Scheana Shay Calls Lisa Vanderpump Out for Kristen Doute Pregnancy Shade

Lisa Vanderpump joked about the paternity of pregnant Kristen Doute‘s baby — and now Scheana Shay is coming to The Valley star’s defense.

Shay, 39, mentioned Vanderpump’s recent appearance on Access Hollywood’s “Housewives Nightcap” podcast, sharing on the Friday, December 20, episode of her “Scheananigans” podcast, “One thing was the host brought up Kristen’s exciting pregnancy news and Lisa’s response was, ‘Do we know who the dad is?’”

Vanderpump’s response didn’t sit well with Shay. “I just want to say — with all due respect — it was kind of shady,” Shay called the “unprofessional” humor. “It is super shady. But especially because Lisa is a producer on The Valley.”

Since The Valley is a spinoff of Vanderpump Rules, Shay assumes that Vanderpump, 64, is familiar with Doute’s fiancé.

“Like you know who Luke [Broderick] is. You know he’s a cast member on this show,” Shay continued. “This season, they get engaged. And if you don’t know who someone is on a show that you’re producing, then why is your name in the credits as a producer?”

Vanderpump admitted to Access Hollywood that she “never talks” to Doute, 41,. The duo previously shared the screen on Vanderpump Rules before Doute was fired from the show in 2020 — and they haven’t publicly spoken since then.

“I hadn’t heard that [Kristen is pregnant]. How on Earth did that happen? Who’s the father? Do we know?” Vanderpump said earlier this month. “Oh, she’s getting married? I’m really not very involved in The Valley even though I’m a producer.”

Shay slammed how Vanderpump answered the question.

“It’s just a paycheck [for Lisa] basically,” she added on Friday. “Knowing the struggles that Kristen has openly shared — on her path to becoming a mother and her pregnancy loss — even if you don’t like someone, it’s just kind of distasteful on this topic of motherhood. How hard is it to say I wish her best?”

While reflecting on Doute and Vanderpump’s feud, Shay explained why she thought they were still at odds, adding, “I feel like because Kristen has always stood up to her and has never just bowed down and been like, ‘OK, Lisa is the boss and producer.’ Like she’s going to tell her how she feels. Whereas I’m going to be nice and respectful and just like, ‘Yes, ma’am, OK. Jump, how high?’”

Doute is currently expecting a baby girl with Broderick, Us Weekly exclusively broke news of their engagement earlier this month. After their gender reveal, Doute spoke with Us about getting ready to expand her family with Broderick.

“I guessed wrong 100 percent of the time when it came to my friends’ pregnancies and not shockingly, I wasn’t right for mine either,” she quipped. “Luke was made to be a girl dad.”