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Scheana Shay’s Memoir Spurs Lisa Vanderpump Denial and Silence from Ariana Madix

Lisa Vanderpump has denied exploiting Shay’s past to launch Vanderpump Rules after the memoir disclosed infidelity, celebrity flings, pay cuts, staged scenes

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Overview

  • In My Good Side, Shay reveals that Brock Davies confessed to cheating in 2021 while she was pregnant, information she withheld during multiple Vanderpump Rules seasons to protect her family and friend.
  • Lisa Vanderpump publicly refuted Shay’s claim that she exploited Shay’s former affair with Eddie Cibrian to kick-start the Vanderpump Rules franchise, dismissing the allegation as “bulls---.”
  • Shay recounts being demoted and paid less in seasons 8 and 10 before successfully lobbying for full salary in season 11 and discloses how she scripted a fake fight in season 9 to secure her storyline.
  • Ariana Madix has not reached out to Shay following the memoir’s release, underscoring the lingering rift between the former best friends.
  • The book also addresses Shay’s late OCD diagnosis, a litany of celebrity hookups and the behind-the-scenes pressures of reality-TV production as she aims to reclaim her narrative.