Bravo’s reality series ‘Vanderpump Rules’ first premiered in 2013 and was recently renewed for an 11th season
Raise your Pumptinis and grab your goat cheese balls: the Vanderpump Rules cast is “living the best days of their lives.”
Vanderpump Rules, Bravo’s spinoff to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, debuted in 2013 with powerhouse boss — and former Housewive — Lisa Vanderpump at the helm. The series follows the lives of a dynamic and wild group of friends living in Los Angeles and working together at Vanderpump’s West Hollywood restaurant SUR, which stands for “Sexy Unique Restaurant.”
Though the cast has undergone several shakeups throughout the show’s decade-long run, there has never been a dull day for the staff of SUR and viewers can always expect messy, chaotic drama.
Ahead of Vanderpump Rules‘ 10th season in 2023, Vanderpump (who is a producer on the show), told Forbes, “I knew that authenticity was key to reality television. There was nothing inauthentic about Vanderpump Rules at all. You could film this group when we’re shooting the show or could keep going all year. They hang out together, they go on holiday together, they fight together, they sleep together. So, I didn’t try and create something. This was organic,” she said.
And season 10 did not disappoint thanks to #Scandoval — the treachery of Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ months-long affair. After news of the castmates’ affair broke mid-season in early March, the next episode drew 2.2 million viewers, doubling its ratings from the previous week, according to Variety.
So what are everyone’s favorite SURvers up today? Here’s a look into the lives of the Vanderpump Rules cast.
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Lisa Vanderpump
Lisa Vanderpump is the face of Vanderpump Rules. She got her start in reality television as an original housewife on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, though she quit the show in 2019 after nine seasons. On Vanderpump Rules, she serves as both a motherly figure to the young cast and a stern boss to her restaurant employees.
She has been married to her husband Ken Todd for nearly 40 years, and the duo have made a name for themselves in the hospitality industry: In addition to SUR, they own several establishments in Los Angeles as well as a cocktail garden in Las Vegas. Though one of their most popular restaurants in West Hollywood, PUMP, is closing its doors in 2023
“It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that the lease at Pump Restaurant is expiring, and we will be closing its doors on July 5th, after 10 years of beautiful evenings under our olive trees,” Vanderpump confirmed in a statement to in May 2023.
Aside from their empire of restaurants, Vanderpump and Todd are parents to daughter Pandora and son Max, both of whom have made appearances on Vanderpump Rules. In 2021, Lisa earned a new title, grandmother.