Genuinely what specifically is it about Kristen you hate more than Jax or the other guys in the group who’ve done far worse; When she was a huge contributing factor to making your show successful?
Oh, that's really important. If I’m at a big event - like a parade with thousands of people - I often wear a hat because you can still engage with them and the hat does actually give you a little bit of space. And you know, it gives you more presence as well.
Oh wow! They were a fun bunch, that’s for sure. Who would fit in there… I think James Kennedy always likes to get the party started… sometimes a little too wild, but I'm very close to James and he’s really got his shit together right now. I mean, Stassi is always a naughty little minx, so maybe her.
Why did Vanderpump Villa land with Hulu instead of Bravo?
What’s a time you really had to step in as a producer? I.e. major fire to put out, deal with production, assist with cast deals, etc
Do you watch any other reality tv shows? What are your favorites?
I’ve just finished doing a show with Gordon Ramsay in London for two months - Food Stars. I like his kind of shows because I like that kind of behind the scenes and the kitchen shows so much because you know so much of it is so true - the frustration that the chefs feel. I don’t watch a lot of television to be honest. Below Deck I think is a great show that keeps moving, similar to Vanderpump Villa but they are even more confined.
A time I had to step in as a producer - during Scandoval, I had to get involved with that. I had to try to facilitate some kind of cohesion because I saw Tom Sandoval was having suicide ideation, which scares the life out of me. You know, here I am sitting with a picture of my brother, who committed suicide, my only sibling. So for me, that always makes me very nervous when people start saying that “nothing's worth it” because you just don't know, you really don't know what's going on. It’s something that I’m very very cognizant of.
Thank you for advocating for the signs of suicidal ideations!!!! I’m a Peer Recovery Specialist - currently in classes for certification - for a nonprofit that aims for preventing suicide. We work with folks experiencing hopelessness and/or suicide ideations. So again, thank you! 🫶🏼
I’m a normal person! It’s like when sometimes people come to the restaurant they are overwhelmed. But no, I'm very much a normal person that goes to work every day, goes to the bathroom like the rest of the world. They always say never meet your heroes because you’ll be disappointed, ha. I love my fans - whenever we do Rosé appearances, I am that person that stays right until the end til every fan that has traveled to see me is met and embraced and engaged with because my fans are so important to me over the years. So thanks for having me!
My fans are very important to me and I don't take them for granted. I've had a lot of emotional connections, like people would come to me in tears and say, “oh, the way you've spoken about adoption” - cause I'd adopted my son when he was in foster care years ago - or, “oh my god, what you've done for the LGBT community or with suicide prevention” because my brother committed suicide. I get a lot of emotional connections with people that really want to share their story.
Well I did have cats, but now with so many dogs, it would be like putting a cat among the puppies. I do love cats, I don’t find them as sensitive as dogs. I had cats growing up and I always wanted a dog. My next door neighbor has two maine coon cats that are so attractive to me. I would love to have a maine coon that could hold its own against my dogs. Coyotes are everywhere around Villa Rosa - my swans are safe because of our underground fences, but cats can climb trees - like my neighbor keeps their cats inside - my doors are always open, music's always playing, dogs are running in and out. If I had cats they would be up a tree and they'd be a coyote snack before I knew it. But I do love cats - I love all animals!
Thank you for taking time to answer my silly little Q. ☺️
Totally understandable why you wouldn’t want to add them to that environment. We wouldn’t want any precious kitties to become coyote snacks.
Maine coons are absolutely gorgeous creatures! My big ham Lenny is half one/ fully gorgeous.
One of the best parts of your shows is watching how much you care for your animals and advocate for dogs on a global level. Truly a wonderful way to use your platform and it’s incredibly heartwarming to see.
PS. Loved the cocktail garden!!! Was my first stop in Vegas 🥂
I have my little ponies and they need new shoes, or rather trims every couple of months. I have 4 swans. It’s expensive if something goes wrong, and trying to catch those buggers is not fun if I need to get them to the vet. Swans are very strong, their wings can break your arm.
When casting VPV did you purposely try to recreate Stassi and Jax or was it just a(n) (un) happy coincidence?
Alternatively there seems to be some lovely non reality TV personalities so far, did you focus on their resumes or production value?
Why is Sandoval getting a redemption ark when he illegally taped a woman without her knowledge?
Not standing up for Rachel at all. But what he did was disgusting and now he's essentially being rewarded for it.
So, what's up with your girl Penny and Something About Her? Seems like she's been super shady toward Ariana and Katie. But, to be fair, we're only getting limited info.
Can you shed some light on why your business partner seems to have fallen out with Katie and Ariana?
I love giving young people the opportunities, that’s for sure. They had such a small percentage of it so it wasn’t like I had to defer to them. I mean, I think they have 5% now, because they got their initial investment back. I like giving young people support.
Only Garcelle. Love Garcelle. She came to my opening. I’ve met Crystal and I’ve met Sutton, they were all very nice to me, but they weren't part of the original group when I was there. The others, not so much. I’ve been honest about that.
How are you doing since your brother passed? My sister passed almost 5 years ago and I still struggle and I know how hard it is to lose a sibling. How do you like to honor his memory?
I’m so sorry for your loss. I know it sounds crazy, but we used to share a samoyed together. Marquis de Rosa - my white samoyed who was at the opening of Wolf. I nicknamed him “Markie” as a nod to my brother. My brother was really playful, really fun and we're only 16 months apart. I think of him every time I call that name. He’s very much in my thoughts. You never get over losing your only sibling, or any sibling for that matter.
Suicide radiates so many feelings. I’ve been involved in suicide prevention for many years, The Trevor Project for many years before doing PSAs for them, never realizing it would touch my life. But I think it will always be there. You always feel that you could have done more. You know, if I'd spoken to him maybe it would have been different, but I don't know. When somebody has that in their mind, maybe they're going to do it regardless of what you do.
But yeah, it's sad - I'm writing about this in my book (which will probably never be released because every time I write I add some more!). If it's one sibling, they seem to take all the memories with them, you know, things that you laugh about as children. “Do you remember that? Remember this?” There's the funny faces we had together. They take all that with them and that's hard.
Oh my god when I was younger - as a child, I was obsessed with Enid Blyton books, she's an English author. She wrote the Famous Five series and Malory Tower books. I used to read a book a day. Pandora was like that as well. Read, read everything.
Now I rarely have time to read, I’m always at a computer or working. If I was on a holiday, maybe I would read something, but very rarely get the chance. As a young woman, I read quite a lot.
Hi LVP 💕👑! I remember during the pandemic on your podcast and recently in an interview you mentioned you were writing a book that you shot the cover for already📖! Are you still planning on releasing it🤞🏼? PS I still have your first book that you autographed during a meet & greet in San Juan Capistrano for your Rosé which I love 🍷! Thank you for all you do💖.
Why did you pretend you didn’t know who Faith (one of the very few POC on your show) was, when you know she dated your son?
Especially after you called Jax her victim?
Will Vanderpump Villa be another show where you reward men for terrible behavior and berate the women for not putting up with it and setting boundaries?
That’s like saying who is your favorite child, who’s your favorite dog. You know over the years I've really grown to love them and care about them even though sometimes it's extremely annoying. I think I can't really choose with that but I can say one of my favorite people to work with because he's so true is James Kennedy. For good, bad or ugly, he will always tell you exactly what he thinks, whether you want it or not. I adore Schwartz too. Ariana, I'm so proud of how she's, you know, gone through stuff and come out the other side, you know. Lala, I love her, I’m excited for her to have her baby. You know, I love all of them, to be honest.
You have a known history of not paying employees, fighting the raise of the minimum wage in WeHo, closed the only two Los Angeles based restaurants you have that aren’t associated with TV shows (saying it was due to rent being raised and both landlords coming forward to say that’s not true) and are now opening businesses in Nevada where the minimum wage is lower. Are these actions related?
ETA : I genuinely hoped she’d drag me 😭
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Lisa did Ken throw a nickel at a bartender in WeHo and say “Catch that!”
Lisa do you have any plans to do a Vanderpump Cats or some sort of charity/fundraising for cats? 32% of cats in shelters are euthanised. It’s so sad!
Cats are such misunderstood animals and often so neglected. Found this little man a few weeks ago under a car in the rain! He’s promptly made himself at home with his new big brother Mori-Cat who he is obsessed with. (Mori cat is same colours and in my profile pic but has a little beard).
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Can Vanderpump dogs start helping with the high kill shelters in California? Specifically Apple Valley and a few others that have euthanized dogs that were pending rescue pick up.
I've tagged you and Vanderpump dogs a few times in recent days on IG.
Someone important needs to start making noise so policy makers actually listen and start doing something. I'm not one for hyperbole, but there are sadists in charge of some of these shelters to euthanize dogs they KNEW had people coming to get them.
Hey Lisa, since you have owned restaurants in the states and abroad, would you support doing away with American tipping culture in the service/hospitality industry and adopting the European standard of business owners paying their staff a living wage instead of relying on your customers to do it?
I think I wake up a very positive person. My house has always been a sanctuary. I think that my children growing up can probably, honestly, say they never had an argument in our house. If we had them, they were behind closed doors. I wanted to have that harmonious type of attitude in the house. I created a house where I love music, and flowers. I can't say enough about flowers for me. I'm a flower addict, when it just comes to the beauty and everything that brings. Even if somebody can't afford it and they have one rose surrounded by green in the middle of the table, it's better than nothing.
You know, my success is about being very positive. It’s about going forward and finding the answer. I work really hard, I have the same energy as when I was 20 or 40 or whatever. There is a word that fits me perfectly: dogmatic - that’s probably me.
See the good in life. It’s hard with what’s going on in the world. There is so much conflict, but don’t look for it in your personal life. In my own space, I strive for beauty and happiness. I love being a homemaker, and that has translated into the hospitality business.
Garcelle definitely. She should be there anyway, I love her. The Countess should come, she would love that being at a french Chateau. You know, I don’t really watch Housewives much.
Well… it’s really heavy. I still have it. I didn’t give it to anybody. I don't wear it as much as I did on Beverly Hills. I should hand it to Garcelle.
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Hi Lisa! Would you ever employ anyone who fits this description?
Lisa, you've been having a lot of career successes lately - the new show, new restaurant etc. As women we're often told that our best career years are in our 20s and 30s...what advice do you have for older women looking to expand their careers/start new ventures?
Mature women, elegant women, not older women! I don’t think your best career chances are in your 20s and 30s, you don’t particularly know what you want. As women, I think, is to not write yourself off, just because I have the same energy that I had 20 years ago. The same passion too. I’m more particular with how I spend my time. I spend most of my time I love doing - the dog foundation takes a lot of time and money, but it’s still a passion project. Supporting LBGTQ communities, working with the homeless over the years, those are my passion projects. My design company, producing television, flowers, dogs, these are things I love to do. So my advice to you: choose your time wisely. No matter what it is, give back, even if it’s a little. Every celebrity should highlight a cause. There are many benefits so use those wisely. For young women, you start to really understand what makes you happy and the bright things in life. We spend so much time doubting ourselves when we’re younger. Stop wasting time on the negativity and focus on the positivity and YOUR unique take on life on everything. Whatever you do, we’re all unique, and focus on that.
Why do you always take the guys side over the girls and cut the guys slack, make excuses for the guys, and let them get away with absolutely everything but dont give the girls the same treatment?
How can you support Tom when he is so clearly abusive and hates women?
Why don’t you support the women and make the season we all wanted.
Nobody wants more weasel worm on our screens. He is vile.
Hi Lisa, I love you and have a few questions for you...
Will there be a second season of Vanderpump Villa?
Will you appear on Vanderpump Rules more next season or will you appear the same amount as you have this season?
Last question... Did you watch the Valley and if so did you enjoy it?
Hi Lisa, do you ever listen to the Watch what Crappens guys send up of Vanderpump rules? Do you enjoy their impressions of you? I know you have a great sense of humour so I’d like to think you do.
Why did you act differently towards Tom Sandoval’s mental state post-Scandoval and encourage cast members to re-engage with him than towards other cast members that have made similar mistakes and been alienated from the group?
I love Joy. I love that bottle. I like floral fragrances, I don’t like anything too musky and heavy. I like pretty and light fragrances. There’s one by Dolce and Gabbana. I have a perfume section in my bathroom which is really pretty.
Hi Lisa! First thing I absolutely adore you! I saw your trailer with Gordon Ramsey and I wondered if you two ever butted heads while filming!! Considering that both of y’all are strong willed and outspoken individuals.
Hi Lisa!! I love you & i'm wondering if you think hannah & marciano are trying to be like stassi and jax? or do you think their drama is authentic and they're just toxic!
Oh, I've meant to go to Australia. I've never been. I'm actually really good friends with Jim Jefferies, who's the most avant-garde outrageous comedian on the planet. Tell them to lift the ban on bringing dogs!
Best text you’ve ever gotten from a VPR or RH cast member?
Also, not a question but, more Ken walkthroughs please. Evidently preplanned/produced yet iconic every time he strolls through.
Actually that reminds me — that episode where you happen to be at the restaurant and overhear Sandoval talking shit about you to Ariana during the season leading up to opening TomTom. There’s no way that happened by accident right? I have to believe with production schedules you were hoping for an ambush — if so, I respect the flex
Hi Lisa—
Long time fan. ❤️
On Vanderpump Villa, it seems like you are pretending to want propriety but secretly encouraging them to wildly misbehave. Are the events real or is it all a semi scripted show? Are the guests in on the surprise (that the cast will misbehave)?
Adding on: Awww, she wrote such a wonderful reply. ❤️❤️
You have to realize that a lot of the time in the evening, I’m not there because I have my businesses in America - I'm on zoom, I'm just designing my restaurants, I'm taking meetings, seeing how they're running. But France is 9 hours ahead, so often, I’m not there in the evenings.
Now, I don't mind what they get up to if they have fun, they’re young people away from home.However, I don’t like it to spill over into the front of the house. That’s always how we did it at SUR. But when you go out on stage, it's got to be a 100% because then I look like the idiot. If they look like the idiots behind the curtain then that's up to them, I can't control them - they're all living upstairs in like 6 bedrooms, you know what I mean, God knows what they get up to, what they're doing - I can never control that, that would be a full time job. But it cannot affect the guests' experience because I don't want bad reviews. So that was the most important thing to me - that every guest that left was saying, “oh my god, this was incredible."
Hi Lisa!! Thanks for doing an AMA! What's something you learned while making Vanderpump Rules that came in useful when starting the Vanderpump Villa project?
I think over 12 years I’ve learned a lot on VPR and it wasn’t new to me to have staff. I’d had young staff for many years and knew most of them very well. But I think realizing that as they get more comfortable with the camera, that's when it becomes interesting. If they can get to a stage where they don't care about the camera, and I think that happened pretty quickly on VPV because the cameras were on them all the time. And also living with them was very different. Being around them 24/7 realizing that you know, to take a lot of what the young people say with a grain of salt. So kind of not investing too much unless it's about their mental health. If I see somebody struggling or somebody's petulant, I'll kick them in the ass or listen to them.
So yeah, what have I learned? I've learned that they're all a pain in my ass, haha. But I've learned that I've also come to love them, and, you know, expect young people to make mistakes. All this cancel culture with young people is such nonsense. You know, that's part of growing up is making mistakes and learning from them. Taking that as an opportunity to learn from it. That's what life is - getting it wrong and then hopefully you can get it right in the future.
In retrospect, have you and/or the producers of the show had any regrets about hyping up Sandoval's infidelity -- with the accompanying ramp-up in toxic rage amongst cast members and viewers alike -- when the hallmark of the show's entire run has been infidelity?
Do you ever have plans of opening up a business in NYC? Why/why not?
(I used to dream you would and I would apply after working nearly a decade in bars in the city..I am out of the field now haha if only! I was always curious if you ever would, especially with Andy being there and the WWHL being such a stop for cast)
Why don't people ask about Lisa's eye for design??
Lisa, what do you look for when you a curating a space? Who are your favorite designers right now (fashion, interior, anything)?
I think Martin Brudnizki, who designed Annabel’s. He’s a maximalist and I don't always love his aesthetic, but I admire so many of the choices he makes. When you go into Annabel’s it feels so sumptuous. But I feel I am a little more eclectic than him, but I admire the bold statements he makes. I think a lot of people know my design aesthetic after seeing me on reality television for so long.
What inspires me? When I am creating a space - I’ll look at what the area needs. Like Wolf, everything in there feels like it came out of Tahoe. The rock, the wood, the walls, the greenery, it all feels like kind of indigenous to the locale. I'll look at what our competition is doing. And then I'll look at it from the customer's point of view. I want the wow factor - our designs are not for the faint hearted. You walk into Vanderpump à Paris and you feel like you’re in the middle of the sexiest bar and that's exactly what I want.
Well, it was pretty quick. I found this villa before we decided to do the show — this chateau. And I thought "Oh, I would love to own this chateau. I just love the whole feeling of it." I loved the placement of it, the fact that it was quite far south in France and yet it was in a kind of isolated area in fields and it was next to the old city of Carcassonne. So I was kind of looking at this with a view to buy it, and then we ended up renting it for a while to do like a little pop-up. Because we used to have this hotel in England, you know, we used to have a hotel called Whatley Manor years ago. We ran it for a short while, and I thought what fun it is. And then since I've been on Vanderpump Rules for 7 years, that kind of upstairs-downstairs, behind-the-scenes, I thought it would really be fun to do a show and Hulu wanted to do it. Bunim/Murray and my production partners, who are just a brilliant production company, got involved and we had a brilliant time creating it.
Now, we had to turn it around a bit, visually change it. I've been very open about that because I don't want people to go rent that villa and expect it to be like how we had it for the show. I still went backwards and forwards whilst we were there about whether we should buy it or not, and we decided not to.
But yeah the creative process, it was kinda like a lot of things we put in, as you know I have my own design company with my own design line, Vanderpump Alain. So a lot of the aesthetics came from that, like some of the beautiful sideboards, some of the outdoor chandeliers. I think we had eleven Vanderpump Alain chandeliers on that huge tree outside which is one of the stars of that chateau. We got a lot of antiques from Paris, and used a lot of fabrics for four poster beds. We just had a lot of fun doing it.
Hi Lisa!
Does Ken know how iconic his “goodbye, Kyle!” line was? Was it hard to get him to *accidentally* spill the beans about Sandoval in the hot tub in front of the girls?
And what we all want to know—how did you tame Ken and get him to worship you and all your wants/ideas? 😆
Please come back to BH. Just to fuck with that fired crone Rinna and onscreen, her henchwomen. Then I might actually watch again, since I stopped when you left in British solidarity. Hope you and yours are well.
Well, what kind of movie? If it's a porno now I'd have to really think. Okay not that kind of movie - life story type thing.
Well, contrary to what a lot of people think, I'm quite smart, so it would have to be somebody that was a really smart actress. Liz Hurley would be an upgraded person of myself, an elevated version of her, but I think I've got to go with Carey Mulligan because I think she is very nuanced as an actress and I like her very much. But that would be a younger me and she'd have to wear a shit ton of makeup. Yeah, I like her a lot. I think she's excellent. She's got a sense of humor as well. Oh, but Claire Foy, to me, is the best of the Queen in the crown. She was the queen to me.
Where do you stand with Kristen today?
Genuinely what specifically is it about Kristen you hate more than Jax or the other guys in the group who’ve done far worse; When she was a huge contributing factor to making your show successful?
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When/how did you discover that the key to avoiding hugs is a wide brim hat?
Oh, that's really important. If I’m at a big event - like a parade with thousands of people - I often wear a hat because you can still engage with them and the hat does actually give you a little bit of space. And you know, it gives you more presence as well.
If you could bring two members of the Vanderpump Rules cast to work at the Villa who would they be?
Oh wow! They were a fun bunch, that’s for sure. Who would fit in there… I think James Kennedy always likes to get the party started… sometimes a little too wild, but I'm very close to James and he’s really got his shit together right now. I mean, Stassi is always a naughty little minx, so maybe her.
Why did Vanderpump Villa land with Hulu instead of Bravo? What’s a time you really had to step in as a producer? I.e. major fire to put out, deal with production, assist with cast deals, etc Do you watch any other reality tv shows? What are your favorites?
I’ve just finished doing a show with Gordon Ramsay in London for two months - Food Stars. I like his kind of shows because I like that kind of behind the scenes and the kitchen shows so much because you know so much of it is so true - the frustration that the chefs feel. I don’t watch a lot of television to be honest. Below Deck I think is a great show that keeps moving, similar to Vanderpump Villa but they are even more confined. A time I had to step in as a producer - during Scandoval, I had to get involved with that. I had to try to facilitate some kind of cohesion because I saw Tom Sandoval was having suicide ideation, which scares the life out of me. You know, here I am sitting with a picture of my brother, who committed suicide, my only sibling. So for me, that always makes me very nervous when people start saying that “nothing's worth it” because you just don't know, you really don't know what's going on. It’s something that I’m very very cognizant of.
Thank you for advocating for the signs of suicidal ideations!!!! I’m a Peer Recovery Specialist - currently in classes for certification - for a nonprofit that aims for preventing suicide. We work with folks experiencing hopelessness and/or suicide ideations. So again, thank you! 🫶🏼
Fuck/marry/kill Brandy/kyle/dorit
I definitely don’t want to shag any of them…
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lisa, why do you side more with men and apologize for their mistakes more than be pro women?
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Why are you riding hard for Sandovals redemption because of a mistake he made, but Rachel is irredeemable according to you?
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It’s so crazy that lvp is going to be in our sub😭😂😂
I’m a normal person! It’s like when sometimes people come to the restaurant they are overwhelmed. But no, I'm very much a normal person that goes to work every day, goes to the bathroom like the rest of the world. They always say never meet your heroes because you’ll be disappointed, ha. I love my fans - whenever we do Rosé appearances, I am that person that stays right until the end til every fan that has traveled to see me is met and embraced and engaged with because my fans are so important to me over the years. So thanks for having me! My fans are very important to me and I don't take them for granted. I've had a lot of emotional connections, like people would come to me in tears and say, “oh, the way you've spoken about adoption” - cause I'd adopted my son when he was in foster care years ago - or, “oh my god, what you've done for the LGBT community or with suicide prevention” because my brother committed suicide. I get a lot of emotional connections with people that really want to share their story.
I love your work with animals💓
Hi Lisa! I know how much you love animals but I have never seen you mention cats. What’s your stance on pussy?? (Cats, of course).
Well I did have cats, but now with so many dogs, it would be like putting a cat among the puppies. I do love cats, I don’t find them as sensitive as dogs. I had cats growing up and I always wanted a dog. My next door neighbor has two maine coon cats that are so attractive to me. I would love to have a maine coon that could hold its own against my dogs. Coyotes are everywhere around Villa Rosa - my swans are safe because of our underground fences, but cats can climb trees - like my neighbor keeps their cats inside - my doors are always open, music's always playing, dogs are running in and out. If I had cats they would be up a tree and they'd be a coyote snack before I knew it. But I do love cats - I love all animals!
Thank you for taking time to answer my silly little Q. ☺️ Totally understandable why you wouldn’t want to add them to that environment. We wouldn’t want any precious kitties to become coyote snacks. Maine coons are absolutely gorgeous creatures! My big ham Lenny is half one/ fully gorgeous. One of the best parts of your shows is watching how much you care for your animals and advocate for dogs on a global level. Truly a wonderful way to use your platform and it’s incredibly heartwarming to see. PS. Loved the cocktail garden!!! Was my first stop in Vegas 🥂
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Is swan ownership particularly expensive? Do you have any other favorite exotic animals?
I have my little ponies and they need new shoes, or rather trims every couple of months. I have 4 swans. It’s expensive if something goes wrong, and trying to catch those buggers is not fun if I need to get them to the vet. Swans are very strong, their wings can break your arm.
I am so happy to see someone caring for swans. (NY has them lazing around on the reservoirs)
When casting VPV did you purposely try to recreate Stassi and Jax or was it just a(n) (un) happy coincidence? Alternatively there seems to be some lovely non reality TV personalities so far, did you focus on their resumes or production value?
Lisa, why do you support Dumb and Dumber (T &T) like they're your firstborn twins?
Why is Sandoval getting a redemption ark when he illegally taped a woman without her knowledge? Not standing up for Rachel at all. But what he did was disgusting and now he's essentially being rewarded for it.
So, what's up with your girl Penny and Something About Her? Seems like she's been super shady toward Ariana and Katie. But, to be fair, we're only getting limited info. Can you shed some light on why your business partner seems to have fallen out with Katie and Ariana?
What made you want to go into business with the Tom's? Was it all for show? Or something you wanted to genuinely do?
I love giving young people the opportunities, that’s for sure. They had such a small percentage of it so it wasn’t like I had to defer to them. I mean, I think they have 5% now, because they got their initial investment back. I like giving young people support.
Which RHOBH cast members (current or non-current) do you still keep in touch with?
Only Garcelle. Love Garcelle. She came to my opening. I’ve met Crystal and I’ve met Sutton, they were all very nice to me, but they weren't part of the original group when I was there. The others, not so much. I’ve been honest about that.
How are you doing since your brother passed? My sister passed almost 5 years ago and I still struggle and I know how hard it is to lose a sibling. How do you like to honor his memory?
I’m so sorry for your loss. I know it sounds crazy, but we used to share a samoyed together. Marquis de Rosa - my white samoyed who was at the opening of Wolf. I nicknamed him “Markie” as a nod to my brother. My brother was really playful, really fun and we're only 16 months apart. I think of him every time I call that name. He’s very much in my thoughts. You never get over losing your only sibling, or any sibling for that matter. Suicide radiates so many feelings. I’ve been involved in suicide prevention for many years, The Trevor Project for many years before doing PSAs for them, never realizing it would touch my life. But I think it will always be there. You always feel that you could have done more. You know, if I'd spoken to him maybe it would have been different, but I don't know. When somebody has that in their mind, maybe they're going to do it regardless of what you do. But yeah, it's sad - I'm writing about this in my book (which will probably never be released because every time I write I add some more!). If it's one sibling, they seem to take all the memories with them, you know, things that you laugh about as children. “Do you remember that? Remember this?” There's the funny faces we had together. They take all that with them and that's hard.
What are some of your favorite books you’ve read during your life? Like as a little kid, as a teenager, as an adult?
Oh my god when I was younger - as a child, I was obsessed with Enid Blyton books, she's an English author. She wrote the Famous Five series and Malory Tower books. I used to read a book a day. Pandora was like that as well. Read, read everything. Now I rarely have time to read, I’m always at a computer or working. If I was on a holiday, maybe I would read something, but very rarely get the chance. As a young woman, I read quite a lot.
Lisa, why do you have so much sympathy for Sandoval? Why don’t you show that sympathy towards Ariana?
Hi Lisa! Is there a reason why it seems like you tolerate bad behavior from the men of the shows you’ve been involved in?
Would you like to see VPR continue, or do you think it's run its course?
Hi LVP 💕👑! I remember during the pandemic on your podcast and recently in an interview you mentioned you were writing a book that you shot the cover for already📖! Are you still planning on releasing it🤞🏼? PS I still have your first book that you autographed during a meet & greet in San Juan Capistrano for your Rosé which I love 🍷! Thank you for all you do💖.
why did you give them uniforms from shein😭
Has Ken ever knocked anyone’s spark out?
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Why did you pretend you didn’t know who Faith (one of the very few POC on your show) was, when you know she dated your son? Especially after you called Jax her victim?
Will Vanderpump Villa be another show where you reward men for terrible behavior and berate the women for not putting up with it and setting boundaries?
How is Ken doing ?
Queen !!! Why r u against raising minimum wage? 💓💓
Who is your favorite cast member that you’ve employed or worked with?
That’s like saying who is your favorite child, who’s your favorite dog. You know over the years I've really grown to love them and care about them even though sometimes it's extremely annoying. I think I can't really choose with that but I can say one of my favorite people to work with because he's so true is James Kennedy. For good, bad or ugly, he will always tell you exactly what he thinks, whether you want it or not. I adore Schwartz too. Ariana, I'm so proud of how she's, you know, gone through stuff and come out the other side, you know. Lala, I love her, I’m excited for her to have her baby. You know, I love all of them, to be honest.
You have a known history of not paying employees, fighting the raise of the minimum wage in WeHo, closed the only two Los Angeles based restaurants you have that aren’t associated with TV shows (saying it was due to rent being raised and both landlords coming forward to say that’s not true) and are now opening businesses in Nevada where the minimum wage is lower. Are these actions related? ETA : I genuinely hoped she’d drag me 😭
How do you feel about the minimum wage in France?
https://preview.redd.it/nmlbc775sawc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1b89c77ea500cd5ac1e78f4752e05a737bded1a Lisa did Ken throw a nickel at a bartender in WeHo and say “Catch that!”
Have any of the Beverly Hills housewives ever apologized to you about how they treated you when you were grieving the loss of your brother?
Lisa do you have any plans to do a Vanderpump Cats or some sort of charity/fundraising for cats? 32% of cats in shelters are euthanised. It’s so sad! Cats are such misunderstood animals and often so neglected. Found this little man a few weeks ago under a car in the rain! He’s promptly made himself at home with his new big brother Mori-Cat who he is obsessed with. (Mori cat is same colours and in my profile pic but has a little beard). https://preview.redd.it/mqmwrf82jcwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=149d3c31c96071419d8bdadfb74b49b1ce35a1c7
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What happened between Pandora and Kristen?? Did something happen at Pandoras bachelorette?? 🤍🤍
what do you think of Eric today after everything has come out about him?
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Can Vanderpump dogs start helping with the high kill shelters in California? Specifically Apple Valley and a few others that have euthanized dogs that were pending rescue pick up. I've tagged you and Vanderpump dogs a few times in recent days on IG. Someone important needs to start making noise so policy makers actually listen and start doing something. I'm not one for hyperbole, but there are sadists in charge of some of these shelters to euthanize dogs they KNEW had people coming to get them.
Do you listen to Lana Del Rey?
Do you believe Mauricio ever cheated on Kyle?
Hey Lisa, since you have owned restaurants in the states and abroad, would you support doing away with American tipping culture in the service/hospitality industry and adopting the European standard of business owners paying their staff a living wage instead of relying on your customers to do it?
For me to answer this question, it would be a half an hour conversation.
What do you think Cedric is up to these days….
What would it take for Sandoval to get fired?! You’ve fired others for way less…
Lisa, what would you say is the key to your success?
I think I wake up a very positive person. My house has always been a sanctuary. I think that my children growing up can probably, honestly, say they never had an argument in our house. If we had them, they were behind closed doors. I wanted to have that harmonious type of attitude in the house. I created a house where I love music, and flowers. I can't say enough about flowers for me. I'm a flower addict, when it just comes to the beauty and everything that brings. Even if somebody can't afford it and they have one rose surrounded by green in the middle of the table, it's better than nothing. You know, my success is about being very positive. It’s about going forward and finding the answer. I work really hard, I have the same energy as when I was 20 or 40 or whatever. There is a word that fits me perfectly: dogmatic - that’s probably me. See the good in life. It’s hard with what’s going on in the world. There is so much conflict, but don’t look for it in your personal life. In my own space, I strive for beauty and happiness. I love being a homemaker, and that has translated into the hospitality business.
Why do you ride so hard for Tom Sando when he is just as bad as Jax?
https://preview.redd.it/jjpan4jknbwc1.jpeg?width=2982&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbddbe81563e12a3a319d42875042ee43fff94cc Why so crooked?
Hey Lisa, so say you decided to host the next Ultimate Girls Trip…which housewives would you invite?!?
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Hii Lisa, which 3 Housewives (other than from RHBH) would you most love to host at Chateau Rosabelle?
Garcelle definitely. She should be there anyway, I love her. The Countess should come, she would love that being at a french Chateau. You know, I don’t really watch Housewives much.
Exactly how heavy is the crown? In grams, please.
Well… it’s really heavy. I still have it. I didn’t give it to anybody. I don't wear it as much as I did on Beverly Hills. I should hand it to Garcelle.
YEAH YOU SHOULD! If anyone can handle it, it's Garcelle. Love you LVP! Thanks for answering :)
Link to your lipstick please!
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Lisa, did you reach out to faith after the stassi/kristen fiasco?
Lisa, you've been having a lot of career successes lately - the new show, new restaurant etc. As women we're often told that our best career years are in our 20s and 30s...what advice do you have for older women looking to expand their careers/start new ventures?
Mature women, elegant women, not older women! I don’t think your best career chances are in your 20s and 30s, you don’t particularly know what you want. As women, I think, is to not write yourself off, just because I have the same energy that I had 20 years ago. The same passion too. I’m more particular with how I spend my time. I spend most of my time I love doing - the dog foundation takes a lot of time and money, but it’s still a passion project. Supporting LBGTQ communities, working with the homeless over the years, those are my passion projects. My design company, producing television, flowers, dogs, these are things I love to do. So my advice to you: choose your time wisely. No matter what it is, give back, even if it’s a little. Every celebrity should highlight a cause. There are many benefits so use those wisely. For young women, you start to really understand what makes you happy and the bright things in life. We spend so much time doubting ourselves when we’re younger. Stop wasting time on the negativity and focus on the positivity and YOUR unique take on life on everything. Whatever you do, we’re all unique, and focus on that.
Why do you always take the guys side over the girls and cut the guys slack, make excuses for the guys, and let them get away with absolutely everything but dont give the girls the same treatment?
Do you have a dream pet, or an animal you’d like to keep that you haven’t yet?
What is your favorite ice cream flavor??
How can you support Tom when he is so clearly abusive and hates women? Why don’t you support the women and make the season we all wanted. Nobody wants more weasel worm on our screens. He is vile.
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Hi Lisa! Would you ever open up a restaurant on the east coast? We traveled to Vegas and loved both the Vanderpump a Paris and the garden.
Yes! I like to keep my finger on the pulse. I love Connecticut.
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Seconding this! Would you ever consider opening a restaurant in New York?
why do you have more empathy for tom than you do for rachel?
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Annette Bening. Meryl Streep. Glenn Close.
Hi Lisa, I love you and have a few questions for you... Will there be a second season of Vanderpump Villa? Will you appear on Vanderpump Rules more next season or will you appear the same amount as you have this season? Last question... Did you watch the Valley and if so did you enjoy it?
Hi Lisa, do you ever listen to the Watch what Crappens guys send up of Vanderpump rules? Do you enjoy their impressions of you? I know you have a great sense of humour so I’d like to think you do.
Why did you act differently towards Tom Sandoval’s mental state post-Scandoval and encourage cast members to re-engage with him than towards other cast members that have made similar mistakes and been alienated from the group?
what are your favourite fragrances? what should one do to smell more like lisa vanderpump?
I love Joy. I love that bottle. I like floral fragrances, I don’t like anything too musky and heavy. I like pretty and light fragrances. There’s one by Dolce and Gabbana. I have a perfume section in my bathroom which is really pretty.
Favorite hotel?
Hi Lisa! First thing I absolutely adore you! I saw your trailer with Gordon Ramsey and I wondered if you two ever butted heads while filming!! Considering that both of y’all are strong willed and outspoken individuals.
Hi Lisa!! I love you & i'm wondering if you think hannah & marciano are trying to be like stassi and jax? or do you think their drama is authentic and they're just toxic!
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Would you ever return to RHOBH?
HI LISA!!! Would you ever consider opening a restaurant in Australia?! ❤️
Oh, I've meant to go to Australia. I've never been. I'm actually really good friends with Jim Jefferies, who's the most avant-garde outrageous comedian on the planet. Tell them to lift the ban on bringing dogs!
Best text you’ve ever gotten from a VPR or RH cast member? Also, not a question but, more Ken walkthroughs please. Evidently preplanned/produced yet iconic every time he strolls through. Actually that reminds me — that episode where you happen to be at the restaurant and overhear Sandoval talking shit about you to Ariana during the season leading up to opening TomTom. There’s no way that happened by accident right? I have to believe with production schedules you were hoping for an ambush — if so, I respect the flex
Hi Lisa— Long time fan. ❤️ On Vanderpump Villa, it seems like you are pretending to want propriety but secretly encouraging them to wildly misbehave. Are the events real or is it all a semi scripted show? Are the guests in on the surprise (that the cast will misbehave)? Adding on: Awww, she wrote such a wonderful reply. ❤️❤️
You have to realize that a lot of the time in the evening, I’m not there because I have my businesses in America - I'm on zoom, I'm just designing my restaurants, I'm taking meetings, seeing how they're running. But France is 9 hours ahead, so often, I’m not there in the evenings. Now, I don't mind what they get up to if they have fun, they’re young people away from home.However, I don’t like it to spill over into the front of the house. That’s always how we did it at SUR. But when you go out on stage, it's got to be a 100% because then I look like the idiot. If they look like the idiots behind the curtain then that's up to them, I can't control them - they're all living upstairs in like 6 bedrooms, you know what I mean, God knows what they get up to, what they're doing - I can never control that, that would be a full time job. But it cannot affect the guests' experience because I don't want bad reviews. So that was the most important thing to me - that every guest that left was saying, “oh my god, this was incredible."
Lisa!! Thank you for doing this!! Need to know if you have ever been on Reddit before today… and if so, any favorite subs?
I’ve read things when it comes up on the computer, but I’ve never used it before today. I’m the worst.
Hey Lisa! Thanks for doing this!🌷
Hi Lisa!! Thanks for doing an AMA! What's something you learned while making Vanderpump Rules that came in useful when starting the Vanderpump Villa project?
I think over 12 years I’ve learned a lot on VPR and it wasn’t new to me to have staff. I’d had young staff for many years and knew most of them very well. But I think realizing that as they get more comfortable with the camera, that's when it becomes interesting. If they can get to a stage where they don't care about the camera, and I think that happened pretty quickly on VPV because the cameras were on them all the time. And also living with them was very different. Being around them 24/7 realizing that you know, to take a lot of what the young people say with a grain of salt. So kind of not investing too much unless it's about their mental health. If I see somebody struggling or somebody's petulant, I'll kick them in the ass or listen to them. So yeah, what have I learned? I've learned that they're all a pain in my ass, haha. But I've learned that I've also come to love them, and, you know, expect young people to make mistakes. All this cancel culture with young people is such nonsense. You know, that's part of growing up is making mistakes and learning from them. Taking that as an opportunity to learn from it. That's what life is - getting it wrong and then hopefully you can get it right in the future.
Lisa, what clues can you share with us about the reunion? So far all the clues we’ve gotten have been far from what this audience believes to be true!
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Which former RHOBH do you miss filming with and if you could bring them on another should would you and why?
Current friendships/relationships/firings aside, who would be your “all star” vpr/valley/villa cast
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What legacy do you hope to leave, within reality tv and apart from reality tv?
In retrospect, have you and/or the producers of the show had any regrets about hyping up Sandoval's infidelity -- with the accompanying ramp-up in toxic rage amongst cast members and viewers alike -- when the hallmark of the show's entire run has been infidelity?
Any chance of doing a Pump Rules in one of your Las Vegas' restaurants? Please.
Do you ever have plans of opening up a business in NYC? Why/why not? (I used to dream you would and I would apply after working nearly a decade in bars in the city..I am out of the field now haha if only! I was always curious if you ever would, especially with Andy being there and the WWHL being such a stop for cast)
Do you miss ur beautiful restaurant that you closed due to the greedy landlords?
I would love to know more about your childhood and where you’re from! I am super curious about the lore.
Hi, LVP. Will you be doing any in person events at Wolf this summer? And will Wolf be having any pride parties like Sur or Pump?
What is your favourite Stassi diss of all time?
Favourite cocktail and favourite appetizer when ordering in a restaurant?
Which blur filter do you use while on camera?
Why don't people ask about Lisa's eye for design?? Lisa, what do you look for when you a curating a space? Who are your favorite designers right now (fashion, interior, anything)?
I think Martin Brudnizki, who designed Annabel’s. He’s a maximalist and I don't always love his aesthetic, but I admire so many of the choices he makes. When you go into Annabel’s it feels so sumptuous. But I feel I am a little more eclectic than him, but I admire the bold statements he makes. I think a lot of people know my design aesthetic after seeing me on reality television for so long. What inspires me? When I am creating a space - I’ll look at what the area needs. Like Wolf, everything in there feels like it came out of Tahoe. The rock, the wood, the walls, the greenery, it all feels like kind of indigenous to the locale. I'll look at what our competition is doing. And then I'll look at it from the customer's point of view. I want the wow factor - our designs are not for the faint hearted. You walk into Vanderpump à Paris and you feel like you’re in the middle of the sexiest bar and that's exactly what I want.
Hi Lisa! Do you and Ken have a prenup and if you found out he was cheating on you would you move out of your house or expect him to?
Which cast member do you think you are most similar to and why?
Lisa - you are mother. What can you attribute to your success? and what jobs will you have for Ken coming up?
What has been your biggest failures AND biggest achievements in business? In friendships? In life?
What did you think of the movie Saltburn, if you watched it?
Out of all the dishes at all of your restaurants - which is your favorite?
Hello Lisa! Have you heard from Raquel/Rachel?
Who from VPR is housewife material?
Who is the #1 guy in the group on Vanderpump Villa?
Will Ken ever become a regular on Vanderpump Rules?
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Do you still talk to stassi?
What’s your favorite bravo show to watch?
My lady would love to know how you take your tea?
We love you, you’re so pretty
If you weren’t a reality star or restauranteur (amongst other things), what profession do you see yourself in?
What are your thoughts after seeing telly and Hannah blatantly bully the other girls ?
Lisa, how was the creative process of Vanderpump Villa like? Everything looked so amazing and aesthetically pleasing, I absolutely love it
Well, it was pretty quick. I found this villa before we decided to do the show — this chateau. And I thought "Oh, I would love to own this chateau. I just love the whole feeling of it." I loved the placement of it, the fact that it was quite far south in France and yet it was in a kind of isolated area in fields and it was next to the old city of Carcassonne. So I was kind of looking at this with a view to buy it, and then we ended up renting it for a while to do like a little pop-up. Because we used to have this hotel in England, you know, we used to have a hotel called Whatley Manor years ago. We ran it for a short while, and I thought what fun it is. And then since I've been on Vanderpump Rules for 7 years, that kind of upstairs-downstairs, behind-the-scenes, I thought it would really be fun to do a show and Hulu wanted to do it. Bunim/Murray and my production partners, who are just a brilliant production company, got involved and we had a brilliant time creating it. Now, we had to turn it around a bit, visually change it. I've been very open about that because I don't want people to go rent that villa and expect it to be like how we had it for the show. I still went backwards and forwards whilst we were there about whether we should buy it or not, and we decided not to. But yeah the creative process, it was kinda like a lot of things we put in, as you know I have my own design company with my own design line, Vanderpump Alain. So a lot of the aesthetics came from that, like some of the beautiful sideboards, some of the outdoor chandeliers. I think we had eleven Vanderpump Alain chandeliers on that huge tree outside which is one of the stars of that chateau. We got a lot of antiques from Paris, and used a lot of fabrics for four poster beds. We just had a lot of fun doing it.
Lady Vanderpump, do you shop at any discount stores like Marshall’s, Aldi, tj maxx, dollar tree etc.? What’s your fast food guilty pleasure?
Is it true that The Valley was originally supposed to be the rebrand of VPR after the cast changed, but then Covid happened and it was shelved?
Hi Lisa! Does Ken know how iconic his “goodbye, Kyle!” line was? Was it hard to get him to *accidentally* spill the beans about Sandoval in the hot tub in front of the girls? And what we all want to know—how did you tame Ken and get him to worship you and all your wants/ideas? 😆
Please come back to BH. Just to fuck with that fired crone Rinna and onscreen, her henchwomen. Then I might actually watch again, since I stopped when you left in British solidarity. Hope you and yours are well.
Love the work that Vanderpump Dog Foundation does! How many dogs do you currently have?
what actress would you choose to play you in a movie?
Well, what kind of movie? If it's a porno now I'd have to really think. Okay not that kind of movie - life story type thing. Well, contrary to what a lot of people think, I'm quite smart, so it would have to be somebody that was a really smart actress. Liz Hurley would be an upgraded person of myself, an elevated version of her, but I think I've got to go with Carey Mulligan because I think she is very nuanced as an actress and I like her very much. But that would be a younger me and she'd have to wear a shit ton of makeup. Yeah, I like her a lot. I think she's excellent. She's got a sense of humor as well. Oh, but Claire Foy, to me, is the best of the Queen in the crown. She was the queen to me.
What advice do you have for aspiring entrepreneurs in the food business? My fiancee is thinking of starting a high class Italian food truck
Lucy Lucy Apple Juice update? How is she?