Ex-‘housewives’ star gets new gig on E! network
Lisa Vanderpump, who departed “The Real Housewives” in 2019, is staying in the world of reality TV.
The television personality and restaurateur has landed her own show on E!, called “Overserved With Lisa Vanderpump,” where she invites her famous friends over to her Beverly Hills mansion for a swanky at-home dinner party.
Vanderpump will bring viewers into her home, an estate called Villa Rosa, to chat and dine alfresco in her extravagant garden.
In each half-hour episode, she will host two or three celebrity guests for an evening of cocktails, games and feasts that she creates herself: “Diva Tea,” “Beverly Hills Comfort Food” and “Ladies who Brunch.”
Celebrity guests include Anna Camp, Cheryl Burke, Cheryl Hines, Gabriel Iglesias, Iggy Azalea, Jaleel White, James Kennedy, Jeannie Mai, Jeff Lewis, Jim Jeffries, Joel Mchale, Kym Whitley, Lala Kent, Lance Bass, Loni Love, Margaret Cho, Mario Lopez, Meagan Good, Sheryl Underwood, Steve-o, Dr. Terry Dubrow and Heather Dubrow, Tori Spelling, Trixie Mattel and Vivica A. Fox.
“Whether she is serving the tea or spilling it, Lisa’s signature games of ‘Rose Pong,’ ‘Diva Croquet’ and house favorite ‘Get Pumped,’ will have her guests hilariously revealing some of their most shocking secrets,” according to the network’s description.
Shooting outdoors at Vanderpump’s home is just one example of the creative content coming out of the pandemic when large productions on set cannot operate as usual.
Vanderpump has a long history with E!’s parent company Nbcuniversal, as one of Bravo’s most prominent reality stars and producers. She was one of the original cast members of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” starring on the series for nine years.
She also created and appears on the successful spinoff “Vanderpump Rules,” which has been on the air for eight seasons and revolves around the staff at her swanky West Hollywood eatery, SUR.
With restaurants currently closed to indoor dining in Los Angeles due to the coronavirus rules, the future of “Vanderpump Rules” is unclear, but Bravo has indicated that the show will continue in some form, but without the key cast members the network has fired since its most recent season.
Along with her husband, Ken Todd (who is also a regular guest on the Bravo shows), the pair own more than 30 restaurants, bars and clubs in London and Los Angeles.
The series is a highprofile project with a fan favorite star for E!, which will soon be entering a new programming era without the Kardashianjenners.