Kristen Doute is fully embracing her VPR past and Valley present — especially now that two familiar faces are officially joining her full-time!
ICYMI: during the Peaks and The Valley panel at BravoCon, it was announced that Lala Kent and Tom Schwartz snagged full-time roles for Season 3.
It was also confirmed (though Scheana Shay already spilled this on her podcast) that Scheana did not film at all this season.
Despite a rocky friendship with Lala over the years, Kristen says she’s genuinely happy about both additions.
“If you would have asked me this a year ago, I would have said in with Tom, out with Lala,” Kristen admitted on Saturday, November 15.
“Lala and I had since made up.”
Their renewed friendship grew even stronger as they entered the same chapter of life — girl moms navigating babies, filming, and identity shifts all at once.
“Lala being a girl mom was really, really helpful for me going through filming and being a new mom,” Kristen shared.
As for her “boy” Tom Schwartz? That bond runs deep.
She and Tom have been friends for 15 years, and Kristen couldn’t have been more elated to have him in the mix.
“It was really fun having them back,” she said, reiterating that their presence added something special to the cast dynamic.
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