When Ally Lewber found out her ex-boyfriend James Kennedy might be expecting a baby, her first instinct wasn’t jealousy or heartbreak—it was bewilderment. She didn’t even know he had a new girlfriend.
The Vanderpump Rules alum opened up on the Friday, May 15 episode of the“Scheananigans With Scheana Shay”podcast about the pregnancy rumors that TMZ reported on May 7, explaining that the news hit her as a genuine surprise. But what’s striking isn’t the shock itself—it’s what came after.“I also was shocked that I was like,‘OK,’and then didn’t really care,”Lewber said with refreshing honesty. There’s a freedom in that reaction, the kind of emotional clarity that only comes after distance and healing.
Lewber and Kennedy, 34, dated from 2022 to 2024, getting together after he called off his engagement to Rachel“Raquel”Leviss. They broke up shortly after Kennedy was arrested in December 2024 for misdemeanor domestic violence. (He denied the claims and did not face criminal charges.) On the“Starstruck”podcast in March 2025, Lewber was more candid about the toll the relationship took, calling it toxic and saying she was grateful to be on the other side of it. That’s context worth sitting with—this wasn’t a clean breakup over incompatibility or drifting apart.
Still, Lewber acknowledged that Kennedy, 34, had always been clear about what he wanted.“I think he has always wanted to be a dad,”she said.“He always wanted kids immediately, and I was like,‘I don’t know what I want.’He’s always wanted to be a dad, and he has always moved quickly.”The timing tracks: Kennedy moves fast, and fatherhood was always his priority. Lewber, meanwhile, has moved in the opposite direction. She’s been dating on Netflix’s Perfect Match season 4 and is considering freezing her eggs.“I don’t think I’ll be ready for kids, like, anytime soon,”she said Friday, though she acknowledged wanting them eventually.
What this story really says is less about Kennedy’s news and more about Lewber’s growth. A year and a half ago, she was in a relationship that ended badly and very publicly. Now she’s exploring her own timeline, her own wants, and her own life—completely unmoored from his trajectory. She even wished Kennedy“the best,”though they haven’t been in contact since the split. That’s not spite or indifference masking pain. That’s someone who’s actually moved on.
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