Lala Kent.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
Lala Kentopened up onVanderpump Rulesabout the importance of being financially independent.
During Tuesday’s episode of the Bravo hit series, Lala, 31, worked alongside then-fiancéRandall Emmettto hire her first personal assistant. Though theGive Them Lala Beautyfounder admitted to not knowing “what to look for” in a candidate, Randall, 50, advised that she hire an individual who is “in it to win it.”
“I know it may look like I’m twiddling my thumbs and maxing out Randall’s credit card, but Give Them Lala Beauty has been around for five years,” she told the cameras. “I started with six lip glosses. Now, here we are, a successful brand.”
The reality star added that she’s been “overwhelmingly busy” sincewelcoming their daughter, Ocean, in March. Amid her hectic schedule, she was working on launching her first-ever Give Them Lala Beauty party. Because of that, the mom of one said Randall suggested she hire an assistant of her own and “stop harassing his.”
While the pair spoke with one potential hire, the movie producer raved about Lala’s success in business.
In a confessional, Lala revealed the primary reason she launched her namesake beauty brand. “I started Give Them Lala because I wanted independence,” she said. “I don’t ever want to be dependent on a man.”
Lala added, “[Randall] definitely bought my Birkin [bag], but that’s okay.”
Lala Kent (L); Randall Emmett.Ethan Miller/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Outside of running a beauty brand, Lala used the “Give Them Lala” name to launchher podcastin January 2020. Her memoir,Give Them Lala, was released in May.
Previously, Lala denied to PEOPLE that she waswith Randall due to his wealth.
“I met my dude, and I just fell head over feet. It was like, this is supposed to be this way,” she said in 2018. “You can’t fake a relationship and love and passion, and especially protecting it the way I have. I feel like it is something to be admired, not something to be dragged through the mud.”
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The exesgot engagedin September 2018 andintended to wedin April 2020. Their ceremony wasdelayed to 2022due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PEOPLEconfirmed their splitin November.
According to a source, Lala is “focusing all of her attention right now on the well-being ofher daughter Oceanand keeping up withher many business venturesto provide for her family as a single mom.”
Vanderpump Rulesairs Tuesdays (10 p.m. ET) on Bravo.
source: people.com
