RHOBH: Scheana Shay Slams ‘Gaslighter’ Lisa Vanderpump — “She Used My Real-Life Pain To Launch Her TV Empire”

Scheana Shay is breaking the silence, speaking about her reality show journey, and she’s calling people out. In an explosive new interview and her anticipated personal memoir, My Good Side, the Vanderpump Rules alum targeted no one but Lisa Vanderpump. Alleging wrongdoing by the Bravo boss of turning her drama into content to boost her agenda.

Shay, who appeared on Vanderpump Rules for more than ten years, claims that Vanderpump deliberately exploited her relationship with Eddie Cibrian. A difficult period from 2006, during which a dramatic segment aired without her knowledge or consent. “She low-key used my real-life pain to launch her TV empire, and what an empire she has,” Shay called the act “gaslighting” and tactical.

RHOBH: Reality TV’s Turning Traumas Into Entertainment

The basis of unscripted entertainment merges the boundary between authenticity and production tactics. However, Shay’s allegations raise ethical concerns about the cost of fame. Her unexpected disclosure introduction to Brandi Glanville, Cibrian’s ex-wife, on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was not a genuine reaction, Shay reports. But a purposeful production tactic by Vanderpump, acutely mindful of Shay’s past.

“She gaslit me about it for a decade instead of just coming to me in the beginning,” she said. In My Good Side, Shay illustrates the lingering pain resulting from the betrayal, casting her as the villain in the public eye as viewership climbed. The price of sensitivity, she now says, was her self-respect and mental wellness.

RHOBH: Scheana Said “I Was Told To Stick To The Script,” & The Disaster That Followed Was Unwelcome

Shay highlights a major shift in her relationship with Vanderpump during Season 6 of Vanderpump Rules. When she states she was forced to stand up for co-star James Kennedy at a staff meeting. “She didn’t want to fire James, so she just needed someone in his corner,” Shay asserted. “If you go back and watch, I’m getting a death stare from Lisa, like, ‘When are you going to stick to the script?’”

She claims that the control dynamics off-camera were no more authentic than what aired. Once Shay began to push against Vanderpump’s purported orders, she says the relationship “changed” dramatically. Shay, now 40, says the public often loses sight of the fact that she was only 21 when manipulated by a much older man, a story she is convinced was rebranded to benefit Vanderpump’s gain.

As she gears up to publish her memoir on July 22, Shay opens up about deeper emotional struggles involving her spouse, Brock Davies’s adultery during her pregnancy. “Did I deserve [Brock to cheat on me]? No, but I told myself that I did,” she said. “It felt like I got my karma.

While Lisa Vanderpump hasn’t addressed the issue yet, Shay’s disclosures fuel a meaningful debate on ethical responsibility in televised storytelling. When personal experiences become plotlines, where does entertainment cross the line into exploitation?

In expressing herself, Scheana Shay isn’t just shaping the narrative in her own words; she’s also shaping the narrative in her own voice. He’s challenging the system to face its flawed framework. My Good Side vows to strip away the glossy facade of reality TV, highlighting the trauma behind the scenes. As the reality TV empire holds its ground, yet another whistleblower speaks to the hidden damage. Stay tuned to TV Season & Spoilers for more latest updates.