When it comes to her staff, Lisa Vanderpump has one rule: “Give me anything but don’t give me boring.”
Over 15 years, the reality TV star and restaurateur has taken her own advice. She became a fan favorite on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Then she produced a decade’s worth of drama with her spin-off Vanderpump Rules. Vanderpump has leveraged her celebrity and business acumen into an empire of restaurants, television shows, wine brands and dog rescues.
Where some might criticize reality TV and its stars for being fictitious and scripted, Vanderpump is anything but. Last month, Nevada’s Silver State Equality awarded Vanderpump with the Equality Visibility Award for her allyship and LGBTQ advocacy.
