Vanderpump Rules fans were given a surprising glimpse into Kristen Doute's past Bravo salary during a recent episode of her podcast. Kristen revealed that during her second to last season on the show, she had been demoted from an episodic paid cast member to a day rate. She shared an incident where Tom Sandoval, her former partner, received his full episodic payment for a brief appearance, while she received a significantly smaller paycheck.
Despite not expecting it, Kristen received a generous sum from Sandoval via PayPal, as he felt it was unfair that she was paid less despite carrying the episode. Kristen, an original cast member of Vanderpump Rules, was fired alongside Stassi due to past racially insensitive behavior towards a former co-star.
