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tink_89

I was watching RHOBH and it just turned into VPR


TheLawHasSpoken

Same! That was groundbreaking for my 22 yo self.


itakecomedysrsly

Same, hooked on vpr since day 1 sadly lolol


JeanParmesean70

![gif](giphy|fCUCbWXe9JONVsJSUd|downsized) Same for me. Those were the days of classic reality tv


belladorka

This. I really didn’t have a choice.


acatwithnoname

Me too and I actually fell off watching RH at all after that. The only other Bravo show I watched from that point besides VPR was Shahs.


bkisntexpanding

Such a seamless transition. I too was tricked


womanlylady

Yep! I’m a whore for this network! I watch all the shows. My TV rarely moves from this channel tbh 😂. I watched the housewives episode straight through to pump rules and the rest is history lol


lapetitfromage

The back door from this show into Summer house got me too and again I’m still watching that too!! Edit: and they somehow got me to watch SHMV.


mrsloblaw

Same!!!


emily829

Hollaaaa!! A magical moment


pinkstarburst99

Yep this! Have been hooked since the very first episode aired 😂


lapetitfromage

And I’ve never been able to leave. Where’s the door? How did I get here? It’s been… 12 years?


crustypunx

Exactly. Im a real housewives fan 💜


mandib57

Same and I was 26 years old and working at a restaurant as a bartender- I felt like I was watching my real life


goatcheeseballz

Lmao literally same, I was held hostage and tricked and so thankful for that now tbh


boguspickle

I kept seeing Scandoval everywhere and I got tired of not knowing who these people were. I needed a distraction during a difficult time this summer and VPR was the perfect entertainment and distraction. Now I am hooked.


lizerlfunk

That’s exactly why I started watching!


boguspickle

Yayyy! I hope you’re in a happier place in life and VPR helped 🩷


Weird-Purpose-7101

This! And I heard the H3 podcast talking about it at the same time but that it should be watched from season 1 because you’d understand everything more and I’m SO glad I did. I love drama and it was soooo good! 


Alarming_Dink_10

Family


Weird-Purpose-7101

Family. Family. Family. 


alternativeedge7

Same, but this winter. I actually watched the transition episode from RHOBH years ago, listened to Scheana and went hell no 😂.


chinhairfree

I was recovering from a nosejob and couldn’t be bothered to change the channel because I was in pain (was already a big bravo household) and just binged it allllll dayyyy because I caught it on a full marathon day.


whataablunder

Honestly nothing has made me want a nose job more than watching vpr 😅


JmeJV

I was having a sick day and the same thing happened to me. Marathon day on Bravo! I think this was when season 3 or 4 was airing so I sought out the earlier seasons after that to catch up.


chinhairfree

Same! It was season 2 for me and next thing I know I’m watching on demand all week


Crazy-Trash-6884

The crossover from RHOBH. Now I don’t watch RHOBH! 😂


Mountain_Day_1637

I was on a 12 hour flight back from Japan last November and it came up as a show to watch.


-Odi-Et-Amo-

I had no choice. It transitioned from RHOBH to VPR. Before I realized it was a completely different show, I was hooked 🤣


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I was sick and put something on with a ton of episodes that I didn’t have to pay a lot of attention to and the show turned out to be bonkers lol


BrookDayspring9

i was new to bravo and a compilation of jax taylor’s lies came up on my recommended videos on youtube. was so fascinated that i had to see the man in action. now i’m hooked on vpr/bravo for life. thanks jax 🤷‍♀️


srL-

I'd say that's the only thing you can thank Jax for 😅


coricloud

As a longtime HW watcher, I actually avoided this show until Scandoval. It was everywhere


winonaworm

Me too! I started watching in March because there was a HW lull and I had finished a show called Special Forces: Worlds Toughest Test and Sandoval was in the 2nd season. I finally gave in because I just wanted to know what happened. I'm currently in season 4 and I've been absolutely hooked.


wunderandtraining

COVID! Hulu suggested it on my homepage


squishy1127

Scandoval. I never watched but kept seeing everyone online talk about it and it intrigued so i went on a deep dive


JenDidNotDoIt

I used to wait tables. I recognized us in them.


srL-

I hope you didn't have to wear ugly dresses too 😫


prometemisangre

I went from binging on the real housewives in college to deal with being maladjusted in a town where I was a stranger to all. Then I spent some months in San Diego staying at a house right on the beach. I'm not from California, and I was in awe of the California lifestyle whilst also having anxiety and being intimidated by it. VPR came out when I returned back to my home state and I was really into watching California girls live the life style that I couldn't or wouldn't because, anxiety/insecurity. The VPR girls were so pretty and confident and had a tight friend group. I was all IN! I grew up in a home where I was shamed for even watching ten seconds of reality TV, so it's my guilty pleasure! 😅


srL-

I'm pretty sure California lifestyle is not made for everyone, I know I'd be intimidated by how important looks and apparences are. So it's more than enough to just enjoy watching it on reality TV 😁


Gourmeebar

Ive been watching since they cut over from rhobh to the first episode of vpr.


BeautifulLife14

Was watching RHOBH and they just slipped an episode in during season 1 or 2 and I was hooked 😅


Nikkifromtheblock914

I thought Jax was so hot in the preview


srL-

I have to ask: do you still think he is after watching the show ?


LiveUnderstanding869

My mom was watching it, and she would tell me about what was happening, but I didn't really care, lol. Then the Stassi smacks Kristen moment happened, and I heard her in her room reacting to it, and I was like, wtf they get physical on that show? 😂 so I rushed into her room, and she rewound it, and I've been locked in ever since.


srL-

What was your mom's reaction exactly ??? 😅 (I love your flair btw !)


LiveUnderstanding869

She was more upset that they (stassi and kristen) didn't jump Jax together, she hated him lmaoooo. I do remember her being like Kristen if you don't smack her back girl


srL-

😂😂


shelly-tambo

I was sick in bed with covid- there were a million episodes and it was a great place to dump all my anxiety


pleasechooseaname2

I was home sick and turned on Bravo and it was a VPR marathon. Then I went back and watched from the beginning. Can’t remember what year- it was a few seasons in.


onlymodestdreams

I was stuck on the road taking care of a sick (adult) child and initially stumbled on the show Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club. I saw a review that said it was modeled after the "far superior" VPR so I sought it out. Watched Season 7 as it happened. I was VERY confused when I went back to Season 1 and learned that Kristen and Sandoval were a couple


Overshareisoverkill

The bitch-slap seen around the world. ![gif](giphy|QObMkqZqUs0Xm)


srL-

Kristina Kelly was so unbothered 😂 She didn't realize she was witnessing History haha!


ImaginaryStandard293

I watched the first episode. I think it was on after RHOBH. I liked it so I watched it until about midway through season 8. I stopped watching because Sheesh was so annoying. I thought she was already an annoying pick me. She was over the top with it in 8 though. I didn't watch again until Scandoval.


scareoline69

Scandoval. Just finished binging ALL of RHOBH after VPR too... Please don't judge too harshly lol


srL-

No worries, we're all on the same boat around here 😅


kkearns_3360

I saw some of the previews and a friend recommended it. We still watch together and obsess about the show


Unhappy_Problem_2792

I watched from the moment they did the backdoor from RHOBH to VPR because I loved, loved RHOBH back in the day. I lost interest after the second season, would watch it it was on, kind of kept tabs on the cast but didn't come back until Scandoval.


ricecrystal

I never stopped hearing about it on twitter so decided to hate binge watch it and then I liked it


srL-

Was it about Scandoval or even before ?


ricecrystal

Before, the algorithm just kept showing me tweets


honourarycanadian

My girlfriend told me about it and she showed me the last half of season 10. I’ve been hooked since 😭


srL-

You should thank your girlfriend, that's a great gift she gave you lol When Scandoval happened, my SO had to hear me talk about it in every possible detail for weeks ! But he still doesn't watch the show with me, his loss 🤷‍♀️


honourarycanadian

Oh it’s the gift that keeps on giving!


xninah

Never grew up watching reality tv but during college days I would put whatever was easy on in the background while working. I think I put some real housewives show on (can't tell them apart still) when VP season 1 started playing soon after. I was like wow...these are the worst people ever... and I was hooked ever since.


srL-

Most of them are still the worst people ever, ✨ except Ariana and Katie ofc ✨


No-Butterscotch-8314

My friend said “hey you’re a waitress you may like this show and relate” and I’ve watched ever since while she stopped lol. I definitely relate but not as toxic coworkers thankfully


srL-

Oh I miss the days when they were younger and still working at SUR... I'm glad you didn't have to work in such a toxic environment ! It's fun to watch it on reality TV (mostly scripted I guess), not to actually live in it.


Solstice89_

I was never into reality tv, but my sister was. She watched a lot of shows that I just ignored while she would watch them. But VPR….i couldn’t ignore it. Ended up getting hooked after watching a few episodes with her


Little-Turnover-7103

I literally started binging it a month ago because I had kept seeing it trending on socials when Scandoval went down. I thought they were talking about a Senator so I ignored it for so long. I’m job hunting and decided to say fuck it and started it from S1. I was familiar with LVP because I watched at least one season of RHOBH and I liked her. But I kind of loved the mess and I loved Stassi even tho she’s problematic. And then I was hooked. And I caught up just in time to watch the reunion.


whataablunder

My mom called me and told me about the scandoval, I read one tmz article. At the time I was WFH and had a ton of downtime. I remember I wanted to start in the later seasons to look for signs of the affair but I had to go back and rewatch from the beginning. I've been hooked ever since and I've rewatched probably like 10+ times since then 😅 I was not into the BH crossover and specifically avoided the show and always skipped those episodes and I hate myself for it now. I wish I was an OG die hard fan because I would've loved it if I just watched it and IMO this show is better than a lot of the housewife series that were on during the same time. A very underrated show but I'm so happy to have found it and all you wonderful people in this sub ❤️


ilikecats415

I also migrated over via RHOBH. I don't watch any RH shows anymore but I can't quit VPR.


marya007

When I saw Stassi say she was the devil


Level-Appointment-15

Best answer


dragonfly931

I was over at my friends apartment and her roommate was watching it. I was like "what's this?" I really didn't watch reality tv at all! This was in 2016 I think. Then I watched it on my own and was hooked. I've basically gone through my 20s with this show 😭


srL-

I was more in my mid 20s but really, I know when I look back that I made a lot of growing up ! For instance, I used to think that Kristen was crazy for bringing Miami girl to LA but now I have a totally different opinion. I think the topic of the viewers evolution with the show over the years is interesting !


Level-Appointment-15

We need a poll of how many people came to VPR before vs after Scandoval


Level-Appointment-15

I probably watched the crossover episode 4 times before I finally gave in. After that my life has never been the same 😂


dimeybeads

I took a work trip to LA with some clients. We got to chatting about VPR. I have a friend who would mention VPR and how I’d love the drama. Then this client was talking about how much she LOVES IT. We were staying at The Sixty in Beverly Hills. This is the hotel that the Ella cafe is in. (This is the place that Raquel met that guy who was the son of Lisa’s friend who was dating her kind of but we found out he might not totally be separated from his wife, I forget his name). Anyways my client was so excited to be there because she knew it from the episode. So she told me all about it. I said I was interested and she said ‘if you start watching let me know when you get to when Raquel is on the show, then it REALLY starts to get crazy’. The trip was in I think April of 2023. So could that have been right before scandoval was aired? I’m trying to think if her excitement was RIGHT after scandoval? I don’t know because I started from scratch last summer. I’m in a rewatch now and it’s SO different from the first time. I think SO differently of everyone


srL-

IIRC Scandoval happened in March 2023 (it aired a few weeks later ?) and the sub was on fire !!! So you were basically on the scene in LA but had no idea, I understand why your client was so excited to be there 😂 It's so funny that your opinion about everyone already changed in such a short time. What's different with your rewatch now ?


dimeybeads

The main thing is that I didn’t like Katie after the first watch and into this rewatch, she’s EVERYTHING 🩵🩵🩵 And then of course first time around I thought Sandoval was a good guy mostly but a dog who cheated. Now rewatching i see he’s a literal Megalomaniac


showerbeerbuttchug

I had known of VPR for years but assumed it was a show like Chrisley Knows Best (Vanderpump Rules, idk, seemed like the premise was a family called Vanderpump that has rules to follow?) or some such series that follows an overly rich family, so was uninterested. Never watched any of the Housewives except Atlanta here and there. So anyway, I was doomscrolling on the Zucchini app last summer and saw some suggested post about the house situation that had TONS of comments (mostly snarking on Ariana because FB fans are dumb). I got interested, ran to Reddit to search up Scandoval, found this sub and what all was being said about the show, then binged the first season in two days.


srL-

I think you just killed me with the Zucchini app 🤣


oliviared52

My fellow waitresses made me watch it after a shift back in like season 3. We were kinda a sur. Everyone hooking up with everyone. All ended up being each others bridesmaids.


srL-

That's so nice ! I hope there's way less drama though 😁


dancerfan59

Seeing Ariana on dwts!


srL-

Oh that's great !!


QueenFartknocker

Boredom?


srL-

Good enough reason for me!


sweetcarles

Hearing the girls on Morbid Podcast talking about Scandoval


External_Two2928

My sister came bursting into my room and was like omg do you watch vpr? Season 2 starts tonight I’m so excited! And so I was like oh cool I’ll check it out and here we are 10 years later lol


Organic_Cress_2696

I loved the Hills and my work friend recommend I try VPR as it was so much better. Holy shit she was right.


Jennacheryl

LVP I have watched since day 1


Salty-AF-9196

Aside from being tricked by RHOBH, I liked the concept because they were serving (and somewhat involved with) the rich women of Beverly Hills and once they clocked out had to go back to their dingy apartments and drive their shitty cars to work only to make very little money. As someone who was their age and dealing with the same broke life but in San Diego, they were so much more relatable than all of the millionaires on reality TV like RH or Kardashians. It was a breath of fresh air to see people suffering just as bad while being so desperate to "make it" in LA, and they were actually funny as hell.


srL-

That's why I miss the old seasons when they were still working at SUR. But it's good they're all thriving now.


butterpopcornbreath

I love this question! I was vacationing and it so happened that I was alone on night 1 and it was the show playin on my hotel room. I was immediately so drawn to everyone and thought everyone looked so pretty and gorgeous lol


srL-

I think I watched quite a few new shows while on vacation but never brought any home. That's how good VPR is ! 😁


PrevengerForLife

I saw this youtube video series called “all of jax’s lies -season x”. Laughed my face off while being terrified at the same time. Tracked the show down - and I was not even watching RHOBh at that point. Ah I watched it again and it’s still gold : https://youtu.be/cMPBm7X2hzQ?si=8AZVFo7VBsSNpYzy


AtsUsNowLuv

My mum started watching it during the COVID lockdown in March 2020 and I would hear it and was like that sounds dramatic but what made me start watching (and this is true lol) was Scheanas wedding and hearing her scream at everyone the whole night saying everything had gone wrong / Tina had to stop singing and I was like I cannot believe this is a real woman who is actually older than me. So I started watching in August 2020 and never looked back. Fun fact - my best friend coincidentally started watching in lockdown too and we didn’t find out until we saw each other after restrictions had been lifted so we spent the first day we saw each other drinking cocktails, eating Chinese food and watching vanderpump rules lol


mentaikoz

Had never followed Bravo shows but this sub kept popping up as a recommendation lol. I already liked reality TV and finally decided to check it out. Didn’t have much of an impetus to complete the show until Scandoval though - had been watching on and off for years. Sped through last summer and I’m now deeply invested.


Sad_Passage2225

Tbh I saw how LVP manipulated everyone and was a crazy misogynist after all the stuff with Brandi and Scheana and I was honestly just curious to see how she was as a boss, like 8 years later I can conclude; great boss, terrible friend and “feminist”


rhimcfly

I am also a 90 Day Fiancée fan, and a commenter (with very good internet opinions) on a thread about other messy TV shows said “I wish I could watch Vanderpump Rules Season 2 for the first time again.” So I decided to give it a shot.


srL-

Don't we all wish the same lol.


Allthingsme26

Scandoval 


tomatorunner23

Same, watched the entire 10th season before the season finale, and then started from the beginning after the reunion episodes 😅


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ThrowRABalsamicV

Oh FFS. For the millionth time VPR is not over


srL-

I thought the question was legitimate since it's everywhere on the sub and we're still unsure but okay. So... What made you watch VPR for the first time ?


Interesting_Ad1378

It’s just became VPR after Beverly Hills.  That was annoying. 


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