“Vanderpump Villa” is back, and Lisa Vanderpump has taken the whole operation home. After Season 1 in France and Season 2 in Italy, Season 3 moves to the English countryside, with Lisa returning to her roots for what the show’s synopsis promises will be “the wildest summer ever.”
All 10 episodes premiere on Hulu on April 16. Unlike previous seasons, every guest group this season comes from another reality TV franchise, including: “Made in Chelsea,” “Love Island UK,” “The Challenge,” “Bachelor” Nation, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” “Love Overboard,” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” According to ABC7, Stassi Schroeder described the guest lineup as “the White Lotus of reality stars.” She would know. She has been there since Season 2.
The Staff: Returning Vets
Lisa Vanderpump — Host
The only constant. Lisa runs England the same way she ran France and Italy: impossibly high standards, a $300,000 bonus dangled over the staff’s heads, and a gift for watching chaos unfold while holding a glass of rosé. She has fired people mid-season twice now. Season 3 begins with everyone already on notice.
Stassi Schroeder — Resident Guest/Co-Host
Stassi is back for another season, even though Season 2 apparently sent her family to therapy. Her role has evolved from VPR alum making a comeback appearance to something closer to Lisa’s on-site enforcer — keeping tabs on the staff, relaying intelligence, and occasionally giving unsolicited life advice to people half her age. She did this effectively in Season 2, when she pulled Hannah aside to tell her the Marciano situation wasn’t worth it. She was right, but Hannah didn’t listen.
Marciano Brunette — Server
Marciano’s “Vanderpump Villa” arc is one of the messier redemption stories. He joined Season 1 alongside his ex-girlfriend Hannah Fouch, a pairing the entire cast immediately compared to Jax Taylor and Stassi Schroeder. Marciano was upfront about his history from the start, telling castmates that his former workplace had to create a policy specifically banning him from sleeping with coworkers because he had done it so many times.
Season 2 gave him and Hannah another chance, despite the fact they spent their first night in the Italian castle arguing by the pool. Lisa sat them both down and warned them to stay away from each other and focus on their jobs. They didn’t. Episode 4 saw the pair barge into a coworker’s room during a late-night dispute, prompting Lisa to fire them both on the spot.
Then came the MomTok crossover. When the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” women visited the villa, Marciano was immediately drawn to Demi Engemann, who is married. The flirtation spilled out of the castle and into Seasons 3 and 4 of “Mormon Wives,” where it was revealed that Marciano had a similar situation with Jessi Ngatikaura, ultimately contributing to a period of separation between Jessi and her husband Jordan. He comes into Season 3 as arguably the most cross-franchise drama magnet. The DadTok group arriving as guests, which includes Jordan, should make for some extraordinarily uncomfortable television.
Hannah Fouch — Server
Hannah was dismissed in Season 2 and is back for Season 3. She and Marciano dated for three years before the show. He cheated. They split. They joined the show together anyway. Lisa brought them back for a second chance in Italy. They were fired four episodes in. Returning to work alongside Marciano again, with his MomTok chaos now fully public, will test whatever professional détente they managed to reach.
Anthony Bar — Chef
The one consistent adult in the building across all three seasons. Anthony has survived every firing, every meltdown, and every ill-advised staff romance without incident. He is the backbone of the operation and receives almost no dramatic airtime as a result.
Gabrielle Sanon — Events Coordinator
Gabriella returns after her time on the show in Season 2. She was one of the quieter voices during the Marciano/MomTok chaos, and one of the few people who visibly clocked what was happening and chose not to get involved.
Other Returning Staff
Dominic DeAngelis (cook), Hagen Bach (housekeeping), Sam Terry (bartender), Alyssa Johnston (server), and Sher Suarez (events team) all return from previous seasons in various capacities alongside a fresh group of eight newcomers competing for Lisa’s approval and the season bonus.
According to the synopsis, newcomers are: Mike (cook), Keviah (server), Lewis (butler), Nick (bartender), Merredith (bartender), Sage (housekeeper), Charlie (bartender), Tyler (events), Adair (housekeeper) and J.J. (cook/personal trainer).
The Guests
The full guest roster this season includes Sam Vanderpump and the Made in Chelsea crowd, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and friends, “The Challenge” vets Olivia Kaiser, Theo Campbell, Aneesa Ferreira, Tori Deal, Michele Fitzgerald, Devin Walker, and Josh Martinez, “Bachelor” Nation couple Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko, the DadTok/Mormon men’s group led by Jordan Ngatikaura alongside Dakota Mortensen, “Love Overboard” cast, and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars including Kameron Michaels and Yvie Oddly.
The DadTok group’s visit is worth flagging separately. Fans of “Mormon Wives” Season 4 already know the men refused to share details of their stay with their wives when they FaceTimed home, and that Dakota Mortensen confirmed he hooked up with someone at the villa. Marciano will be working that floor. Jordan Ngatikaura, whose marriage was affected by Marciano’s behavior the last time this world collided, will be staying there as a guest. Whatever the production budget is for Season 3, it was not wasted.
“Vanderpump Villa” Season 3 premieres April 16 on Hulu, with all 10 episodes available at once.
Image credit: Stassi Schroeder/Instagram
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