Larsa Pippen Explained Why House Of Villains Is Exactly What She Needed

Easily one of the most talked about recent reality shows, House of Villains has attracted an all-star cast. Still, each member of the show's cast is giving fans a lot to talk about. For example, Teresa Giudice recreated an iconic moment, fans are looking back at her past life "in hell," and viewers say she had a meltdown.

After fans realized that House of Villains' season two premiere was a must-watch, it was followed by something else great. The Real Housewives star Larsa Pippen joined the season's cast during the third episode. After breaking up with Marcus Jordan and joining the House of Villains cast, Larsa revealed why the show was great for her.

Why Larsa Pippen Says House Of Villains Was Exactly What She Needed

In March 2024, Entertainment Weekly published a report revealing the cast of House of Villains' second season. That article revealed that several people who are reality show icons were a part of the season two cast.

Some of the most notable House of Villains Season 2 cast members include Richard Hatch, Teresa Giudice, Kandy Muse, and Tiffany "New York" Pollard. With so many iconic reality show villains in the competition, it would seem like competing against them might freak Larsa Pippen out.

As it turns out, however, it seems like Larsa wasn't upset at all about competing against so many infamous reality stars. Instead, Larsa actually has revealed that competing in House of Villains is exactly what she needed at that time in her life.

In July 2024, Larsa Pippen spoke to Entertainment Tonight about the status of her high profile relationship with Marcus Jordan.

According to what Larsa told the outlet at that time, her relationship with Marcus was done for good. "I think it's off. I mean, it's off, it is off. I feel like I'm good. I'm good."

While talking to Us Weekly in October 2024, Larsa told the outlet why she believed that House of Villains is exactly what she needed when she went on the show.

According to a September 2024 Screen Rant article, House of Villains Season 2 began filming in February 2024. Based on the publicly reported timelines of Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan's relationship, that was a time of turmoil in their relationship. That was when the couple reportedly broke up for the first time and had a short-lived reunion.

As Larsa explained, House of Villains was the perfect distraction for someone who was going through major relationship strife.

“Being so immersed in the house and all these different people and different personalities. I didn’t have time to think about anyone or anything. [The competitions and living in the house were] pretty time-consuming.”

While talking to Us Weekly about joining the cast of House of Villains, however, Larsa explained one issue that she had with her involvement in the popular reality show.

In January 2024, Larsa Pippen spoke to The Huffington Post about having to deal with haters during her reality show career. Larsa told the outlet that she felt that most of her female costars during the second season of The Traitors hated her. "A lot of the girls were haters and were hating on me because I had my man and they were solo."

As Larsa explained, she doesn't see herself as a "villain" even though House of Villains' casting team clearly felt she was qualified to appear on the show.

While Larsa took exception to the idea of being called a villain, she admitted that she has a harsher side.

In 2023, fans on the r/realhousewives subreddit discussed their opinion of Larsa Pippen at length. In response to a post on the subreddit titled "Larsa is the worst," there were a lot of comments labeling her as words like "nasty," "rude," and "cruel."

As Larsa explained to Us Weekly, she knows her words can be harsh, but she believes that is what she has to do sometimes.

“I don’t choose to [be], but if you put me in a situation, then I’m OK. I don’t think of myself as a villain, but I know that my words can be cutting. I mean, it works for me. It’s worked for me this long. So why change now?”

No matter how Larsa feels about being called a villain, it is interesting to know what she thought about appearing on House of Villains. While talking to Us Weekly for the article, Larsa called joining the show's second season cast as “the best decision I ever made.”

Larsa also told the outlet about how excited she was to be on the show with Tiffany "New York" Pollard. “I’ve watched so many shows that she’s been on, so I know she’s like a TV legend.”

House Of Villains Fans Had A Mixed Reaction To Larsa Pippen Joining The Show

When the cast for House of Villains' second season was announced, there was no indication Larsa Pippen would compete on the show. As a result, it was a huge shock when Larsa suddenly joined the cast during the season's third episode. That surprise led to some fascinating responses on social media.

Fortunately for Larsa, some fans were overjoyed that Larsa was a part of House of Villains. For example, one fan celebrated on X/Twitter about Larsa getting the chance to win a reality show. "Larsa Pippen getting her game show redemption??? Oh I’m sat #HouseOfVillains," wrote one user.

Yet another fan wrote on X/Twitter that House of Villains was becoming good thanks to Larsa. "Honestly, Larsa joining #HouseofVillains finally made the show interesting! Love her or hate her, she makes GREAT TV 😭"

On the other hand, some House of Villains viewers were far from happy that Larsa showed up. For example, one person reacted to an X/Twitter post asking for feedback about Larsa joining the show's cast with a gif of Tim Gunn gagging.

Another X/Twitter user posted about how annoying they found Larsa's reaction to one of her House of Villains co-stars. "This is why Larsa be [sic] irking ppl. You’re on a show called House of Villains confused about ppl being mean….cut."