Ally Lewber shared her unexpected reaction to the news that her ex-partner, James Kennedy, is expecting a child with another woman. She admitted to being “shocked” that she “didn’t really care” when she first heard the news last week.
The star of Perfect Match had previously seen video of Kennedy at the Coachella Music Festival in April with a “young blonde,” but it wasn’t until TMZ broke the story on May 7 that she learned more about his new relationship.
On the Friday, May 15, episode of the Scheananigans With Scheana Shay podcast, Lewber said, “I didn’t know he, like, had a girlfriend.” She added, “I was like, ‘Whoa,’ and I wished him ‘the best.’”
Lewber is well aware of Kennedy’s long-standing desire to start a family. She revealed, “He has always wanted to be a dad. That was always our thing — he always wanted kids immediately, and I was like, ‘I don’t know what I want.’”
Despite their past, the two are no longer in touch. “No, we’re not,” she confirmed. “I promise.”
The Vanderpump Rules stars were in a relationship for two years, starting in January 2022. Their romance ended after Kennedy’s December 2024 arrest for domestic violence, and Lewber officially confirmed their split in January.
In an Instagram post, she wrote, “We are no longer together, but I’ll always support James and wish him the best with his sobriety and healing.” She also expressed relief that prosecutors did not file charges against him. “I never desired criminal charges,” she said. “We had an argument outside of his home related to him drinking again, however, I was not physically hurt.”
In an April 2025 interview with People, she described the tension between them: “The tension was high. My friend Jack was with us also, so we’re all just really fighting. [Kennedy was] still gaslighting me. He’s like, ‘I’m not drunk, you’re drunk.’ And I’m like, ‘No.’ We were just fighting, and then when we got out of the Uber, the fighting just continued. I was like, ‘I don’t want to be here.’ We were just fighting outside.”
During their relationship, Lewber tried to avoid conflicts by “walking on eggshells” and “monitoring” Kennedy’s moods. She later thanked Scheana Shay for encouraging her to “block him” and end the cycle of emotional turmoil.
“I really needed you, and my mom, and my support group,” she said. “It’s so tricky.”
According to TMZ, Kennedy has been in a relationship with his pregnant girlfriend for seven months and reportedly celebrated the baby news with their inner circle at a themed gathering. Prior to his relationship with Lewber, he was engaged to Vanderpump Rules co-star Raquel Leviss for seven months before they parted ways in December 2021.
Lewber hasn’t yet gone public with a new romance, but her career is thriving. She currently appears on the dating reality show Perfect Match, which premiered on Netflix on Wednesday, May 13.
She admitted to feeling like she’s “oversharing” on the new show. “It’s an adjustment — I’m not comfortable,” she said on the podcast. “They film your life. It’s different because you’re always being filmed all the time, in the bedrooms. You forget the cameras are there and you’re just living.”
