Vanderpump Rules alum Katie Maloney returned to reality TV because she “aligned” with Stassi Schroeder‘s vision for House of Stassi.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Katie signed the dotted line for Hulu’s new show becuase of “the people that are involved.”
“Knowing Stassi’s history with reality TV and her perspective on it, how she wanted to navigate doing the show was something that I really aligned with.”
“Especially coming off of a show like Vanderpump Rules, which was very successful for a long time, but really did kind of, at the end, take a toll on me. I just knew that if I was going to return, it would have to be for something that felt very different, and that absolutely was the case. I just really trusted the producers and the whole production team, and it just was exciting.”
Katie was “cautious” about joining a new show and the drama that comes with it. “That’s a lot of what I’ve been enjoying away from reality TV, out of the public eye and constant attention. But at the same time, I’m pretty used to this, so I have a pretty good handle on it.”
If a second season of House of Stassi is ordered, Katie would like to return. “I think that would be a lot of fun.” Katie said she’d want to “repair and build some of the fractures in the relationships that I have,” while also continuing to rebuild her friendship with Stassi. “I just am excited to see where that goes and takes us.”
