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Stassi Schroeder revealed she won’t appear in the upcoming “Vanderpump Rules” spinoff, titled “The Valley,” because she turned down Bravo’s offer.
“It’s not Bravo’s fault,” Schroeder, 35, told Jeff Lewis during his SiriusXM radio show Wednesday after he expressed disappointment she won’t be filming.
“Once this idea was brought up and they were like, ‘OK, we’re going to film a sizzle with all the people that would be on it’ … every fiber of my being voted no,” she candidly recalled.
A sizzle reel, in this case, would be a short montage of clips to give executives an idea of what the show would look like.
She told Jeff Lewis on his SiriusXM radio show Wednesday that she isn’t close with those joining the cast, including her former co-stars. Getty Images “I’m friendly with some of them, I’m acquaintances with some of them … but it’s not my crew,” she further explained. Getty ImagesWhen Lewis asked why she felt so strongly about not appearing on Bravo again, the former Sur server said there were “a lot of different reasons.”
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Subscribe to our weekly “Housewives Hangover” newsletter Listen to our “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast Shop our exclusive merch“First of all,” she explained, “it wouldn’t be a reflection of what my reality is.”
“Because … it’s just not my group of friends,” she noted.
Schroeder also said she feels like “The Valley” would not mirror her real life. Getty ImagesSchroeder continued, “I’m friendly with some of them, I’m acquaintances with some of them.”
“And some of the new ones, too, that I think are lovely. But it’s not my crew.”
When Lewis pointed out that she may become closer to the cast if she filmed with them, Schroeder argued that she doesn’t want to “have to go and do things that [she] normally wouldn’t do.”
Schroeder was one of the original cast members of “Vanderump Rules” when it premiered in 2013. WireImage She and Kristen Doute were fired from the cast in 2020 for racist actions against another castmate, Faith Stowers. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesShe clarified, “I don’t want to disrupt the life that I have right now because I really like my life right now.”
Schroeder was one of the original cast members of “Vanderump Rules” when it premiered in 2013 and she stayed with the hit series for eight seasons.
She and Kristen Doute were fired from the show in 2020 after they reported their castmate Faith Stowers — the only black member on the series — to law enforcement for a crime she did not commit.
The podcaster married Beau Clark in 2020. Instagram They share two small children. InstagramThe “Straight Up With Stassi” podcast host is also now a mother of two little ones, whom she shares with her husband, Beau Clark.
They tied the knot in 2020.
“The Valley” was formally announced by Bravo last week and follows “a group of close friends as they trade bottle service in West Hollywood for baby bottles in the Valley all while they navigate bustling business, rocky relationships and feisty friendships,” per Variety.
“The Valley” will star Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright, Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick, Danny and Nia Booko, Jesse and Michelle Lally and Jason and Janet Caperna. It is expected to premiere this spring.The series will star couples Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright, Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick, Danny and Nia Booko, Jesse and Michelle Lally and Jason and Janet Caperna.
The show is set to debut this spring.
Meanwhile, Season 11 of “Vanderpump Rules” will premiere on Jan. 30.
