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VANDERPUMP Rules alum Kristen Doute said she "drank" and "cried" during the "really emotional" time following her firing from the show.

Bravo previously fired Kristen, Stassi Schroeder, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni from the reality show following.

 Kristen said she emotionally responded to being fired from Vanderpump Rules
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Kristen said she emotionally responded to being fired from Vanderpump RulesCredit: Getty - Contributor
 She was on the show since the first season
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She was on the show since the first seasonCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 Alongside other cast members, Kristen was fired for insensitive tweets
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Alongside other cast members, Kristen was fired for insensitive tweetsCredit: 2018 Bravo Media LLC

Kristen, 37, and Stassi, 31, were fired alongside Max and Brett when their .

During Wednesday's episode of the The former Bravo star revealed that she learned she was fired when her lawyer called to "drop the note" and said she was "no longer going to be on the show."

Kristen shared: "I never got to speak to anyone, which is really hard because I would have liked to have a conversation.

"In turn, I really wished that they would have talked about this publicly."

Recalling how she handled the firing, Kristen said she "wasn't doing that well."

 Fellow original cast member Stassi was also fired
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Fellow original cast member Stassi was also firedCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 Stassi is currently pregnant
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Stassi is currently pregnantCredit: Getty Images - Getty

She said: "I think I was just really all over the place. I'm not used to being silenced, and it was a lot to take in that people had a certain perception of me that I didn't hold myself. And sprinkled in there was, like, drinking and crying, to begin with, you know, if I'm going to be super honest about it."

Kristen said that she became determined to learn from her mistakes, educate herself, consult resources and stay off of social media.

She said: "And then shortly thereafter, I just started listening because I was having conversations with a lot of my friends—and specifically, you know, to be honest, my Black friends—and they told me to shut up and listen.

"So, that's exactly what I did."

 The cast members were fired when racially insensitive tweets resurfaced
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The cast members were fired when racially insensitive tweets resurfacedCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 Kristen said she drank a lot after being fired
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Kristen said she drank a lot after being firedCredit: Getty Images - Getty

The fired cast members tweets resurfaced following accusations from .

Faith claimed on her podcast that Kristen and Stassi had racially profiled her back in 2018 after they reported her to the police for a crime she didn't commit.

The former SUR employee also detailed their "attack" on her to Floribama Shore star Candace Rice during an Instagram Live conversation.

She said: "There was this article where there was an African-American lady. It was a weird photo, so she looked very light-skinned and had these different, weird tattoos. I guess this woman was robbing people."

 Faith detailed their racially insensitive actions
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Faith detailed their racially insensitive actionsCredit: AfterBuzz TV Reality TV

"And they called the cops and said it was me. This is like, a true story. I heard this from, actually, Stassi during an interview."

Bravo eventually fired Kristen, Stassi, Max and Brett for their racially insensitive behavior both online and off.

Cast member Jax Taylor is also under fire for racist and transphobic claims.

 Jax is also under fire for offensive claims
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Jax is also under fire for offensive claimsCredit: 2019 Bravo Media, LLC


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