Lisa Barlow Defends Her RHOSLC Behavior: 'I Don't Feel Like I'm a Villain' (Exclusive)

"I think it's villainous to label your friends — try and make up narratives for them," Barlow tells PEOPLE

Lisa Barlow is standing her ground.

While season 5 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City shows Barlow being called a “villain,” she disagrees. The reality personality spoke with PEOPLE at the 2024 Bravo Fan Fest on Nov. 23 and explained why she thinks some of her costars have given her that label.

“I don't feel like I'm a villain,” she says. “I think for people that are very insecure and people that aren't resolute in how they feel or confident in what they're saying and doing, I think it would be hard for them to be around someone like me. So maybe I'm a villain to them. But I think it's villainous to label your friends — try and make up narratives for them. That's villainous to me.”

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In September, viewers saw Barlow go head-to-head with fellow RHOSLC star Whitney Rose, which resulted in Barlow breaking a glass and Rose storming out. The argument began when Barlow brought up Rose’s comments about her on a podcast, where she said Barlow was “the villain.”

“She doesn’t care about anything else other than being right,” Rose said on an episode of The Viall Files. “Lisa’s always been the villain.”

“You’ll understand that people who love themselves take care of themselves, that’s part of self-love and with your healing journey, you’d think that you know that by now,” Barlow snapped, later saying, “If you’re gonna lie about me, expect me to tell the truth about myself.”

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“The way that Lisa is calling me a liar over how I feel is narcissist 101,” Rose said in her confessional, noting what she said on the podcast was just her opinion.

"I think that if I’m not kissing every part of your a--hole, I’m not a good enough friend for you,” she then told Barlow.

As the other women began to chime in and take sides, both Barlow and Rose grew angrier, leading Barlow to throw her glass on the ground beside her.

“You want me to be your villain, I’ll be your villain,” Barlow said.

The feud has continued through the season, with Barlow even threatening to sue Rose for defamation after Rose accused Barlow of leaking rumors to an Instagram gossip account.

“Whitney’s accusing me of something I didn’t do, so I want you to get the police involved because it’s my character,” Barlow told her security. “I want you to get the police involved and go the distance on this. Get the LA police involved, everything, and the Salt Lake police.”

“Every time I think we’re friends, you f–-- up,” she said to Rose before she walked away.

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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.