The Valley’s Janet Caperna is reflecting on her first season of Bravo’s new Vanderpump Guidelines spinoff and her expertise collaborating on the present as an expectant mom.
Caperna, 34, completely tells PEOPLE on the VIP Launch of Jeremy Scott X Cybex Automotive on Wednesday, June 5, in Los Angeles, that though it “was an important first season,” she’s “glad it is over,” particularly now that she’s “somewhat bit postpartum.”
“As a Bravo fan and any person who loves all of the [Real] Housewives, I believe we made some nice TV and we actually introduced it,” she begins to inform PEOPLE. “So I am actually pleased with the success of the present, however filming pregnant was actually tough,” confessing that in filming, her “feelings had been already so excessive.”
Caperna is joined on the present by her husband, Jason. Since season one filming wrapped, the couple welcomed their first youngster, Cameron, 6 months, in December 2023.
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“I really feel actually pleased with all of us that we acquired via all of it largely in a single piece,” she says, admitting that whereas she’s watched her buddies on Vanderpump Guidelines movie a actuality present, she thought she knew “what to anticipate.”
“You by no means actually know what to anticipate when it is your self. So there are undoubtedly feedback on the market which have made me cry and ones which have made me cry blissful tears too. Quite a lot of pregnant individuals and mothers are reaching out. I really like that.”
“So it is everywhere. I really feel like, with feelings, I am so pleased with it, but in addition I am like, ‘Oh, my gosh, this was perhaps the toughest factor I’ve ever carried out.’ ”
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The TV character tells PEOPLE that in filming final summer time, she was “an exaggerated type” of herself “as a result of [she] was fairly depressing pregnant.”
“So that you noticed extra of that aspect, however I hope subsequent season you see much more… Yeah, of my enjoyable aspect I hope for season two you will see,” she says. The truth star additionally explains that as a result of she was pregnant she “needed to shield [her] house and stress ranges.”
“Season two, I’ll go in simply as genuine as I used to be season one, however I can even have some drinks now,” she declares, including that in season 2 she’ll be capable of “deal with somewhat bit extra stress.”
“It will be enjoyable, I assume, to do the expertise after I can truly actually dive in as an alternative of feeling actually protecting over my house like I used to be in season 1,” she concludes.
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Caperna’s feedback come on the heels of The Valley’s season 1 finale on June 4. The finale flashed ahead six months to March 2024, weeks after star Brittany Cartwright moved out of the home she shared with Jax Taylor and their 3-year-old son Cruz.
On the similar time, costar Jesse Lally revealed within the flashforward that three days after filming ended his now estranged spouse, Michelle Saniei Lally, requested for a divorce.
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The Valley season one is obtainable to stream on Peacock.
