Lisa Vanderpump

**Lisa Jane Vanderpump** (born September 15, 1960) is a British restaurateur and television personality. She is best known for being a main cast member on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

## Early Life

Vanderpump was born in London, England to parents John Vanderpump and Jean Vanderpump. She had one brother, Mark Vanderpump.

## Career

### Business

Before moving to the U.S., Vanderpump designed 26 of the London-based bars and restaurants that she co-owned with her husband. They own five restaurants in California. Villa Blanca is based on Beverly Hills, while Sur, the focus of Vanderpump Rules, is based in West Hollywood along with PUMP Restaurant and Lounge, Lisa Vanderpump's Stonebaked pizzeria and Tom Tom. In August 2013, entrepreneurs Ryan Allen Carrillo and Andrew Gruver filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, naming Vanderpump and her husband as defendants and alleging breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, breach of contract, and misrepresentation and deceit. Carrillo and Gruver claim the couple "unfairly snatched the West Hollywood venue" where they intended to open a gay sports bar called Bar Varsity.

Vanderpum authored Simply Drive: A Guide to Easy, Elegant, and Affordable Entertaining in 2011. She is a monthly contributing writer and editor for Beverly Hills Lifestyle magazine. She released a line of homewares called The Vanderpump Beverly Hills Collection by Pop Culture Promotions on November 6, 2014.

In 2015, she and her husband launched a line of pet accessories, Vanderpump Pets.

In October 2016, Vanderpump launched a line of emojis, titled Vandermojis. The collection, designed by Vanderpump, includes GIFs, stickers and audio messages.

In March 2017, she was named editor-in-chief of Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine.

Vanderpump opened Vanderpump Cocktail Garden located in Caesars Palace.

### Entertainment

She has starred in numerous television shows and films as a child. She made her film debut in 1973's A Touch of Class, playing the daughter of Glenda Jackson's character, and also appeared in the cult horror film Killer's Moon (1978). In the late 1970s she appeared in four episodes of the British series Kids, a show about children taken into an assessment centre in the UK. At this time she met a very young Naomi Campbell, who was also cast in the same show. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Vanderpump had small roles in various episodic television programs. She appeared on the television series Silk Stalkings and as Margo Curtis on Baywatch Nights.

Vanderpump was featured in the 1980s music videos "Poison Arrow" and "Mantrap" by the band ABC and also "(What) In The Name of Love" by the duo Naked Eyes. She was featured in the Lady Gaga music video for "G.U.Y." in March 2014.

In 2011, she was part of CNN's coverage of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

Vanderpump competed on the sixteenth season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko. They were the second couple eliminated from the competition, leaving in tenth place.

## The Real Housewives

In 2010, she started to appear as a main cast member on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She starred in the nine seasons but announced she was leaving in 2019.

### RHOBH Taglines

* Season 1 - "In Beverly Hills it's who you know and I know everyone."
* Season 2 - "Life in Beverly Hills is a game and I make the rules."
* Season 3 - "Life isn't all diamonds and rosé but it should be."
* Season 4 - "Life is a sexy little dance and I like to take the lead."
* Season 5 - "Throw me to the wolves and I shall return leading the pack."
* Season 6 - "I'm passionate about dogs. Just not crazy about bitches."
* Season 7 - "The crown is heavy darlings so just leave it where it belongs."
* Season 8 - "The Queen of diamonds always has an ace up her sleeve."
* Season 9 - "You can stab me in the back but whilst your there kiss my ass."

## Personal Life

Vanderpump was honoured with a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2014.

In April 2018, Vanderpump's brother Mark died from suicide and in June 2019, her mother died from Deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

### Marriage and Children

Vanderpump has been married once. She married her husband, Ken Todd in 1982 and together they have two children: Pandora Vanderpump Sabo (born May 7, 1986) and adopted son Max Todd (born December 7, 1991.

In 2012, she and her husband Ken renewed their marriage vows in their LA home.

### Philanthropy

Together with her husband, Vanderpump supports Keep Memory Alive, founded by Larry Ruvo. The organisation was established to bring awareness to neurological disorders including Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and Parkinson's disease.

Vanderpump was a recipient of the Ally Leadership Award from Equality California, an LGBT rights organisation, in 2015.

In October 2015, she organised a protest march against the Lychee and Dog Meat Festival. The Vanderpump Dog Foundation hosted its first World Dog Day event.

In June 2019, Vanderpump, longtime supporter of The Trevor Project, recorded a PSA to ensure that LGBTQ young people know they are loved, their lives have value, and are never alone.

In July 2019, Vanderpump joined Richard Ayoub, Executive Director of Project Angel Food, to countdown to Project Angel Food's 12-millionth meal in the Project Angel Food's Hollywood kitchen.

## Filmography

### Music Video

 1983
 1984
 2014

### As Producer

 2013-2020
 2017

## Bibliography

* Simply Divine: A Guide to Easy, Elegant, and Affordable Entertaining (2011)

## Family

Husbands and Partners

* Ken Todd (1982-present)

Children

* Pandora Vanderpump Sabo
* Max Todd
* Warren Todd (Stepson)

Parents

* John Vanderpump
* Jean Vanderpump

Siblings

* Mark Vanderpump