Vanderpump Rules spin off relocates from Italy to VERY unexpected town in the UK
In a move that will see fans scratching their heads, the show – which airs on Hulu in the US and Disney + globally – has ditched the fancy European settings of the previous two seasons for an altogether more down-to-earth base.
A telly insider said: “Bosses have settled on a location house in Newport Pagnell to film the next run. It’s rural and will probably look impressive to US viewers who will just see the English countryside and think it’s romantic, but anyone from Britain knows Newton Pagnell is a stone’s throw from Milton Keynes‘ city centre – a place that couldn’t be less showbizzy if it tried. It’s a man-made commuter city at the end of the day.
“Obviously Lisa Vanderpump is British, so you can understand why the showrunners wanted a Lady of the Manor type vibe for the upcoming episodes, but you would imagine they would have plumped for a mansion in the Cotswolds, or an old English castle in Kent.”
The first series of Vanderpump Villa was filmed at a French chauteau and aired last year.
The second series relocated to Umbria and has been shot but is yet to air.
The premise of the first series of show saw Lisa, who already has the successful spin-off Vanderpump Rules under her belt, overseeing a group of wild staff members at her French estate.
Lisa and her husband Ken, who also appeared on RHOBH, made their money owning various restaurants and clubs in London, before decamping to LA where they opened eateries and bars such as SUR and Villa Blanca.
Lisa then shot to fame as part of the original cast of Beverly Hills housewives, and enjoyed success as the show’s breakout star from 2010 to 2019, but left the show after a series of on-camera spats with the other wives.
The Sun has approached a rep for the show for comment.
