Vanderpump Rules Alum Kristen Doute Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby With Fiancé Luke Broderick

Vanderpump Rules Alum Kristen Doute Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby With Fiancé Luke Broderick

E! News·2025-06-14 10:01

Raise a glass to Kristen Doute’s mom era.

The Valley star and fiancé Luke Brodrick welcomed a baby girl named Kaia Lily on June 11.

“She’s here, and we still can’t believe it. Luke is even hotter as a dad, and I just feel so lucky,” Kristen told Us Weekly June 13. “And even though I haven’t slept or showered in two days, seeing our daughter and finally being able to hold her makes it all worth it. We’re completely overwhelmed with love and so grateful for her—our lives are already changed completely.”

They chose their daughter's name—Hawaiian for “the sea"—based on their love for the state in which they got engaged.

“We knew we wanted our baby name to have something to do, or revolve around, water,” she told the outlet. “Lillies are my favorite flower. They’re associated with new beginnings, beauty, and also the name Lily indicates a ‘gentle and compassionate nature, suggesting a kind and caring personality.'”

In November, Kristen, who has been open about experiencing a miscarriage in 2023,shared she was pregnant while giving insight into her fertility journey.

“After our pregnancy loss last year,” the 40-year-old explained to People. “We decided to start trying in early 2024. I knew my age could be a factor in conceiving, so Luke and I discussed going for an extra push, a little help.” 

"In late summer,” Kristen, who started dating Luke in 2022, added. “We decided to meet with a fertility specialist to learn about our options and what could be the next step if we decided to go that route. The next month was a whirlwind—getting educated on fertility, and eventually hormone shots and preparing my body for IUI.”

And so it was a dream come true for the Vanderpump Rulesalum to see her positive test.

“To get a correct outcome on a pregnancy test,” Kristen explained. “Two weeks time had to pass and I had to wait it out but in my heart I knew it had worked. I tested one day early and got the big PREGNANT results staring back at me.”

After all, she had been preparing herself and Luke for their journey to take longer.

“I was relieved, overwhelmed, happy, excited and nervous,” she continued. “The second I told Luke, he wasn’t surprised, but was SO happy that IUI worked the first time (we were prepared that it may not). He was joyful and beyond excited, to say the least!” 

As for another surprise, well, that was learning they were having a baby girl as Kristen admitted, “I was so convinced we were having a boy.”

And while Kristen has been taking fans along for the ride amid her pregnancy journey, the always-candid reality star previously shared insight into her experience with pregnancy loss, and the community she had around her to help her through the heartache.

“I know so many women have been through this,” she explained on her and Luke’s Sex, Love, and What Else Matters podcast in November 2023. “It’s really f--king terrifying because you always think, ‘What’s wrong, what did I do wrong? Could I have done something different?’ And my doctor and my friends have told me, inside and out, up and down, there’s no cause. They don’t know why.”

Kristen and Luke aren’t just starting a new chapter as parents, they’ll also soon enter their newlywed chapter as the couple of almost three years got engaged in September during a trip to Hawaii.

“I knew from the moment we met that Luke was my person,” Kristen told Us Weekly in an interview published in September. “I’m so excited to continue this journey together, now as fiancés.”

Curious about the status of other Vanderpump couples? Read on to see how more of your favorite duos are today…

Much of Vanderpump Rules' first season, which debuted 2013, focused on the drama surrounding Jax cheating on Stassi in Las Vegas. And after he hooked up with co-star Kristen Doute on season two, the couple broke up for good.

The VPR alum began dating the casting executive in 2017 while she was still on the show. After she was fired from the series in 2020, Stassi and Beau legally tied the knot in September of that year during the COVID-19 pandemic before welcoming daughter Hartford in January 2021.

The two later held a formal wedding in Italy in May 2022 and welcomed their second child, son Messer, in 2023.

Jax and Brittany met in 2015 following his breakup from Stassi. After surviving a cheating scandal involving Jax and their former co-star Faith Stowers, he and Brittany got married at a castle in her native Kentucky in 2019. Their wedding special aired on Bravo shortly after.

Jax and Brittany welcomed their first child—son Cruz—in April 2021 a year after they walked away from the show.

Sadly, they announced in February 2024 that they had separated and Brittany had moved out of their house. She officially filed for divorce in August that same year.

Following his breakup from Kristen Doute, Tom and Ariana began dating when she joined the show during filming season three in 2013. The duo proved to be one of VPR's most dependable couples for nine years as they bought a house, adopted dogs and even wrote a cocktail book together.

Because of their stability, fans were shocked when the TomTom co-owner's seven-month affair with their co-star came to light in March 2023, leading to his and Ariana's breakup.

Since the cheating scandal, Tom has credited a lack of intimacy as one of the reasons they drifted away. He also claimed they were separated when news of his cheating went public, though he revealed he and Raquel first kissed in August 2022 long before Ariana found out.

One month after Ariana broke up with Tom for cheating on her with Raquel, the reality star moved on with fitness trainer Daniel Wai. The two were spotted making out and getting cozy in April 2023 at weekend one of Coachella.

They are still going strong over one year later.

Following her divorce from ex Mike Shay in 2017, Scheana met Brock two years later with friends in San Diego and it was love at first sight. The couple welcomed their first child together—daughter Summer Moon Honey—in April 2021 before tying the knot.

Scheana and Brock's August 2022 Cancún wedding aired during VPR season 10, but she actually revealed on the show's April 2023 episode that they secretly got married (legally) one year prior to the destination ceremony.

The longtime lovers got married in August 2016 after six years of dating. However, their tumultuous relationship played out on the Bravo series and after years of tension and fighting, Katie had had enough. The duo was together for 12 years in total before Katie decided to divorce the TomTom co-owner in March 2022.

While they initially remained friendly exes, Tom's makeout with Raquel in August 2022 ruined any chances of amicability between the two. During season 10 of VPR, Katie introduced a new love interest, 26-year-old actor Satchel Clendenin, though the two are no longer dating.

Tom is also currently single.

James and Raquel dated for five years—and even got engaged—before breaking up in November 2021. The former beauty queen later credited his anger issues as one of the reasons for their split.

During VPR's season nine reunion, which aired in January 2022, James and Raquel revealed they had barely had sex in the two years leading up to their breakup.

James briefly date Kristen Doute after joining the show during season 3, but the two broke up in 2015.

Just two months after his split from Raquel, James was spotted with a new lady, Ally Lewber, in January 2022 and they made their first official red carpet appearance together the next month.

Ally made her Vanderpump Rules debut on the premiere of season 10 and fans later saw the couple move in together.

Their romance hit a speed bump in December 2024 when James was arrested for domestic vioence after an incident with an unnamed woman. By the next month, the former couple announced they had broken up amid James' legal troubles, which did not result in any formal charges against him.

The Bravo star and movie producer called off their engagement in October 2021 after three years together. Before breaking up, they welcomed daughter Ocean in March 2021. Lala later credited their split in part to Randall's alleged cheating, though he's denied having affairs.

During VPR season 10, Lala revealed she hadn't had sex since their breakup, but dove back into the dating pool by hooking up with a guy during a girls trip to Lake Havasu.

Lala is currently still single and mingling, as is Randall.

After Sandoval—and her fling with Jax—Kristen dated Brian Carter on and off on the Bravo series before moving on with Alex Menache, who she was with for two years before calling it quits in June 2022.

Kristen found love again soon after that same month. She met Luke Broderick when they served as a bridesmaid and groomsman in their mutual friend's nuptials that summer and have been together ever since. In addition to dating, he regularly co-hosts her podcast Love, Sex and What Else Matters.

The pair announced their engagement in September 2024.

Kristina, who has made multiple appearances on the show since season two, welcomed her first child—baby boy River—with partner Max Ville in March 2023. The two have been together for over 12 years.

Schwartz finally committed to his first serious relationship since his divorce when he started dating 23-year-old Sophia Skoro.

"We love each other," he admitted in March 2024, adding of the vingtage clothing busniess owner, "One of the coolest human beings on earth. The baddest b---h alive. She's got this unconventional sense of humor. She's sharp as hell, super successful."

Two years after her divorce from Tom Schwartz, Maloney revealed she's "in love" and in a serious relationship with her new mystery boyfriend.

"Hhe just makes me feel really special, and he's really special," she shared on her Disrespectfully podcast in October 2024. "I'm just really, really happy." 

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