Lisa Vanderpump SaysVanderpump RulesReboot Will Go Back to ‘Grassroots,’ Says New Cast Will Be ‘Refreshing’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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Lisa Vanderpumpis ready for new beginnings at SUR.

“I always say expect the unexpected when we talk aboutVanderpump Rules, for sure,” the reality star told PEOPLE.

“When you put a group of young people together and there’s this nucleus — the restaurant — so they basically have to work together. It’s always fractious, it’s always complicated,” she said.

“So yeah, I think we’re going back to the grassroots and a different set of people is kind of new and refreshing,” Vanderpump told PEOPLE. “I think we’ve laid out the last 11 years, I’m not minimizing the importance of how successful they’ve been and how wonderful they were as reality stars as they came into it really green and then they kind of ran with it. So we’ll see. But I try not to ever disappoint.”

That doesn’t mean the mogul has completely parted ways with her chosen family of more than a decade.

Tom Schwartz, who was a familiar face since the start of the show before becoming a full-time cast member in season 3, attended the grand opening of Pinky’s.Peter Madrigalwas also present.

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During an appearance onThe Domenick Nati Showearlier this month, the SUR manager, 40, claimed he would be the only original cast member returning for the reboot.

“The one that’s still there is yours truly,” Madrigal said during his interview.

Bravo did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for confirmation at the time, but the network typically does not comment on casting.

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Vanderpump Rules’original castconsisted ofStassi Schroeder,Jax Taylor,Kristen Doute,Scheana Shay,Tom SandovalandKatie Maloney. Others likeAriana MadixandJames Kennedycame in later seasons.

Vanderpump toldEntertainment Tonightin an interview published on Tuesday, Dec. 10, she already has her new SURvers selected.

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“I have an existing group,” she said. “But there’s always room for people because it’s West Hollywood. It’s always people coming through the door, ‘Can I have a job?’ ”

She added she’s aware that being a server is “not their primary ambition,” but more so “to be onVanderpump Rules.”

Production for season 12 ofVanderpump Rulesis set to begin in 2025.

source: people.com