Laura-Leigh, Vail Bloom and More ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Stars Who Left the Series: Where Are They Now?

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Laura-Leigh, Vail Bloom and More ‘Vanderpump Rules' Stars Who Left the Series: Where Are They Now?

The ghosts of SURvers past. Laura-Leigh, Faith Stowers and Vail Bloom are among the Vanderpump Rules stars who have stepped away from the Bravo hit. Cameras started following the staff at Lisa Vanderpump’s West Hollywood restaurant SUR in 2012 after she rose to fame on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Season 1, which premiered in January 2013, starred Lisa, Stassi Schroeder, Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute, Tom Sandoval, Kristen Doute and Scheana Shay. Tom Schwartz, Tina McDowelle, Peter Madrigal, Laura-Leigh, Frank Herlihy, Mike Shay, Kristina Kelly, Jen Bush and Jeremy Davidson had recurring roles on the series. By season 3, several faces had come and gone, and Schwartz was upgraded to a full-time cast member. Ariana Madix and James Kennedy were also officially part of the cast. Lala Kent, Faith and Brittany Cartwright were first featured on the series in season 4. “You can all tell that we’re very much evolving, so it’s almost like grown-up fighting now, as opposed to high school fighting,” Jax told Us Weekly exclusively in November 2018. “I mean, there’s still high school fighting. Certain people on our show like to keep the high school vibe going, but for the most part, it’s getting into adult fighting now.” [jwplayer O3YWYWzB-zhNYySv2] Season 8 saw several new additions to the cast, including Dayna Kathan, Max Boyens, Brett Caprioni, Danica Dow and Charli Burnett. Stassi’s then-fiancé, Beau Clark, and James’ then-girlfriend, Raquel Leviss, were also featured more heavily. “When we started this show it was our real group of best friends,” Katie told Us in November 2019 ahead of the season 8 premiere. “[The newcomers] have just met at SUR, they didn’t know each other before so it’s kinds of interesting. It’s a different dynamic because they didn’t have the history that we have. So you can’t really compare us to them.” Vanderpump Rules underwent a major cast shakeup in 2020 after it was confirmed Stassi, Kristen, Jax, Brittany, Max, Brett, Danica and Dayna wouldn’t be back for season 9. The show also didn’t film at all in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and returned in September 2021. Scroll through for an update on the former Vanderpump Rules stars:

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Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright

After the duo announced their departure in late 2020, Brittany implied that it wasn’t the couple’s choice to leave Vanderpump Rules. (Many fans called for Jax to be let go amid the backlash for Stassi and Kristen’s exits.)

“Do you guys really truly think we got to write whatever we wanted?” Brittany commented via Instagram after fans called out her and Jax’s similar goodbye statements.

The pair welcomed son Cruz in April 2021 and celebrated two years of marriage that June.

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Stassi Schroeder

After she was fired when her past racially insensitive remarks resurfaced, Stassi, who was pregnant at the time, lost several endorsement deals and her podcast, “Straight Up With Stassi.” Her personal life, however, thrived and she married Beau in a backyard bash in September 2020. Stassi gave birth to the pair's first child, daughter Hartford, in January 2021. The couple launched their Patreon channel, "The Good The Bad The Baby," that March and "Straight Up With Stassi" returned in 2022.

The duo exchanged vows for a second time in Rome in May 2022 with Hartford serving as their flower girl. The following year, Schroeder announced in March 2023 that she is pregnant with her second child.

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Kristen Doute

Along with Stassi, Bravo cut ties with Kristen after their comments about Faith resurfaced in 2020. News broke in June 2022 that the He’s Making You Crazy author and Alex Menache called it quits.

Six months later, Kristen confirmed she is dating “Sex, Love and What Else Matters” podcast cohost, Luke Broderick.

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Dani Shae

The former SURver gave birth to her first child, son Rome, in November 2022.

“Complete bliss,” Dani, who married beau Nassim Joseph in May 2020, wrote via Instagram.

Kent celebrated the little one’s arrival, writing via Instagram Stories: “My soul sister has become a mama. The process was different than what was planned but in those moments, the game plan becomes simple — keep the mama and baby healthy and safe. Welcome to the world, Rome. Danielle, I am so proud of you. I am so happy for you. What a beautiful life and family you have created. You deserve it all.”

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Dayna Kathan

Following one season as a full-time cast member on the show, the comedian announced in April 2021 that she wasn’t returning for season 9. "It was a tough decision for me but ultimately the right one," she said in a statement at the time. "I'm grateful for the experience and wish everyone on the show all the best!" According to LinkedIn​​​​, Dayna became the director of sales at Medication Review, Inc.

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Max Boyens

Us confirmed in May 2021 that Max resigned from his job at TomTom nearly one year after he was fired for his past offensive tweets. Max, who lives in San Diego, is now the Chief Financial Officer at UNA MÁS Cocktails.

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Brett Caprioni

The former Bravo star now runs a fitness and lifestyle YouTube channel.

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Danica Dow

The SUR assistant and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brett Willis, who was also briefly featured on the show, called it quits in August 2020. After she was granted a temporary restraining order against him, Brett released a statement to E! News: "I want to handle this amicably. We got in an argument at a house party. We're around a lot of her girlfriends and I'm sure it looked like I was the bad guy. It was nothing physical, but it was an aggressive argument on both sides. For me, I want her to retract everything. We work at the same establishment and I want us to be able to work and keep it professional and amicable. Our relationship was toxic and it's not there anymore. I still love her, but I also have to look out for myself."

In response, Danica told the outlet: "Brett's version of these events are a complete lie. Brett kept trying to follow me around the party into different rooms and harass me."

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Laura-Leigh

Laura-Leigh, who infamously left SUR after booking a Jennifer Aniston movie (We’re the Millers) and getting dumped by Jax post-AA, has continued to act. After a stint on The Client List and multiple short films, Laura-Leigh guest-starred on a season 10 episode of Blue Bloods. Katie still keeps up with Laura-Leigh, who often shares selfies with her online, via Instagram.

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Vail Bloom

After brief romances with Peter Madrigal and Jax, the SUR hostess quit the restaurant and returned to her acting roots in a series of independent films. While her personal life hit a rough patch in 2019 when she filed a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend Hayes Stuppy, Vail also became a mother. While the soap opera vet has yet to publicly reveal the father of her kids, she welcomed daughter Charlie Olivia Grace Bloom in 2018 and a son in 2020.

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Faith Stowers

Faith didn’t just storm out of the club after Brittany learned that Jax cheated on her with the SURver, she also left the network for MTV. In addition to appearing on Ex on the Beach and The Challenge, Faith added mother to her résumé in February 2020 when she welcomed a son with boyfriend Marcio Marchena II.

Faith made headlines in June 2020 when she spoke out about being the only person of color to have a prominent role on Vanderpump Rules. 

“It was a lot,” she said via Instagram Live, noting that her costars went “easy” on Jax for their affair, but came for her. “They wanted to attack me instead of him. They wanted to attack, attack, attack, attack, attack. I was wrong, I was this, I was that, calling me names, saying my hair was nappy, which is weird coming out of their mouths.”

The former SURver added that she was disappointed that she didn’t get the chance to film any confessionals for season 4.

"It could be different on their end, but in my opinion, I thought it was weird that everybody on the show got to do interviews and confessionals and I didn't even get a chance to do that, to tell my story,” she said. “Which was a very interesting story, being a black woman in the military at the time. At the time I was still in the army. … I didn't feel like they appreciated that."

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Carmen Dickman

Jax’s ex-girlfriend runs a cooking blog called Cooking for Everyone and moved to Puerto Rico after one season on the Bravo hit. After announcing her engagement to love Barret in September 2020, the twosome became parents in early 2021. 

“On January 14th at 2:33pm, our lives changed forever 🥰 It’s now been exactly a week since our little girl came into our world, and we can’t imagine how we lived without her,” she wrote via Instagram. “For all the parents that told us ‘It’s a love you can’t describe,’ you were absolutely right. Welcome to the world, Penelope 💕.

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Kristina Kelly

The former SURver is still close with Stassi and often joins her on her “Straight Up With Stassi” podcast. Kristina, who travels the world with her longtime boyfriend Max, sells homemade lip balm and facial spray on Etsy. She returned to Vanderpump Rules for season 10, which aired in 2023.

Kristina revealed in October 2022 that she was “keeping a big secret” — her pregnancy. She welcomed son River on March 15, 2023. 

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Tina McDowelle

While Tina had a full-time role on season 1, she took a backseat when the show returned for season 2. While she continued to pursue a singing and acting career post-SUR, Tina hit pause to recover after she was shot in Los Angeles on Black Friday in November 2019.

“The bullet collapsed my lung, severely lacerated my liver, punctured my diaphragm, broke my ribs and exited out my back. I almost died. And a part of me definitely did,” she wrote on a GoFundMe fundraiser page. “To the doctors that saved my life.. THANK YOU, I’m in awe of your compassion and your genius. To the nurses that held my hand when I couldn’t take the pain..THANK YOU so much. You’re my ANGELS.”

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Mike Shay

After his split from Scheana, her ex-husband was no longer featured on the series. The “Good As Gold” singer, however, told Andy Cohen in January 2020 that she has been “in touch” with him over the years. "He is [doing OK],” she said at the time. “I mean, I think he's still kind of finding himself, but he's happy and he's doing well."

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Adam Spott

Scheana confirmed in September 2019 that she was officially done with Adam and the bar-back quit his job at the West Hollywood restaurant. It’s unclear if he keeps in touch with the penguin Scheana purchased him before their split, but he has a longtime girlfriend named Gabbie Owens.

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Jen Bush

While both working at SUR, Jen and Jeremy welcomed son Kingston, who was briefly shown on the Bravo series, in 2013. After her split from Jeremy, Jen married Steve Shea in March 2021 and welcomed a daughter named Michelina in July 2021.

 She also creates and sells craft kids, hair accessories and gift baskets online.

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Jeremy Davidson

Jeremy, for his part, coparents Kingston with Jen and works in business development for Tao Group Hospitality.

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Bille Lee

After a dramatic season 7, Billie Lee quit her job at SUR and claimed she was bullied by her coworkers.

“The bullying on and off camera brought my deep insecurities to the surface, this dark black mirror held up high for everyone in public to see and to judge,” she wrote in July 2019. “I now have the opportunity to educate and inspire others with my activism work and new projects taking off. Every day is an opportunity to take back your dream, to embrace your journey and live the life you’ve always wanted. You are never too old or ‘too gay’ and it’s never too late to start over.”

She has a book coming out in 2023.

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Rob Valletta

Us broke the news in April 2019 that Rob had a new girlfriend after his relationship with Scheana ended. “[With Heather] there’s no drama, there’s no anything. It really is just an easy thing,” the This Is LA host told Us at the time, noting that Heather is likely The One. “It’s just an easy situation and she actually makes my life better by just being in it.”

Things, however, seemingly fizzled between the pair.

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Frank Herlihy

Frank, who started dating Stassi during season 1 after her breakup with Jax, was fired from his job at SUR after he was allegedly rude to a customer. Stassi later revealed on her podcast that Frank was the one who allegedly tried to sell a sex tape of her to TMZ for $900. While he has gone quiet on social media, the Next Level Basic author said on “Straight Up With Stassi” that two fans told her that Frank was living in New York in 2018. “They were like ‘He’s up living in the middle of nowhere New York state and working at a deli,'” Stassi said.

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Jenna Willis

Scheana’s bestie was in the background on several seasons of Vanderpump Rules, but she got more attention during season 4 when she hooked up with James during his relationship with Kristen. Jenna has since shifted her attention to her training business.