The Hot Seat
The reality show mogul opens up about her new show, Scandoval, and herRHOBHrun.
But scandals and setbacks arent stopping her.
We didn’t want people that just wanted to be on television, she says.
We needed authentic housekeepers, bartenders, managers.
It wasn’t easy.
If you fall apart, the whole thing falls apart, Vanderpump recalls telling him.
Did you live at the villa with the cast?
Oh, I was there.
My eyes were everywhere.
Which celebrities would be good guests at Chateau Rosabelle?
Trixie Mattels very funny and a very good friend of mine.
[She] calls everybody out on everything.
And Lance Bass, hes one of my best friends.
I could think of a good half-dozen people who should visit.
Are any of them Housewives?
Oh, Garcelle [Beauvais].
She joined theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsafter I left, unfortunately.
DJ James Kennedy always lights the party up.
Peter [Madrigal] is always in the background, but he never puts a foot wrong.
Lala [Kent] is a hoot.
What do you remember about your first audition tape forRHOBH?
I thought, I shouldn’t be here.
I am not really cut out for reality television.
I sat there, and they were like, OK, whats your sex life like?
I said, What do you mean, with my husband or with everybody else?
I remember laughing at myself and thinking, This is bullsh*t. Who talks like that?
And Andy [Cohen] saw my tape, and he went, I love her.
Have you gotten an unfair edit across any of your shows?
Ive never thought [production company] Evolution gave an unfair edit.
They said I was probably one of the only people whos never said cut [this] out.
I thought, well, if I get it wrong, I must have said it for a reason.
Ill learn from it.
What do you think was the most staged storyline?
Yeah, that felt pretty staged.
[Shes] not really a designer.
Did you see it?
Oh, that was something.
Were there any cut moments you wish viewers couldve seen?
Id always go, Why didnt you show that?
And I got, We had something much more interesting.
Tom Schwartz was talking to Katie [Maloney], or Kyle [Richards] was scratching her ass.
Im like, OK.
This interview was edited and condensed for clarity.
