Vanderpump Rules Season 12 Episode 13 Recap: Social Media WarsNikiWed, March 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM UTC 0 Photo Credit: Griffin Nagel/Bravo via Getty Images Welcome to the recap for Vanderpump Rules Season 12, Episode 13, the reunion! Last week, the finale concluded with Audrey ending her relationship with Chris after he flipflopped one too many times on committing to her. She also shut the door on mending things with Angelica and would not apologize for roasting her on stage. While they did not make up, Angelica and Shayne did when Shayne asked for another chance.
Vanderpump Rules Season 12 Episode 13 Recap: Social Media WarsNikiWed, March 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM UTC
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Welcome to the recap for Vanderpump Rules Season 12, Episode 13, the reunion! Last week, the finale concluded with Audrey ending her relationship with Chris after he flip-flopped one too many times on committing to her. She also shut the door on mending things with Angelica and would not apologize for roasting her on stage. While they did not make up, Angelica and Shayne did when Shayne asked for another chance. So, where does everyone stand now? Here's exactly what went down in Vanderpump Rules Season 12, Episode 13: "Reunion Part 1."
What happened in Vanderpump Rules Season 12, Episode 13?
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Andy got to the bottom of what happened between Chris and Audrey, with Chris admitting his feelings for her weren't just for show. Meanwhile, Venus still wasn't on good terms with Kim and Marcus and felt their relationship was on a road to nowhere. And Angelica was not on good terms with most of the group due to her behavior online. Natalie was pissed Angelica posted they were "boring," and Jason was upset Angelica took his text and posted it out of context. Angelica also posted about Audrey, which prompted a dramatic, "You b*tch!" from Audrey at the end of the episode.
Demy denies being in a love triangle with Natalie and Paulo
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It was just like old times for Andy and Lisa except there was a new group of SURvers in the hot seat this season. This led Andy to ask Lisa about people comparing the old guard versus the new. Lisa mused they were "different people, different problems, different lives." As evidenced by no white chunky knit sweaters in sight.
Andy brought us back to the beginning of the season when Natalie was upset with Demy for kicking her out of SUR for screaming at her ex, Paulo. We later learned that Paulo was Demy's ex too. Or so we thought.
Demy cleared the air and said that Paulo was just a "fling." He wanted something more serious, and when she couldn't give that to him, he went after Natalie. And Demy wanted everyone to know there was no love triangle between them.
She said, "Honestly, he's what's brought us close. I feel like there's this whole narrative out there that, like, me and Natalie are fighting over a guy, and that never happened."
But someone who thought they were fighting over a guy was Kim. Kim was not okay with Natalie texting Marcus all the time. Natalie clarified she only reached out to Marcus to thank him for supporting her when she got kicked out at SUR.
However, things escalated when Natalie felt that Kim was "bullying" her all season. Kim denied such charges and claimed Natalie was spreading false information. Natalie had appeared on Lala Kent's podcast and reiterated that she was not interested in Marcus and thought the rest of the girls were hell-bent on believing that narrative.
Natalie told Kim, "You've said multiple lies about me. We can go back and forth all day." Andy quipped, "No, we can't."
Chris claimed he was being genuine with Audrey
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Chris and Audrey then got the spotlight on their relationship. Things were all sunshine and roses until the red flags started popping up for Audrey. Because Chris had been on two dating shows prior, she wondered if he was being genuine with her. And then there was the matter of hearing Jason's brother tell Chris they were going to "f*ck mad b*tches" in Bali. Not a good look.
Andy asked Chris if he was being his authentic self or was it just for show. Chris gave a long word salad answer about how this was different from his dating shows. He said, "There's a lot of people that go on reality dating shows and end up in fake relationships. And they want to get clout from it, and they want to win the prize. This is not a dating show."
But then came the bombshell. Audrey had told producers that when the show started airing, someone posted online that they had been sleeping with Chris while she was seeing him on the show. Chris was gobsmacked.
Natalie said she was the one who shared the Reddit thread with Audrey. She told Chris, "Basically, what it had said was they were seeing you, and you were telling this person that the relationship between you and the person on the show was fake."
However, both Natalie and Audrey didn't believe it. They felt Chris was genuine. And Chris agreed. He said his relationship with Audrey was "one hundred percent" real. And he dismissed the Reddit thread as a bunch of haters.
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Andy then pushed to find out if Chris did sleep with someone else while he was seeing Audrey. Chris answered, "A thousand percent no." So, then why did Chris change his mind about Audrey?
Venus, Marcus, and Kim still weren't in a good place
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Andy put his detective hat on and pushed Chris to explain why he shifted gears with his feelings about Audrey. Chris said, "I know that's so inconsistent. Because I was one day about it and the next day not … I feel like I either say it now that I'm not ready, or I keep bullshitting and I keep lying to myself, lying to you." However, Audrey wasn't looking to settle down; she just wanted him to be exclusive.
Audrey said, "I'm not going to stick around and be the girl who watches it happen and watch my self-worth disintegrate." Lisa gave Audrey a "you go girl," and then it was onto another challenging relationship: Marcus and Kim.
Marcus and Kim were continuing their narrative, "It's fine. I'm fine. Everything is fine!" And Venus did not think they were fine. He felt they were not compatible and said, "I just think it's really embarrassing, and they can do better." Venus was not messing around.
Marcus did not take that lightly and said Venus was projecting his past relationship issues onto them. Surprisingly, Venus agreed. Venus shared he had several toxic relationships when he lived in Texas, where he endured abuse. He said, "It made me spiral when I was younger into suicidal thoughts and stuff." And this was why he had put the brakes on dating.
Seeing Venus upset brought Marcus to tears, and he apologized for treating him harshly. Andy hoped the trio could make amends, but Venus wasn't sure. He said, "Honestly, I'm at a point in my life I don't have, like, resentment, or am harboring anything. It's just where we stand."
Angelica stirs it up with the group on social media
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Now it was time to move onto Angelica and all the drama between her and the cast. First up was Jason. The two had hit it off until Jason lied about not seeing someone and tossed her around too hard on their jiu-jitsu date. Jason apologized but then brought up that Angelica twisted the narrative on social media.
She had posted a screenshot of Jason's text that suggested the bruises she got from their jiu-jitsu date were from "rough sex." Jason asked her to take it down and said he was joking that they were Mr. and Mrs. Smith. He said, "I thought what you posted was out of context, quite rude, and very immature."
And he wasn't the only one who felt that way. Natalie said Angelica posted the group was "boring," and if there was another season, it was only because of her. Angelica said, "In all fairness, yes, I thought you guys were boring."
Angelica also dragged Audrey online and blasted her for calling her a "homie hopper." The horror! Audrey also said she was joking. But it didn't seem like it.
Andy noticed and asked why Audrey seemed so mad. Audrey explained because she'd been brutalized on social media. When Angelica interjected she had been too, Audrey snapped, "Shut the f*ck up. F*ck you, because you f*cking started it, you b*tch!"
Vanderpump Rules airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Bravo. It can be streamed on Peacock the next day.
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