Lisa Vanderpump And Teddi Mellencamp Make Peace Years After “Puppygate” Scandal

Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-stars, Teddi Mellencamp and Lisa Vanderpump, have finally mended fences, years after the famous  “Puppygate” scandal took over Lisa’s final season on the show.  

Teddi spilled the tea during Tuesday’s episode of the podcast she co-hosts with Tamra Judge, “Two Ts in a Pod.”

“I haven’t talked to [Lisa] in years. The last time that we had any conversation was not good,” Teddi said. 

The ladies have been locked in a feud since the dog adoption scandal unfolded on the series in 2019. The cast turmoil supposedly led to Lisa’s exit from the show. Teddi left the following year after Bravo decided against bringing her back. 

Teddi, 40, shared that she made peace with the Vanderpump Rules star at a 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards afterparty. The party was held at TomTom, the West Hollywood eatery that Lisa, 61, co-owns with husband, Ken Todd, Tom Sandoval, and Tom Schwartz. 

Teddi explained that she first received a go-ahead from Ken after she approached him to ask if he thought it was wise to “try and clear the air” with his wife. 

“Ultimately, we just went through it,” Teddi explained. “It was mainly, like, all the things we probably would have said to each other at the reunion, had we had the reunion.”

Lisa skipped the Season 9 reunion, shortly after announcing that she was leaving the show. 

Teddi described the pair’s relationship as only “healed-ish” after their 40-minute private discussion. She added that it was unlikely that the duo would be meeting for lunch or drinks in the near future. 

Fans will remember that RHOBH cast member, Dorit Kemsley, adopted a dog from Lisa’s adoption agency, Vanderpump Dogs, but later gave the pooch to another family after determining that the dog wasn’t a good fit for her family. The family later placed the dog in a kill shelter, and word got back to Lisa. Lisa confronted Dorit about the situation and an anonymous insider later leaked the story to Radar Online. 

Many of Lisa’s co-stars blamed her for leaking the story, but the Pump Rules restauranteur vehemently denied the allegation. 

In October 2021, producer, Chris Cullen, accused Lisa of lying about her involvement in the doggie drama. 

Cullen spilled the tea to Dave Quinn, author of “Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It,” alleging that Lisa was behind the tabloid story about the botched dog adoption, a story she denied leaking. 

Lisa Rinna posted a screenshot of the Page Six story that featured Cullen’s remarks about the Bravo star.

“When [Lisa Vanderpump] lost the narrative in the show, and she realized that it wasn’t going the way she wanted, that’s when she leaked the story to the press,” he said. 

Rinna captioned the share, “Oooh the truth always comes out.” The reality star added a snap of herself flipping off a “Watch What Happens Live” camera, in a second post. 

Teddi shared a post from a viewer’s IG Story which read that everyone “owes [Teddi Mellencamp] an apology for scapegoating her for this.”

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillss airs on Wednesdays at 8 pm, ET, on Bravo.

 

 

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