Lala Kentis providing new insight on how her relationship withRandall Emmettunraveled after learning of his infidelity.
During the second half ofVanderpump Rules' season 9 reunion on Wednesday, Lala, 31, opened up about when she first noticed signs of trouble in the relationship.
“Randall was never ever home and he would always say that it was work-related. He was always on his phone. It was non- f—— stop on his phone and I still didn’t even register it,” said the Give Them Lala Beauty founder. “Honest to God, it was whenKatie [Maloney-Schwartz]called me on October 15th and said, ‘There’s two pictures that have come out with Randall and two girls.’ I just got the biggest pit in my stomach. I just knew Randall is not who I think he is.”
“I thought I knew that he was loyal to me. That’s all I wanted,” she continued through tears. “I was like, ‘I know how dudes are and I can trust him and I know he’s not f—— around on me.’ And the fact that this man, he knew what he was out doing and he made me feel safe enough to bring a child into this world. I feel disgusted.”
Asked “what lengths” Randall, 50, went through to get her to stay with him, Lala admitted: “There wasn’t much for him to do.”
“I was very closed off,” she continued. “For about a week, I stayed in the bedroom with the door locked. So he decided he needed to go to Miami. I packed five years' worth of my things and I got the f— out.”
Lala added that she believes Randall has “led a double life for a very long time.”
Lala Kent (L); Randall Emmett.Ethan Miller/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Lala and Randallgot engagedin September 2018 but had todelay their April 2020wedding tosometime in 2022because of the coronavirus pandemic. The now-exes — whowelcomed daughter Oceanlast March —called off their engagementin October 2021.
The Utah native’s castmates also weighed in on rumors of Randall’s cheating and the pair’s subsequent split during Wednesday’s episode. Beginning withTom Sandoval, the 38-year-old claimed Randall was apparently hitting up a woman connected to someone they all know.
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James Kennedy, for his part, said he heard “some sexual rumors” but he also allegedly witnessed Randall “buying drinks with two of the hottest girls” atLisa Vanderpump’s SUR restaurant. The former couple’s child “was already born at this point,” the 30-year-old added.
Expressing her disappointment in learning about the rumors well after the fact, Lala said she “wished” her costars would have brought this to her attention sooner.
Lala Kent.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
But Lala swiftly denied such speculation: “When I met Randall, he told me he was separated.”
“We were on the road for two months straight. We didn’t come back one time,” she said. “What wife would allow their husband to leave for two months and not come back one time?”
Lala added, “I have only seen successful marriages. I didn’t know people rolled that way.”
On a different note,Scheana Shayrevealed Lala previously “confided” in her ahead of the breakup. At the time, Lala felt she didn’t have a “partner” like Scheana, 36, does in fiancéBrock Davies.
“That was the first time that I really realized that there were any issues in their relationship,” said Scheana. “They always put on this front of, you know, everything was great. I’m the queen of that club, so I get it. But that day, my heart really broke for her because I couldn’t imagine having a child with someone who isn’t a 50/50 partner.”
source: people.com
