so overcome with emotion and I found it overwhelming,” she told Us. “Tom Sandoval, I've known him for probably something like 15 years. That's when he started working for me. Scheana [Shay] — I mean, all of them, so many years. So to see them grow up, make mistakes, come back the other side, it's kind of amazing.” The 10th installment will follow a lot of updates from the group, including Schwartz and Katie Maloney’s divorce. Lala Kent is also single on the series for the first time since joining in season 4. “I think you're seeing a lot of people single for the first time. Like Katie, the first time ever. Me, the first time ever,” she said. “I feel like you're gonna get a little bit of throwback … mixed with, like, we're grownups and we have a different set of problems this round.” [jwplayer GPOP4sa8-zhNYySv2] James Kennedy, for his part, has a new love — Ally Lewber — after splitting from Raquel Leviss. The twosome announced during the seasons 9 reunion that their engagement had ended. “It’s completely different,” the DJ told Us about filming season 10. “It’s all fresh and I think the true fans that have stuck with us since season 1 will, honestly, be very excited. You can always pick up the show and pick up from season 7 or 8 — where your best friend showed you or your husband's wife showed you or whatever it is. But if you watch from the beginning to now, I mean, there won't be a more entertaining 10 seasons. There really won’t. The whole story's insane.” James joined the cast during season 3. “And I was, like, a 20-f—king-year-old little kid when I started. I’m a 30-year-old man now,” he said. “Time flies when you're having fun and it's been crazy, but this season, honestly, it's so fresh. It's new. And I feel like, after the pandemic, everyone's just now a real motherf—ker. No one gives a s—t about feelings. We could all die tomorrow. And thank God, we're not. I mean, seriously though. It's fun!” Bravo has yet to announce a premiere date for season 10 of Pump Rules. Keep scrolling for more from the cast:

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Lisa Vanderpump

“There's different problems,” the boss told Us about season 10, noting that the group has more “serious” issues these days. “Relationships are broken up and businesses are opening and it's their struggle to grow up. And I think that's why a lot of people relate to them. I love them all, and I've always been, you know, even when the cameras are down, I have a great relationship with all of them..”

Of all the breakups in between seasons, LVP added: “It’s easier when they're all in secure relationships and I know where they're going to bed at night.”

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Katie Maloney

“It’s a huge difference in so many of our lives. We’ve got so many people in different phases of their lives,” Katie told Us. “Tom and I, obviously, are going through a divorce, Lala’s now single, James is in a new relationship. I mean, it could not be more different. It's almost, like, not reminiscent of, like, a first season, but also kind of! Because a lot of us are starting over and back in apartments. It’s wild! So I think it's gonna be really fresh. It has a fresh feel to it because it's just something we've not seen from a lot of people. People have not seen me in this phase of my life. I haven't seen myself like this since I was 24 years old.”

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Tom Schwartz

“Without a doubt, there's been a major shift in the dynamics,” Schwartz told Us. “I'm sort of just relearning how to be myself. Not that I was ever co-dependent. And I think that's happening for some other cast members too — reliving how to exist in the world as a single person.”

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Tom Sandoval

“When it comes to our show, if we could try to explain what's going to happen this season, I mean, it just ends up being a list of things that aren't going to happen,” Sandoval told Us. “We honestly don't know. We’ve been so busy with opening up this place and we still have to get it open to the public, which we want to do in the next several weeks. … We have so much to do and it’s been tough, obviously, on our friendships and relationships, like, with keeping up with everyone, staying connected. But I feel this season, like all of our seasons, will sort of grow and evolve into its own thing.”

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Ariana Madix

“Relationships are all, like, so different and it's crazy because there's moments where we're all together, and I just look around and I'm like, ‘Wait, it feels like … it's familiar people, but then the dynamic is so different,’” Ariana explained.

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James Kennedy

“Just when you thought, like, the show was coming to its end and everyone's getting married and having babies, I mean, everyone's pretty much getting divorced,” James said, noting he was “kidding.”

He continued: “It's a different thing. I think it's good, actually. I think not only is it good for the show, but I think everyone looks great. So, we'll see what the rest of the summer has to hold.”

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Lala Kent

“Last year was very different — we were finding our footing again,” she said. “And I feel like we found it. So I'm excited to see the show too.”

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Raquel Leviss

“For me, it's a completely new season,” Raquel, who is single, told Us. “It's a new life because I'm doing my own thing. I have my independence. I'm really trying to accept all of who I am and continue to grow. But I feel like I've learned things from previous seasons that I've been able to take with me this season. I feel like I'm radiating more confidence now.”

With reporting by Hannah Kahn