Lala Kent shaded her ex-fiancé Randall Emmett while explaining her decision to use a sperm donor conceive her second child.
“The best thing about my baby daddy is that he doesn’t exist. I've been pretty open about really wanting to have total control of — I guess not my kid, but to have him around me all the time,” the “Vanderpump Rules” star said. “. said on Amazon Live Tuesday.
Kent, 33, noted that she “went through a very difficult time” after break up with Emmett52 years old, in October 2021 and I'm trying to co-parent with him. to raise their almost 3-year-old daughter, Ocean.
“I will say that my heart will always be up for grabs. I believe in love. I know I will find love again, but for me, my child will never be up for grabs again,” she continued.
“I don’t want to share my child anymore. It's something I've experienced and I refuse to relive it.
The Bravolebrity explained that while she “didn't expect” to raise her children non-traditionally, she has both her mother and brother to help her.
“I always say I'm raising my daughter Ocean and I'll raise this new baby with my mom. My mom is a huge help and helps with co-parenting,” she said.
Kent described his current family dynamic as a “pod of orcas” where “no one ever leaves” but where they “just keep adding to it.”
“This may not seem normal to most people, but Ocean and this child are going to be surrounded by so much love, and I think the word 'daddy' is an honor and a privilege, and that word doesn't is not just something that should be distributed,” she shared.
“There are so many men in Ocean's life who will be in this baby's life who have truly taken on the role of dad.”
Emmett's rep did not immediately respond to Page Six's request for comment.
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The “Give Them Lala” podcast host announced Sunday that she was pregnant with her second child.
“Making my pod bigger,” she captioned a black-and-white photo of Ocean looking at her bare baby bump on Instagram.
Several of Kent's past and current co-stars on 'Vanderpump Rules' have praised her – just like Emmett's ex-wife, Ambyr Childerswith whom he shares two daughters.
The reality star infamously called off her three-year engagement to the film producer after he would have cheated on her.
Kent and Emmett have been arguing over custody of Ocean. She told Page Six in January that she I “don’t see a resolution coming anytime soon.”