Stassi Schroeder is one of the many “Vanderpump Rules” alums that remains in good graces with Lisa Vanderpump. This is so much the case that during a recent episode of the Hulu show, “Vanderpump Villa,” Schroeder defended the 65-year-old businesswoman after Scheana Shay slammed her in her 2025 memoir.
Now, during a recent podcast appearance, Shay responded, claiming that Schroeder was supposed to return to “VPR” but ultimately refused.
Shay took to her “Scheananigans with Scheana Shay” podcast in May 2026 to react to the clips of Schroeder blasting her in order to defend Vanderpump. Notably, she recalled that Schroeder was asked to return to “VPR” for the show’s 12th season. However, she turned it down.
According to Shay, “I feel like I have a bit of a level of understanding with her because it wasn’t too long ago we were at a birthday party.” She went on to set the scene, saying it was during filming for season two of “The Valley,” on which Shay appeared as a friend of the show.
She went on, “Vanderpump Rules… we still think it’s coming back for season 12, and Jeremiah [perhaps a producer] was talking to Stassi, and they were trying to get her back. Cause we were thinking [there] might be one final season.”
Scheana Says Stassi Didn’t Return to ‘VPR’ Due To Lisa Vanderpump
She went on to discuss some of the other cast before saying, “Stassi and I were in a good place then. And so we’re at this birthday party, and I was like, ‘Okay, so like what do you think? Is it a name-your-price [situation]? Like, would you come back?”
Shay continued, “She was like, ‘Honestly, Scheana, I can’t do it. I will never sit down and have a conversation with Lisa Vanderpump.’ And I was like, ‘Really?’ And she goes, ‘That’s what it would be. It would be me coming back to the show, and I have to have a sit-down [with Lisa] like I did season three or four … And I’ll never do that.’”
After that, she reacted to her fellow “VPR” alum appearing on another Vanderpump show. According to her, “So then imagine my shock when I hear she’s going on ‘Vanderpump Villa.’”
She added, “You do what you gotta do to get your bag, get your show picked up, all of that. Respect. Honestly, [I] might have done the same thing.”
Elsewhere in the episode, Shay denied slamming Vanderpump in her book, saying that she “spoke very highly of Lisa. I have had so much respect for Lisa as a businesswoman. As a mother.”
Fans Are Not On Scheana Shay’s Side
Fans reacted to this section of Shay’s podcast, with many expressing negative opinions about what she said regarding Schroeder. One person wrote, on X, “Scheana is really such a pick me. She wants to be the center of attention for everything. Go find Sandoval, how’d that work out for you?”
Another person said, “She’s pissed that everyone has moved on to bigger things, but she hasn’t.” Someone else related to Schroeder, writing, “I wouldn’t go back to a show I was fired from either.”
Lastly, a different Bravo fan stated, “At this point, Scheana just needs to keep her mouth shut. She just digs a hole for herself every time she speaks.”
Scheana Previously Called Out Stassi
Shay appeared on Page Six’s Virtual Reality Tea in 2025. While on the show, one of the hosts asked how she felt about Schroeder joining “Vanderpump Villa,” which was announced in 2024. She said in the clip, “I mean, it made sense because, you know, she had a development deal with Hulu. So, trying to get her own show, I feel like that’s a part of the deal.”
However, she went on to describe Schroeder’s casting as “shocking,” noting that her former costar did not want to speak with Vanderpump on camera.
Stassi Has A New Show
Scheana mentioned in her podcast that Schroeder’s appearance on “Vanderpump Villa” was done in part to “get [her] show picked up.” She also mentioned her former co-star having a development deal with Hulu. Now, according to Deadline, Schroeder will headline her own show, “House of Stassi,” on Hulu and Freeform.
In addition to Schroeder, “House of Stassi” will feature Katie Maloney, Beau Clark, Kristina Kelly, Taylor Strecker, Georgianna Aubin, Rob Evors, and Taylor “Teddy” Donohue.
The first two episodes of the series will premiere on Freeform on July 29, before the full season, then stream on Hulu and Disney+ starting the following day.
