Stassi Schroeder is coming back to reality TV— in a big way!
On Friday, it was announced that the former Vanderpump Rules star— who was fired from the show in 2020— will be returning to the small screen in not one but two reality TV shows. Although Stassi revealed earlier this year that she was offered— but turned down— a spot on the ‘Vanderpump’ spin-off The Valley, she will be returning to the franchise as a star of Vanderpump Villa Season 2.
In a joint Instagram post made by Stassi and franchise matriarch Lisa Vanderpump, Stassi appears with Lisa and suggests her favorite ‘VP’ dish, goat cheese balls, be added to the menu of Vanderpump Villa.
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“Excellent idea, cheers!” Lisa says. “Welcome back, darling!”
“’Vanderpump Villa’ is returning for Season 2… with a new addition! #WelcomeBackDarling #VanderpumpVilla,” Lisa captioned the Instagram post.
Stassi posted a photo of her and Lisa hanging out at Chateau Rosabelle, the French countryside estate where ‘Vanderpump Villa’ is filmed.
“You know I’m walking around these halls pretending to be European royalty #vanderpumpvilla,” Stassi wrote in the caption.
‘Vanderpump Villa’— which premiered in April on Hulu— shows the professional and personal lives of 12 staff members working at the Chateau. No premiere date for Season 2 has been announced yet.
According to TMZ, “Stassi was originally tapped to appear as just a guest on the reality show … However, she’s now stepping into a leading role for the series … and fans are already losing their minds about it. We’re told filming for Season 2 began a week ago.”
Stassi’s surprise return to the ‘Vanderpump’ franchise is just one of the new gigs the former SUR waitress has picked up recently. On Friday, it was also announced by Deadline that Stassi will be getting her own docuseries for Hulu.
According to multiple media outlets, the new show will be reality/comedy show called Stassi Says. Each 30-minute episode will feature Stassi and “a fresh ensemble of comedic and chaotic characters who are dealing with identity crises and major life crossroads of their own.” Stassi will reportedly be the one who “has to keep them all afloat.”
Stassi will develop the show, alongside former ‘Vanderpump Rules’ producers Erin Foye and Jenna Rosenfeld. The trio, along with Scout Productions, will also executive-produce the series.
Stassi got plenty of applause from her former ‘Vanderpump Rules’ co-stars after announcing her new gig.
“F**k yes!” Lala Kent wrote in the comment section of Stassi’s Instagram post.
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“Drop the mic!” commented Kristina Kelly.
Last year, Stassi made it clear that she would not be interested in ever returning to ‘Vanderpump Rules.’ However, she did state that she would be interested in doing her own reality show, if it were done on her terms.
“If there was something that I didn’t feel like I had to change my life to be involved in, then I would,” Stassi confirmed during a June 2023 episode of The Toast. “I really do miss it. I love it. But I don’t want to disrupt my life. It gives me anxiety when I think about [filming] again and if I were to change my life, that then affects your relationship, it affects your children, it affects family members.”
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It’s currently unknown who will appear alongside Stassi on ‘Stassi Says.’ No airdate for the show has been given yet.
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(Photos: Instagram; Bravo; Hulu)
One Response
But why???
She hasn’t shown a single redeemable quality and treats those around her very poorly. There isn’t anyone else they could do the show with? Why do these rich mean girls keep being handed opportunity after opportunity after the squander the chances they are given. What happened to people facing consequences for bad behavior in public?