Stassi Schroeder‘s return to reality TV is one of the highlights in the Vanderpump Villa trailer — but we also have questions about Marciano Brunette‘s flirty moments with a MomToker.
Hulu released the first look at season 2 on Thursday, March 20, where Stassi, 36, was seen reuniting with Lisa Vanderpump nearly five years after Stassi’s time on Vanderpump Rules.
“Remember when I used to tell you don’t get involved in other people’s business? Well now, I want you to do the exact opposite,” Lisa, 64, tells Stassi about being her “eyes and ears” at the castle, to which she replied, “I’m excited to stick my nose in business where it doesn’t belong.”
Luckily there is plenty for Stassi to keep track of — including a flirtationship between Marciano Brunette and Demi Engemann. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star makes an appearance in Italy alongside Jen Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor and Mikayla Matthews.
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The teaser shows Demi asking Marciano if he was allowed to make a move on the guests. In one scene, Marciano acknowledges the “an instant connection” between them — despite her being married to Bret Engemann.
Demi and Marciano later share an intimate hug. “There’s still so much unresolved. It’s been up and down, up and down,” Demi tells Marciano, who replies, “Are you living with regret?”
Outside of keeping track of the cast of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,. Stassi is seen arguing with husband Beau Clark. “You feel safe with me, I can make you feel unsafe,” Stassi tells Beau after one of the staff members at the château found himself stuck in the middle.
Stassi joined Vanderpump Villa as part of a larger deal with Hulu that includes her own show, Stassi Says. The half-hour docu-comedy is currently in development.
“Endlessly relatable, utterly hysterical and questionably sane, Stassi is the anchor of a fresh ensemble of comedic and chaotic characters who are dealing with identity crises and major life crossroads of their own — and Stassi’s the one who has to keep them all afloat,” read the synopsis for the series, which was announced in August 2024.
Vanderpump Villa, meanwhile, is a Hulu reality series set in Lisa’s luxury French villa, Château Rosabelle. The show, which originally debuted in 2024, highlights the staff as they live and work together while catering to their high-profile guests.
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Despite their similarities, Lisa previously told Us Weekly that the series was not a copy of Vanderpump Rules.
“It is not Vanderpump Rules because it’s more immersive and it’s got guests and it’s kind of more decadent in a way,” she explained in March 2024. “It is a little bit of Below Deck [with] that upstairs, downstairs feel. But it doesn’t feel as tight as Below Deck.”
The restaurateur also discussed the challenges that came with filming, telling Us, “When you are in the middle of the French countryside, you’ve got people that have filled positions. If they get it wrong, you can’t say, ‘OK, go home. You are out, you’re suspended.’ Because there are 12 jobs and I need 12 people to do them. So there was a lot of push and pull. It is a lot of fun. There’s definitely a real feel-good factor to [the show], but it is complicated.”
Vanderpump Villa returns to Hulu on Thursday, April 24.
