Vanderpump Rules Analysis

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Black tears stream down the perfectly symmetrical face of a young, blue-eyed, blonde while a Ken-doll look alike buries his face in his hands. After months of speculation, the woman has learned that her boyfriend of several years has been continuously cheating on her and has gotten another girl pregnant (SE1EP10). As if things aren’t bad enough, it has all played out on camera for the whole world to see. Your heart can’t help but break for Stassi Schroeder, star of the hit series Vanderpump Rules, even though she has taken on the role of a ‘mean girl’ on the series. It feels wrong to watch something so intimate take place on such a public stage, but you can’t help but watch anyway. Fast forward six years later, Schroeder is thriving in her …show more content…

She has a hit podcast, a well-known fashion blog and has millions of followers on Instagram. She has lived the better part of her twenties on television, where viewers have seen her heartbroken, humiliated, ambushed and portrayed as a villain at times. While some may accuse Vanderpump Rules of exploiting its cast members during these deeply personal moments, it’s clear that the relationship is mutually beneficial for both parties. Vanderpump Rules first premiered in January 2013 on Bravo after filming during the summer of 2012. It began as a spin-off from the popular reality series, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The show follows a group of friends who work at housewife Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurant Sur, located in Hollywood. When the show began, all the castmates were in their twenties and had high aspirations. Some wanted to be models and musicians, others pop stars, actors, and actresses. When they weren’t on casting calls on auditions, they spent their time working to pay their bills. Vanderpump and her husband, Ken Todd, not only own the restaurant but also help produce the show and appear on it. The show came to be when executives at Bravo approached Vanderpump about the possibility of a spinoff.

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