Vanderpump Rules viewers have mixed feelings about Lala Kent these days, and that’s putting it lightly. For the most part, fan opinion has pretty viciously turned against Lala.

Those watching VPR Season 11 have seen Lala’s attempt to essentially bring Tom Sandoval back into the fold. Such actions are frustrating since many feel that Tom hasn’t earned this treatment.

Add to this news the fact that Lala got into it with Ariana Madix at the reunion and it was lights out for Lala. For her part, 1 Comment and trying to rise above it. Perhaps it was these loud opinions that made Lala reflect on her Pump Rules beginnings.

Was Lala too young to join Vanderpump Rules?

Lala recently appeared with James Kennedy on Bravo’s Hot Mic Podcast. The two discussed what it was like watching old episodes. “I can’t watch OG episodes. I am mortified and so annoyed by myself. I’m like, I get why people were, like, a little turned off by it,” Lala laughed. “I was really annoying.” James reminded her it was just a show, and she said, “I know, but it’s still me.”

She figured that in 20 years, she’d be able to look back at the show with other feelings. In pointing out that she was only 24 when she joined the show, she reflected, “So to think about 24-year-old me, who had never left home. I had always lived with my parents. It was like, very intimidating to come out to a city like this.”

Lala also admitted it was daunting to come into a group that was already quite “cliquey.” However, things eventually turned around for the young reality star. “I had two rough seasons.

And then all of the sudden, the reunion of season five, it was like I was coming in guns blazing, prepared to not come back. And all of a sudden, towards the end, everyone kind of let their guard down with me.”