Lala Kent has been vocal about her sobriety over the years, much to the dismay of the “old-timers” who are part of the Alcoholics Anonymous community.
During the Wednesday, March 4, episode of her “Untraditionally Lala” podcast, Kent, 35, claimed that she was asked to stop talking about AA so publicly — but she hasn’t really listened.
“It’s really hard with the old-timers in sobriety,” Kent told her listeners. She then claimed, “When I first got sober, I got a call from my sponsor at the time, she was like, ‘Some old-timers are kinda having an issue with you doing press.’”
The Vanderpump Rules alum confessed that “it makes sense” that some people would be upset about her openness about AA because “anonymous” is in the name.
“Literally in the meeting they say, ‘We stay free of press,” Kent said. “They don’t want to be out there like that.”
Despite being aware of the organization’s goal to fly under the radar, Kent explained she has an opposing view.
“I’m of the mindset of if I have found something that is single handedly keeping me sober and in return that means saving my life. Why would I not talk about it?” Kent shared.
She added, “I’m not sharing that you’re in the program. I’m not blowing your anonymity. But I feel like I gotta talk about it because it’s quite literally saving my life.”
Kent’s brother, Easton Burningham, who is also sober, totally agreed.
“People like it anonymous, I don’t want to be anonymous,” he confessed, noting that if people spoke about AA more openly he might’ve gotten “help before my elevator hit bottom.”
As fans of Vanderpump Rules know, Kent has shared her ups and downs with drinking publicly since getting sober in 2018 after the death of her father.
“Today marks 60 days that I’ve been sober and it’s been the best 60 days that I’ve had in a really long time,” she shared via an Instagram Story in December 2018. At the time, Kent said she’d been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and had a sponsor and sober coach.
In October 2023, Kent celebrated five years of sobriety.
“I’ve been sober for 5 years today. On this day I replay my rock bottom moment. All the details of what happened on this day,” she revealed via Instagram. “Waking up, admitting I was powerless, and for the first time in many years seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.”
The reality star shared, “I’m so grateful for this day. I will continue to work hard for my sobriety, & take a moment of silence for the alcoholic who still suffers. I see you. I love you. Thank you, God. Happy birthday to me!”
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