The Valley isn’t the only Vanderpump Rules spin-off on the docket. Lisa Vanderpump also has a new series, Vanderpump Villa, which premieres soon. Of course, longtime viewers know how much Lisa loves villas. Her Beverly Hills estate, Villa Rosa, is one of the most iconic in Real Housewives history.
Vanderpump Villa is set at French countryside estate Chateau Rosabelle. In the show, it serves as a pop-up venue. The show follows a group of employees as they work to create once-in-a-lifetime events for the estate’s guests. Naturally, drama ensues. Meanwhile, Lisa considers expanding her empire and turning the chateau into a permanent hotel. Does this make your ears perk up like one of Lisa’s dogs? Here’s everything we know about Vanderpump Villa so far.
When does Vanderpump Villa premiere?
Season 1 of Vanderpump Villa premieres on Monday, April 1st. We promise that’s not an April Fool’s joke. New episodes come out weekly.
Where can you watch Vanderpump Villa?
Lisa isn’t just expanding her horizons to another country. She’s also switching up networks. Instead of airing on Bravo, Vanderpump Villa will stream on Hulu. Past episodes of Lisa’s previous shows, Vanderpump Rules and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, are available on Peacock.
Vanderpump Villa cast
Miss the days when Vanderpump Rules was actually a show about young people working at a restaurant? Then Vanderpump Villa might be just what the doctor ordered.
While the titular villa is in France, Lisa brings on a dozen employees from the States. Many hail from Los Angeles and Las Vegas. For instance, event coordinator Stephen Alsvig has a long history with Lisa from his time at Vanderpump Cocktail Garden.
Like VPR, Vanderpump Villa’s cast includes servers. Including exes Marciano Brunette and Hannah Fouch, who dated for three years! Judging by multiple trailers, it seems that Hannah, who calls herself an outspoken party girl and screams about “fake b-tches”, could be the breakout.
The rest of the staff includes server Priscilla Ferrari, executive chef Anthony Bar, sous chef Caroline Byl, mixologists Andre Mitchell and Telly Hall, event coordinator Gabriella Sanon, housekeepers Emily Kovacs and Grace Cottrell, and chateau manager Eric Funderwhite. In a recent Instagram video, Lisa warns Eric about coming across as “batsh-t f-cking crazy”.
The next Jax Taylor or Stassi Schroeder could be in this group. Will the any of the Vanderpump Villa cast members find the same level of fame as the stars of VPR? We’ll have to wait and see.
What drama do we see in the Vanderpump Villa trailer?
The official trailer shows a group of young and hot employees fighting and hooking up. Sure looks like the classic VPR that so many viewers (this author included) miss! There’s even glimpses at emotional emergency staff meetings, a touchstone of early Pump Rules seasons.
Unlike VPR, there’s another twist this time around that should lead to even more drama. The employees don’t just work in the hotel- they live there, too. “It feels like I’m back in college…not that I went to college,” quips Hannah.
The central couple (a la Stassi and Jax) appears to be Hannah and Marciano. After she admits they hooked up, the servers appear to reignite their relationship. She even drops the l-bomb (in French, of course). However, it all falls apart when Marciano is caught kissing a guest. Talk about unprofessionalism! Cue the outrageous fights in front of the guests. In addition to Hannah and Marciano’s drama, the trailer shows mixologist Telly coming to blows with some co-workers. She also disobeys Lisa’s orders not to drink on the job.
Lisa proclaims she worked too hard for these “whippersnappers” to overhaul the experience with their antics. But let’s be real, she’s definitely loving it.
What else do we know?
Need more reasons to get excited? Lisa isn’t the only reality tv vet producing Vanderpump Villa. She’s joined by Bunim/Murray, the major company behind legendary reality shows like The Real World, The Challenge, and Bad Girls Club. Interestingly, Vanderpump Rules production company Evolution is not involved. Considering how disappointing VPR Season 11 has been, that might be for the best.
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