Lisa Vanderpump’s Hulu reality series Vanderpump Villa returned for its second season on April 24. This season features new and returning faces working for Lisa at Castello Rosato in Italy, a 12th-century castle that Lisa gave her signature flare. Season two of Vanderpump Villa also reunites Lisa with Stassi Schroeder, her former Vanderpump Rules co-star who previously worked SUR Resturant and Lounge in West Hollywood, California. Stassi appears as a VIP guest with husband Beau Clark and their two children, daughter Hartford and son Messer. This also marks Stassi’s first reality tv appearance in nearly five years since being let go from Vanderpump Rules at the conclusion of its eighth season in 2020.
Returning to Vanderpump Villa this season are servers Hannah Fouch and Marciano Brunette, Events Coordinator Gabriella Sanon, bartender Andre Mitchell, housekeeper Grace Cottrell, and Executive Chef Anthony Bar. They are joined by bartenders Lexee Berdiago and Sam Terry, servers Aidan McHugh, Alyssa Johnston, Tyler Grawn, and Sher, Sous Chef Bridget Keffe, cooks Ashley Angel and Domenic DeAngelis, Activities Coordinator Tyler Agajan, Events Coordinator Sianna Renee, Guest Services Specialist Siadi, and housekeeper Hagen Bach.
In each episode Lisa’s employees must wait on her guests of honor at Castello Rosato, ensuring they have a memorable and positive experience. During their stay, the employees compete to impress Lisa in order to secure a full time role working at one of her restaurants. However, this season brings a surprise twist. There’s a $30K bonus up for grabs for the stand-out employee of the summer, raising the stakes and the tension.
Throughout the season, the cast is plagued by personal drama that threatens their employment. Hannah and Marciano are broken up, after an on-again-off-again relationship during the first season that was left up up in the air at the reunion. They are now “friends” but Hannah tries to come between a potential romance between Marciano and Bridget by rooming with her at the castle. Their friendship is about as chaotic as their romance, as Hannah screams at Marciano in one episode “You are the epitome of trash.” Hannah bonds with Hagen, who says in a confessional “I love Hannah, I think she’s a crazy pyscho b****, but that’s why we get along.”
Throughout the season, Hannah and Marciano are at odds with couple Sianna and Siadi. The irony is that Sianna and Siadi’s relationship might be even more toxic than Hannah’s and Marciano’s. Andre even says what everyone’s thinking in a confessional: “Hannah and Marciano are going off on another couple for being Hannah and Marciano 2.0”. Fueling the fire even more, most of the cast seems to but heads with Siadi and takes issues with his and Sianna’s relationship drama. This rivalry leads to an unforgettable moment in the season that will make jaws drop.
Gabriella and Andre resume their uncertain situationship this season, after flirting with each other throughout season one. Andre says he wants to figure “this” out, but Gabriella pressures him to clarify what “this” is. This forces Andre to deal with his commitment issues before he loses Gabriela for good.
Meanwhile, they are all being watched by Lisa’s friend and former employee Stassi Schroeder, who reports back to Lisa on the employee’s behavior. At the same time, Stassi’s working to obtain Italian citizenship, and all she has to do is learn the language. This is no easy task, especially while keeping tabs on Lisa’s employees, raising Hartford and Messer, and navigating her marriage to Beau.
All episodes of Vanderpump Villa are now streaming on Hulu. A reunion recapping the events of season 2 is scheduled to be released on Hulu at a later date.