Just ahead of the premiere of the rebooted season 12 cast of Vanderpump Rules, Lisa Vanderpump let fans know what to expect from the back alley of SUR and beyond.
From the desk of LVP:
“The continuation is the essence of working in the restaurant business.”
“I’m still here, and that’s obviously the crux of the matter. But the most important thing always in a show like this is the relationships, the people, and the cohesion. That’s very different,” explained the restaurateur to PEOPLE.
“They’re very different people. The world has changed. The world has moved on. I think Gen Z is incredibly different from how young people were 12 years ago.”
Not looking back:
A year ago, the VanderVerse learned Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix, Scheana Shay, Katie Maloney, Tom Schwartz, James Kennedy, and Lala Kent were no longer going to be cast members on Vanderpump Rules, despite it being picked up for a 12th season.
“We would never try to do the same show again,” clarified Lisa. “We’ve done that. We’ve moved on. The problems they had in the last cast at the end were much bigger, much more serious. Not an emotional level, but we would talk about starting businesses and marriages, and things like that.”
“Whereas this, these are naughty, young, funny people living their best life. And so it’s kind of back to grassroots.” The new cast includes Venus Binkley, Jason Cohen, Shayne Davis, Chris Hahn, Angelica Jensen, Marcus Johnson, Audrey Lingle, Natalie Maguire, Demy Selem, and Kim Suarez, and Vanderpump says “they’re a lot of fun.”
What we know so far:
According to PEOPLE, “While there will be notes of nostalgia as cameras follow SUR employees navigating life inside and outside of work — just like it did with the original group when the show premiered in 2013 — the upcoming installment is in a category of its own.”
LVP noted that “Most of the people who are on this show have worked here for years. So it wasn’t like we had to put a cast together and then start shooting it. It’s about existing relationships and this group of young people.”
“One of the things is, I like all of them very, very much. They’ve got a lot of personal stories, deep personal stories, which obviously define them and their choices. There’s some sadness of what some people have been through and some very surprising facts, but they’re a cohesive group.”
Season 12 of VPR premieres on Tuesday, December 2 at 9pm.
