Reality TV enthusiasts eager to witness Stassi Schroeder tackling her challenges on a potential House of Stassi reunion will need to remain patient. The former reality star, herself, has addressed the situation, putting the speculation to rest.
“I don’t want a reunion. No reunion,” declared Stassi, 38, during the July 31st episode of the “It Girl” podcast. This candid response came when she was questioned about whether Andy Cohen might helm a reunion for the new Hulu series. “We’ll work it out in season 2,” she added, hinting that fans might get some resolution in future episodes.
Schroeder is no stranger to reunion specials, having been in the spotlight on Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules for several seasons. She quickly became a beloved figure when the series debuted in 2013, only to exit controversially alongside Kristen Doute at the close of season 8 in 2020 amid allegations of racial insensitivity concerning their former co-star, Faith Stowers.
In recent times, Stassi made a triumphant return to reality TV with her appearance on Vanderpump Villa. She also took center stage as the host for the season 4 reunion of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. During her chat on “It Girl,” she didn’t shy away from comparing her own hosting prowess to that of her predecessor, Nick Viall, offering a brutally honest assessment.
The ensemble cast of Vanderpump Rules is accustomed to change and reinvention, mirroring the ever-evolving landscape of reality TV. The series first captivated Bravo viewers as a spin-off introduced during a special January 2013 episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Initially featuring personalities like Lisa Vanderpump, Stassi Schroeder, Scheana Shay, and others, Vanderpump Rules has experienced its share of drama and transformations over the years.
“All the girls would agree [that I did a better job]. You couldn’t even hear him. He was so low energy,” Stassi quipped. “My publicists hate me right now. You know [these quotes] are going to get picked up and Nick is going to go on his Substack and write about it — after he puts it into Chat[GPT].”
Stassi is now back in front of the camera as the star of her own Hulu show, House of Stassi, which debuted last month.
“Even when I started Vanderpump Rules, the goal was then to always do something even bigger after that,” Stassi told TV Insider in July. “Granted, Vanderpump Rules was huge. We didn’t even know how big it was. We still, I don’t think, understand how big it was or whatever, but I never thought it would be Vanderpump Rules or nothing. Anyone who goes on Bravo, they’re like, ‘Oh, I want to get a spinoff out of this.’ Everyone will tell you that. And so it was always like, ‘OK, what can I do after this?’”
In the series premiere, Stassi shared her unfiltered thoughts about how Vanderpump Rules protected the men on the show more than the women.
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“I loved Vanderpump Rules, but it also is literally what we’re gonna have PTSD about and have to talk to therapists about for the rest of our life,” Stassi told Katie Maloney. “It was always, ‘Make the girls look psychotic, make the girls look like they have issues.’ They covered for the boys, they covered for the men.”
In a confessional, Stassi elaborated on her “mixed feelings” toward the show that started her career.
“I’m so appreciative of it, and it’s given me so many opportunities. But it normalized so much darkness,” she continued. “It rewarded so much darkness until it didn’t. And then coming back to reality TV, I’m like, ‘Are you being a dumb bitch?’”
Stassi added: “I’m scared of reality TV, but it’s all I know. I love it, but I’m also traumatized by it. But I can’t stay away from it. But I was not gonna let Vanderpump Rules be my legacy. I had to make this happen. I had to.”
House of Stassi is streaming now on Hulu.