The Valley‘s Lala Kent knows the people in her AA group would like her to keep what happens in their group private, but she hasn’t honored their request.
On her Untraditionally Lala podcast, the 35-year-old mother of two claimed that she was asked to stop talking about AA so publicly, but she hasn’t really listened.
Giving Them Lala:
“It’s really hard with the old-timers in sobriety,” explained Lala to her listeners.
“When I first got sober, I got a call from my sponsor at the time, she was like, ‘Some old-timers are kinda having an issue with you doing press.’”
The Vanderpump Rules alum confessed that “it makes sense” that some people would be upset about her openness about AA because “anonymous” is in the name. “Literally in the meeting they say, ‘We stay free of press. They don’t want to be out there like that.”
Despite being aware of the organization’s goal to fly under the radar, Kent explained she has an opposing view. “I’m of the mindset of if I have found something that is single-handedly keeping me sober. In return, that means saving my life. Why would I not talk about it?”
She added, “I’m not sharing that you’re in the program. I’m not blowing your anonymity. But I feel like I gotta talk about it because it’s quite literally saving my life.”
Lala’s brother entered the chat:
Easton Burningham, who is also sober, agreed with his sister.
“People like it anonymous, I don’t want to be anonymous.”
He said if people spoke about AA more openly, he might’ve gotten “help before my elevator hit bottom.”
