Former Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Shay allegedly tried to join the cast of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.

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"I have tea for you about Scheana," Mormon Wives star Jessi Draper, 34, told Stassi Schroeder, 38, during the season premiere of House of Stassi that aired on July 29, according to Us Weekly.

Jessi continued, "She told me she is walking away from Bravo completely. And then [Scheana] goes, 'So do you have any events coming up? [My husband] Brock [Davies] was Mormon so maybe I can come be on your show.'"

Stassi reportedly wasn't shocked about Scheana's desire to participate in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which may have already wrapped filming its fifth season for Hulu.

"Scheana loves the spotlight," Stassi told the cameras in a confessional.

"I would be more surprised if she didn't try to get on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. I can't get away from this woman. Scheana will 100 percent show up at my funeral and make it about her."

Scheana previously starred on Vanderpump Rules for 11 seasons. She exited the show before Season 12, which featured a brand new cast of SURvers at Lisa Vanderpump's restaurant.

"We all were kind of in a place where we're like, 'Okay, if it continues, great.' I did think there was more story to tell. We'll just be telling that somewhere else now," Scheana reportedly said during a December 2024 episode of her "Scheananigans" podcast.

"But I think the women were kind of ready to move on to another platform to tell our stories."

Scheana insisted at the time that she wasn't "distraught" about leaving the show.

"I wasn't shocked at all. I think the men -- minus Brock -- from what I've heard, took it the hardest. Definitely not the women," Scheana claimed.

Scheana went on to share what was hard about ending her time on Vanderpump Rules.

"Any sad feelings that I have about not returning for Season 12 are mostly not being able to work with that crew anymore," Scheana previously explained.

"I loved the crew that we've had and hopefully, we'll be able to work together on other projects because we became like a family. So that was definitely the hardest part."

Scheana said her departure from the Bravo show was "bittersweet" as a result.

"It's sad to say goodbye, but excited for the new servers and the next chapter of their lives," she noted at the time.

Scheana also said she was "excited for new opportunities" outside of Vanderpump Rules.

"But I'm also a nostalgic person and it's never easy to say goodbye," she admitted in late 2024.

"[Lala Kent] and I had a good cry about it on the podcast, something that was such a big part of my life for so long. But also I think it was time. Honestly, it all feels right. It's still all happening. It's just happening a little differently."

Vanderpump Rules' 12th season premiered in December 2025 on Bravo.

Stassi, meanwhile, was a cast member on Vanderpump Rules for eight seasons until she and Kristin Doute were fired in 2020 following a controversy with their former co-star Faith Stowers.

"I wasn't going to let Vanderpump Rules be my legacy. I'm at a completely different place in my life now," Stassi told Glamour on July 28 when talking about House of Stassi.

"I've always been vocal about how I haven't had that many great experiences with therapy. Reality TV is my therapy. Having these conversations, working through them, talking them over and over again... Reality TV, for better or worse, is therapeutic for me. I love it."
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