It’s time to raise your glasses high, because Lala Kent and Tom Schwartz are joining The Valley Season 3 as full-time cast members!
It was announced on Friday, November 14 at BravoCon 2025 that the
The two super close friends are no strangers to The Valley. In addition to actually living in the valley, both Lala and Tom made brief appearances on The Valley Season 2 and on
Learn more about both Tom and Lala’s connections to the cast of The Valley.
Lala is very close with the cast members of The Valley, as evidenced by her Instagram profile. She took to Instagram on Nov. 4, where she posted photos taken at a party celebrating engaged couple Jasmine Goode and her fiancé Melissa Marie. In the photos, Lala can be seen hanging out with
“Le groupe,” she captioned the series of photos.
Throughout September, she continued to show off her friendships with the cast on Instagram, posing alongside Brittany, Melissa, Zack, Jasmine, Michelle, Kristen, and Nia Sanchez Booko at an event. She also took to Instagram on Sept. 23, where she posted a series of photos of her hanging out with Tom, Jesse Lally, and Kristen’s fiancé, Luke Broderick.
Although Lala is “good” with The Valley cast, she did have her differences with Brittany, which she explained during
Tom also appeared on The Valley Season 2. In addition to appearing on The Valley After Show, it was revealed during Season 2 that Tom had moved into a townhouse next to Jax Taylor.
Although Tom had never worked at SUR, he has been longtime friends with Kristen, Brittany, and Lala. Tom has also featured many of The Valley cast members on his podcast, as Luke, Jasmine, Brittany, Michelle, Jesse, Zack, and Kristen have all appeared on episodes of
TEEN Mom star Kristina Shirley looks thinner than ever in a pair of skintight leggings at her stepdaughter Leah’s 17th birthday bash.
Kristina, who is the wife of Gary Shirley, is the stepmother of his daughter, Leah Shirley.
Gary shares Leah with his ex-fiancée and original Teen Mom cast member Amber Portwood.
Leah had a birthday bash to mark turning 17, with her step mom Kristina in attendance.
After the fun bash, Leah shared some snaps from the night, with Kristina seen in some photos looking so different.
Showing off her weight loss, Kristina looked so different as she donned skintight black leggings.
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Fans were quick to the comment section of Leah’s post.
Though there were many comments wishing Leah a happy birthday, there were also several comments about Kristina and how “amazing” she looked.
One person commented, “You, your mom, and your dad look great! Happy Birthday!”
A second added, “Happy 17th Birthday sweet girl!! So proud of you! Love your internet Auntie! You look Beautiful!!
“THEY LOOK AMAZING, THEYRE ALL GLOWING LOVE THIS,” said a fourth.
“Happy birthday!! Your mom looks absolutely amazing,” wrote a fifth.
“You’ve got the best mama you both look beautiful,” said a sixth.
A seventh then penned, “Kristina looks like yr sister.”
While an eighth wrote, “Happy birthday Leah!!! Your parents look incredible and you are adorable as ever!”