RHOM’s Larsa Pippen 'Was in a Great Place' FilmingHouse of Villainsamid Marcus Jordan Breakup (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan at iHeartRadio Jingle Ball held at the Kia Forum on Dec. 1, 2023 in Los Angeles.Photo:River Callaway/Variety via Getty

River Callaway/Variety via Getty

Larsa Pippen joinedHouse of Villainsseason 2 as a late arrival on the Oct. 17 episode following Larissa Lima’s eliminationTheReal Housewives of Miamistar tells PEOPLE she came intoHouse of Villainswanting “to be friends with everyone” and making “everyone think that I didn’t care to win”“I’m not a villain initially. However, if pushed, I can be a supervillain,” Pippen saysLarsa Pippenmight’ve enteredHouse of Villainslate, but she made her presence known.When theReal Housewives of Miamistar, 50, joined season 2 on the Oct. 17 episode, she immediately threw a fit about not wanting to take the only bed available in a room with two male contestants.“I just wanted to be welcomed into theHouse of Villains,” Pippen tells PEOPLE. “I was the new girl in the house. I wanted them to show me a little bit more love before we started backstabbing each other. I was like, ‘Can I just get one night of fun energy before I start really playing hard?’”Larsa Pippen.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty ImagesUltimately,The Bachelor’sVictoria Larsongave her bed up to Pippen and took the room withThe Challenge’sWes BergmannandBig Brother’s Jessie Godderz, which Pippen says earned Larson, 31, some good will with her.“I wanted to be friends with everyone,” Larsen says. “But I didn’t know who was going to keep their word and who was just playing really hard. I didn’t want anyone to think that Teresa and I were in a great place, so my strategy was basically to make friends and let everyone think that I didn’t care to win: ‘I’m just here for a good time, guys. I don’t care if I win. I don’t really need the money. Who needs $200,000?’”Despite wanting to cover up her friendship with fellow BravolebrityTeresa Giudice, Larsen says that seeing theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar onHouse of Villains“made me feel like I was home.”“We are Bravo family, but we’re really good friends,” Pippen adds. “We definitely aligned.”Teresa Giudice at the D’Amelio Footwear Launch Party in L.A. on May 18, 2023.Gilbert Flores/Variety via GettyThe allyship worked, keeping both Pippen and Giudice, 52, off the Hit List afterBad Girls Club’s Camilla Poindexter won the title of Supervillain of the Week in the Oct. 17 episode. Poindexter, 38, put up Godderz, also 38, alongsideSurvivor’sRichard HatchandLove & Hip Hop: Atlanta’s Safaree.Pippen feels like she didn’t enter theHouse of Villainsas a typical villain. “I’m not a villain initially,” she says. “However, if pushed, I can be a supervillain. If you poke the bear, I’m definitely that person. If you do come for me, I have a sharp tongue, so I’m a villain at times, I guess.”The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!The mom of four says she felt “prepared for the challenges” onHouse of Villainsthanks to her experience onThe Traitorsseason 2, “but at the same time I was prepared for the confrontation” due to her years onRHOM.But Pippen found living under the same roof as her castmates to be “really challenging,” she says. “It’s not easy. It’s challenging not having a door in your room. You have no privacy. I knew people were going to be losing their minds, so just being able to be cool with everyone and being able to be a butterfly and move amongst different groups of people, I think that’s theHousewivesangle.”Larsa Pippen at the Xerjoff Perfume Collection Launch at The Ned in New York City on March 25, 2024.Joy Malone/Getty ImagesThe reality star says that after two days, she had most of herHouse of Villainscostars figured out.“When you live under the same roof, it’s fast-forward. You get to learn so much about people and their personalities and their strategy,” Pippen continues. “If you’re too nice, I’m like, he’s definitely a silent assassin. You are a killer because you’re definitely not this nice in real life. I feel like I basically had everyone pegged the right way.“After doingTraitorsand nowHouse of Villains, Pippen says she wants to do “all” of the reality competitions.“They’re so much fun!” she says. “House of Villains, I had the best experience. It’s so much fun to get to meet other people that are in the same space as you and to be in a house with other people that are in the same industry as me that I would’ve never really had a chance to connect with. When would I ever hung out with Wes or Jessie? They’re not in my same world.”Pippen’s positive experience onHouse of Villainscame despite filming amidher breakupfromMarcus Jordan, whowent public with their relationshipin January 2023.“I really was in a great place,” Pippen says. “I wanted to do the show, so it was just a good experience for me.”Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan at ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’.Charles Sykes/Bravo via GettyWhen it comes to her love life today, “I’m not really looking for anything,” Pippen says. “I already feel full from my last relationship. I need to just focus on other things at this point. I am working, I am enjoying my family time. I’m good.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.House of Villainsairs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on E! and the first two episodes are available to stream now on Peacock.

Larsa Pippenmight’ve enteredHouse of Villainslate, but she made her presence known.

When theReal Housewives of Miamistar, 50, joined season 2 on the Oct. 17 episode, she immediately threw a fit about not wanting to take the only bed available in a room with two male contestants.

“I just wanted to be welcomed into theHouse of Villains,” Pippen tells PEOPLE. “I was the new girl in the house. I wanted them to show me a little bit more love before we started backstabbing each other. I was like, ‘Can I just get one night of fun energy before I start really playing hard?’”

Larsa Pippen.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images

Ultimately,The Bachelor’sVictoria Larsongave her bed up to Pippen and took the room withThe Challenge’sWes BergmannandBig Brother’s Jessie Godderz, which Pippen says earned Larson, 31, some good will with her.

“I wanted to be friends with everyone,” Larsen says. “But I didn’t know who was going to keep their word and who was just playing really hard. I didn’t want anyone to think that Teresa and I were in a great place, so my strategy was basically to make friends and let everyone think that I didn’t care to win: ‘I’m just here for a good time, guys. I don’t care if I win. I don’t really need the money. Who needs $200,000?’”

Despite wanting to cover up her friendship with fellow BravolebrityTeresa Giudice, Larsen says that seeing theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar onHouse of Villains“made me feel like I was home.”

“We are Bravo family, but we’re really good friends,” Pippen adds. “We definitely aligned.”

Teresa Giudice at the D’Amelio Footwear Launch Party in L.A. on May 18, 2023.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

The allyship worked, keeping both Pippen and Giudice, 52, off the Hit List afterBad Girls Club’s Camilla Poindexter won the title of Supervillain of the Week in the Oct. 17 episode. Poindexter, 38, put up Godderz, also 38, alongsideSurvivor’sRichard HatchandLove & Hip Hop: Atlanta’s Safaree.

Pippen feels like she didn’t enter theHouse of Villainsas a typical villain. “I’m not a villain initially,” she says. “However, if pushed, I can be a supervillain. If you poke the bear, I’m definitely that person. If you do come for me, I have a sharp tongue, so I’m a villain at times, I guess.”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

The mom of four says she felt “prepared for the challenges” onHouse of Villainsthanks to her experience onThe Traitorsseason 2, “but at the same time I was prepared for the confrontation” due to her years onRHOM.

But Pippen found living under the same roof as her castmates to be “really challenging,” she says. “It’s not easy. It’s challenging not having a door in your room. You have no privacy. I knew people were going to be losing their minds, so just being able to be cool with everyone and being able to be a butterfly and move amongst different groups of people, I think that’s theHousewivesangle.”

Larsa Pippen at the Xerjoff Perfume Collection Launch at The Ned in New York City on March 25, 2024.Joy Malone/Getty Images

Joy Malone/Getty Images

The reality star says that after two days, she had most of herHouse of Villainscostars figured out.

“When you live under the same roof, it’s fast-forward. You get to learn so much about people and their personalities and their strategy,” Pippen continues. “If you’re too nice, I’m like, he’s definitely a silent assassin. You are a killer because you’re definitely not this nice in real life. I feel like I basically had everyone pegged the right way.”

After doingTraitorsand nowHouse of Villains, Pippen says she wants to do “all” of the reality competitions.

“They’re so much fun!” she says. “House of Villains, I had the best experience. It’s so much fun to get to meet other people that are in the same space as you and to be in a house with other people that are in the same industry as me that I would’ve never really had a chance to connect with. When would I ever hung out with Wes or Jessie? They’re not in my same world.”

Pippen’s positive experience onHouse of Villainscame despite filming amidher breakupfromMarcus Jordan, whowent public with their relationshipin January 2023.

“I really was in a great place,” Pippen says. “I wanted to do the show, so it was just a good experience for me.”

Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan at ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

When it comes to her love life today, “I’m not really looking for anything,” Pippen says. “I already feel full from my last relationship. I need to just focus on other things at this point. I am working, I am enjoying my family time. I’m good.”

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House of Villainsairs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on E! and the first two episodes are available to stream now on Peacock.

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