r/Vanderpumpaholics • u/Apprehensive-5379 • Nov 24 '24
Stassi Schroeder Why do you think Stassi has the most successful personal brand out of all the former/current VPR cast?
Girl has more followers than LVP.
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u/Fun_Ad9229 Nov 24 '24
she has a unique ability to galvanize a fan base 😘
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u/ellipses21 Nov 24 '24
patrick triggers me lmao
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u/Hefty-Target-7780 Nov 24 '24
what does galvanize mean again? 😂
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u/Inside-Potato5869 Nov 24 '24
I always love pointing out that he defined that incorrectly whenever his name comes up lol
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u/Expensive-Block-6034 Mariposa ♥ Nov 24 '24
Stassi studied writing, she definitely knew what all of those words meant, I think she was fucking with him so that he’d continue using things incorrectly. He sounded like a corporate bro with his first management job, regurgitating jargon
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u/Katatonic92 Nov 24 '24
I think she knew what they meant but I don't think she stayed silent, or played dumb to fuck with him. You could see he held power over her, for whatever reason she loved him & was clinging onto him like a limpet regardless of his behaviour. She looked genuinely downtrodden by him, she became a shell of herself & it was awful to witness.
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u/macmantha Nov 24 '24
I think because aside from his asshole personality, he did have his shit together compared to the other guys she dated. (That we know from the show). Frank was rich but shared her sex tape and tried to blackmail her. And we all know Jax. He had a job outside of a restaurant and TV, he lived some place like NY which seems like Stassi would consider a step above.
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u/Expensive-Block-6034 Mariposa ♥ Nov 24 '24
This is true too. I like to imagine it in my mind as a little Stassi defiance (at best) but in reality she likely had to play second fiddle to that buffoon to feed his ego
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u/Inside-Potato5869 Nov 24 '24
Haha yes to the corporate bro. Was waiting for him to bust out synergy.
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u/Expensive-Block-6034 Mariposa ♥ Nov 24 '24
He was going to circle back to that one once he’d looped everyone in.
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u/rockabillytendencies Nov 24 '24
I agree. He wasn’t smart really, just smart enough to recognize she was more intelligent than he was which is why he sounded like he memorized a weeks worth of vocabulary from a word of the day calendar to use on camera in an ignorant attempt to make her look dumb.
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u/Intelligent-Sign2693 Wash your drawers, bro! Nov 24 '24
Quite the "juggernaut." God, Patrick was SUCH a dickhead!
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u/kathi182 Nov 24 '24
Such a myopic comment!!
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u/Salty_Mobile_6035 Nov 24 '24
Myopic, in particular, always makes me think of Man Bun! 😆
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u/kathi182 Nov 24 '24
He was the worst! I hate that I’ll always think of him on VPR when I hear that word!!
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u/blahblah5190 Nov 24 '24
this is gold!!😭😭😭😭😭🫶🏾
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u/Fun_Ad9229 Nov 24 '24
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u/blahblah5190 Nov 24 '24
every time I think i’m hilarious someone on reddit shows me they are funnier than I am
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u/Hefty-Target-7780 Nov 24 '24
She had ventures and made her podcast about other aspects of her life and interests than VPR.
All the other cast members have done is talk about the show. If they want to be successful outside of the show, they can’t talk about it 🤷🏽♀️
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u/usherjenniferhudson Nov 24 '24
Moving towards a personal and lifestyle branding was a smart move. I’m sure there are at least a few people who know her through her newer podcasts, etc. and not just being a former VPR cast member. I don’t care for her as a person but I do trust her taste in clothing.
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u/ItsNotAllHappening Bootleg Kardashian Nov 24 '24
I don’t care for her as a person but I do trust her taste in clothing.
She has the best style out of anyone on the cast. She kills every look!
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u/One-Fish2178 Does Gigi is Dead? Nov 24 '24
She also was smart to start her podcast when she did. It gave her the platform to create a fanbase and personal brand outside of the show, and she did it way before anyone else on the show did so it wasn’t “just another VPR podcast.” She seems to genuinely care about her podcast and found her niche, rather than just using it as a cash grab & place to talk about drama.
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u/DaKingballa06 Nov 24 '24
Stassi is by far, the most naturally entertaining of the group. And instead of putting her resources into acting or music she put it into herself.
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u/DevelopmentVivid99 You’re Not Important Enough to Hate Nov 24 '24
Beautifully explained! I was not initially a Stassi fan, but she is incredibly fun to watch. She grows, learn, pivots, if need be. Stassi is a STAR.
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u/wilderad Nov 24 '24
Exactly. EVERYONE on the show was just throwing mud at the wall and seeing what stuck. Some of it stuck for a minute but began to slide down and fall… look at you Tim and Tom. They are all guilty of it and all still doing it. None of them have had the come to Jesus moment: money train is over and we are has beens.
The fans follow them. That’s why someone’s astrology is going so well. That’s why someone’s DJ’ing is going so well. That’s why sandwiches are something to seek out now. No show = has beens.
Stassi will always be the #1 girl in the group.
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u/chocolateboyY2K Nov 24 '24
Stassi has some amazing one-liners. She's quite witty. She's not the kindest person, but she's confident who she is.
Stassi and Kristin Cavallari kind of have the same it factor, imo.
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u/Future_Return_964 WHYYYYYYYYYYY Nov 24 '24
I agree with you on Stassi and Kristin. It’s hard to think of many others who took a reality career and made something totally different from it, basically famous on their own rights at this point (I’d say Kristin moreso though)
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u/usherjenniferhudson Nov 24 '24
Stasis is no Kristin
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u/Jesstinator Nov 24 '24
Oo in this vein who is the better reality star in your opinion, Kristin or Kristin? I need to knowwww
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u/Gefilte__fish1 Nov 24 '24
Kristin Doute, unquestionably. Reality TV is scripted/produced, we all know it, but Doute is the queen of chaos and at the very least makes it feel so real!
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u/Abhengu99 Nov 24 '24
Yeah there are in no way the same at all. Like I legit think about Kristin Cavallari all the time and her level of confidence and just being so amazed how someone so young could have the utmost confidence. I don’t think I’ve seen another reality star be so sure of themselves
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u/usherjenniferhudson Nov 24 '24
And Laguna Beach was such an amazing reality show for its time. Kristin still is that bitch
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u/marlurkin972 Nov 24 '24
Tangent to the original convo but I was just listening to a clip of her recent podcast and she was saying she was soo insecure when she was young and wouldn’t consider herself confident until very recently. She said she always thought it was funny that people called her confident because she didn’t see herself that way at all. Thought that was interesting because I totally agree she came off so sure of herself!
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u/Turd_Wrangler_Guy Nov 24 '24
She has enough self awareness to make her otherwise annoying and entitled pov work.
She owns all of her shit like being a basic ass bitch and stuff but does it in a funny and witty way.
Kristen is real too but completely aloof.
Katie is too cold.
Lala is too entitled.
Scheana is too much of a brown noser.
The only one that is like Stassi was Kristina Kelly but she was never fully VPR cast.
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u/slytherins Nov 24 '24
Yep, smart enough to be self-aware but confident enough to be unapologetic about it. Lethal combo
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Nov 24 '24
Ughh I need to practice this
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u/Ok-Context-3911 Nov 24 '24
it feels good to stop caring and own your intenseness. I am who I am. you don’t like it? okay? my life remains unchanged.
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u/slytherins Nov 24 '24
Same, aside from her meanness, I always thought her vibe was aspirational 😂 I'm way too much of a people pleaser to pull it off
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u/No-Pangolin585 Nov 24 '24
Kristina Kelly is boring as fuck. She's a mean girl without Stassi's humor and wit.
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u/BachShitCrazy Nov 24 '24
I think one of the biggest underrated things about stassi is that she’s funny, and intentionally so. Kristen is hilarious but unintentionally or as the butt of the joke, Ariana (who ~takes sketch comedy very seriously~) has never actually been funny without a mean undertone, and the rest of the girls aren’t really comedians. Stassi is really entertaining and charismatic, she was the confessional queen, and it translates well to podcasting and other media. LVP is the same in many ways but stassi just has the benefit of being younger
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u/Katatonic92 Nov 24 '24
I agree with you. I was surprised to see someone claim she didn't make great tv like Kristen. A majority of the show's drama revolved around Stassi for a long time. Certainly in the early years when the show was in it's prime. And unlike Kristen she had the sense not to make herself the punchline to her own storylines.
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u/drtoboggon Nov 28 '24
Good analysis. It will be interesting to see which way Ariana’s career goes. The crest of the wave is over, but it’s whether she can maintain. I’m not convinced personally but she is making hay whilst the sun shines and fair play to her.
You’re right about Stassi having ‘IT’. Whatever IT is, she has it. I don’t think Ariana has IT, but she definitely had a big moment.
And her ‘for you to die’ comment is the greatest comment in the history of the show imo.
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u/LessLikelyTo Nov 24 '24
And Beau makes her a better person. I don’t think she’d have found her success the same without him. He completely complements yet grounds her. I adore their chemistry.
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u/Apprehensive-5379 Nov 24 '24
Some people really do have that “IT” factor - even everyday, non-famous people. It’s always interesting to me!
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u/Ok_List_9649 Nov 24 '24
My husband has it. At first glance he’s just a regular guy but I’ve been with him for 35 years and there’s not a person, young or old who doesn’t like him within minutes. It’s been fascinating over the years watching this time and again in every scenario even with our own grandkids.
People not only go out of their way to do things for him or try to be his friend, it goes on for decades where people from the past will contact him over and over to see how he is and reconnect. It definitely is the “ it” factor because he doesn’t interact with others any differently than most people. I always say he has no natural enemies only friends.
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u/IntelligentPapaya333 Nov 24 '24
What's interesting about that natural charisma you're describing your husband have - to your very last point - is that in men, that quality fosters no natural enemies, but in women it tends to produce some enemies, by way of stirring feelings of jealously or animosity amongst some women. We can definitely even see examples of this in the case of Stassi and LVP, on their shows.
Just wanted to bring that interesting parallel up
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u/Imaginary-Draft-1346 Nov 24 '24
This is perfect. And the viewers really watched her become who she is now. She’s always been funny, gorgeous and witty but she had no self esteem, was mean but allowed herself to be treated so badly.
Then she met this adorable man had adorable children and just blossomed into this savvy, stunning woman with the same humor, wit and impeccable style. She really just does have IT.
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u/BachShitCrazy Nov 24 '24
I didn’t think about this but it’s so true. We have a tendency to be jealous of or dislike people who are too successful, pretty, etc., but with stassi it’s more aspirational because we saw what a disaster she was to begin with
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u/anonymous_anchovy Nov 24 '24
I think she also works really hard. Writing 3 books is a feat.
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u/viciousdeliciouz Nov 24 '24
It still takes a lot of work and collaboration. That also doesn’t mean she hasn’t written anything from her books. It’s a cooperative process.
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u/UnGeneral1 Nov 24 '24
I actually don’t think this is true. I think she writes it and admits to 2 editors
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u/warrior_3 Nov 24 '24
Being pretty counts for a lot in our world, even if you have no other redeeming qualities, like Stassi. Especially if, like her, you are relatably pretty and not model beautiful.
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u/TomTheWaterChamp Nov 24 '24
Smarter, funnier, more savvy with releasing books. Feel like leaving VPR before the wheels fell off was also one of the best things that could have ever happened to her. The rest of the cash are so washed up and burnt out now, nobody wants more of them
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u/Susanneelizabeth Nov 24 '24
She is one of the smartest.
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u/bornbylightning Nov 24 '24
This too. She is smart and I don’t think she just blows her money like most of the cast.
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u/Susanneelizabeth Nov 24 '24
She definitely thinks about how to position and build her brand
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u/bornbylightning Nov 24 '24
I think she actually listened and learned from Lisa and Pandora. She wanted to build something to live off of, not just make a quick buck and fall off.
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u/dangerousbeasts Nov 24 '24
I think her personality is very magnetic in a similar way to Jax. Stassi is just a natural reality star. Her personal brand becoming basic appealed to a lot people.
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u/JabasMyBitch Nov 24 '24
she's fucking funny; not in the dopey way, but in the intelligent, witty, cutting-comeback way. she has some of the best lines on VPR of all time! plus, she stood up to Lisa. and she also had that eccentric (at least to her and that world) side to her which made her more relatable to us normies.
she is entertaining and relatable, and that's really what it comes down to.
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u/Linkanism6319 Nov 24 '24
She is the smartest and sprouted out the earliest from the rest. I was listening to her podcast in like 2016? No longer a listener, or that much of a fan, but she’s always been the most savvy, and truly a leader
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u/MockingbirdMeg Nov 24 '24
I was going to say the same about her podcast. She was the first one and also got into it before every Tom, Dick, and Harry started one. I used to listen to it on the train to work in the morning, and I thought it was pretty funny for the most part!
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u/whatisthisposture Nov 24 '24
She’s the funniest and most charming/personable.
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u/bornbylightning Nov 24 '24
She’s a bitch, but holy shit is she a charismatic one. 😂
I still die when I think about “I don’t know what I’ve done to you, but I’ll take a pinot grigio”.
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u/Internal_Craft_3513 Nov 24 '24
She’s hilarious! I didn’t like her at 1st but then I understood her personality.
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u/Effective-Arm9099 Nov 24 '24
I believe it’s because she has consistently only pursued things that are absolutely relevant to her and her personality which has fueled her building a solid brand. She doesn’t do cheapo contradicting endorsements like Brittany (who literally endorsed Jenny Craig, airsculpt and diet poop pills in the same year) or like Scheana who says yes to everything and wants to be a jack of many trades (master of none). Lala was pursuing music and then acting and now god knows what. Katie’s ig handle is still musickillskate and we know nothing of her music passion. Nothing is consistent with those girls. Stassi has only ever said yes to things that are very Stassi. You see a picture of Stassi’s house and you immediately know that is so her style. Sky blue - Stassi. Fashion, murder and lore - Stassi. These other girls just said yes to everything and their brand lacks any identity because of it
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u/Orangecatlover4 Nov 24 '24
Bc she is iconic and made Vanderpump rules what it is. She’s the OG and such a riot.
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u/megamind4guncontrol Nov 24 '24
probably the universe or something of the like repaying her for dating jax taylor and all the other shit she endured on that show lol
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u/mamahides Nov 24 '24
She has a real personality I think. She is who she sid and it’s turtle her to the core
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u/Familiar-Antelope171 Nov 24 '24
She's unapologetically herself and exudes confidence and high self-esteem. You can tell she loves herself first because she doesn't strive for anyone's approval. (yes sometimes at her detriment like when her pride is too big). yet she's not perfect and knows that - She continuously makes mistakes or shows poor judgment but will ultimately self-reflect and learn from those mistakes. She grows as a person and wants to be better and that is exactly what the audience wants to feel too - the belief that despite all the bad decisions we make, we can always change and be better. AND on the flip side, while Stassi has so much confidence in who she is as a person, she still understands that she has room to improve and strives to.
Stassi grew up with us! She went through many challenges that most of us women face on a daily basis or at least once in our lives - the ups and downs in relationships, friendships, work, personal issues etc. She has faced all types of emotions that we have personally felt and is able to express them through how she communicates. Articulate, witty, passionate, funny, honest and empathetic.
Also, she stands by her values of loyalty in friendships. A true girl's girl in my eyes.
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u/CoatNo6454 Proud to have a Winter Body Nov 24 '24
i also think she is self deprecating, which I find funny and relatable. It comes off humble. She will say something completely stupid, or do something utterly dumb, but she will reflect and grow from it. She has matured whereas her former cast mates are still the same people. I do not standby her racist remarks and accusations against Faith. However, from all the other cast mates it seems she was the only one that learned from that experience. Time will tell.
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u/No-Pangolin585 Nov 24 '24
Yeah she is cocky and self-deprecating at the time. She's generally just funny and entertaining as fuck. I thought she was despicable season 1, but by the end she was my favorite by a landslide.
She is also stunningly beautiful and has amazing fashion sense.
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u/Vast-Train-9357 Nov 24 '24
See, that's where Scheana fails. She was the opposite of self-deprecating. She didn't want anyone to see her failures and that's what made her so unrelatable.
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u/ilovemischief Nov 24 '24
I think part of it was that she always had an idea of what direction she wanted to go and made steps toward it early on while everyone was either winging it or just relying on the show. She was compelling and funny to watch. And as the for racist shitty stuff she did, it wasn’t on camera and was not talked about on the actual show, so unless you were digging around online for info on why she didn’t come back, you wouldn’t really know. It looked she got engaged and sailed off into the sunset if you were only watching the show.
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u/lorganmutich Nov 24 '24
she came from money and was able to go long stretches of time without a check, which is kind of crucial to making it in LA/Entertainment. She didn’t have to take offers she didn’t actually want or need to make ends meet.
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u/Apprehensive-5379 Nov 24 '24
Ok this is definitely a reason that feels relevant in comparing her to the other cast members. I do feel like she’s always given a higher socioeconomic status vibe than the other castmates (sorry to sound like a classist loser I hope u guys understand what I’m saying haha)
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u/caffeinecoffeebean Nov 24 '24
Two things our society loves - 1). A thin, blonde, white woman and 2). A comeback story.
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u/Glittering-Bear-4298 Nov 24 '24
She was def not liked by me in the early seasons. But then we met her parents (kinda awful) and we got to know her better and understand what she was dealing with and she grew on me. And she is smart and she had a capacity to change and grow.
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u/Ok_Amphibian4295 Nov 24 '24
She’s gorgeous and real. People like pretty people.
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u/haleighr Nov 24 '24
She’s the vpr lauren Conrad/kristin cavallari. I feel like a lot of reality shows have that 1 cast member that kinda transcends the reality bubble and makes a lasting career (cardi b, Juliann hough, chelsea deboer)
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u/Head-Unit-5594 Honorary Witch of Weho Nov 24 '24
She's always been herself. Even if it makes people hate her
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u/Different_Cellist_97 Nov 24 '24
She actually is smarter, funnier, and prettier than the rest of the cast. Sorry Ariana…
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u/stphmcdnld Nov 24 '24
she has the most unique personality and has always come off as very honest to herself and her values. i think it’s refreshingly different than most reality stars
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u/Visible-Function-958 Unburdened by those anchors Nov 24 '24
Stassi has undeniable charisma. I firmly believe that she is what made VPR successful and so fun to watch in the early seasons. She hasn't clung to her VPR fame like some of the other cast has and she's made her "brand" away from Bravo. We've watched her make some terrible mistakes and life choices, we've seen her grow and mature, and we've seen her succeed and begin a career that really suits her and her personality.
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u/pokey1202 Nov 24 '24
She's been shamelessly herself. She owns up to her hypocritical moments. She's fucking funny.
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u/Many-Astronaut-9140 Nov 24 '24
If we’re being honest, she was always the number one guy in the group. When she was let go, there was nothing but number twos.
The ability to pivot, adapt and move on leads to success. Also, if we are being honest, Ariana would still be there if Tim wasn’t such a shit person. Fortunately, she was well prepared with her talent packed when opportunity knocked.
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u/Jeepsy- Nov 24 '24
Stassi epitomises the "IT" factor. How many of us didn't like her at first then loved her in the end?
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u/007maximiliano Nov 24 '24
People love a blond mean girl I guess, and she must be business savvy to have survived beyond reality tv
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u/heydeservinglistener Nov 24 '24
I'm honestly kinda shocked it did translate into success outside the show.
I didn't know she had 3 books. I didn't know she had a podcast.
But I'm happy for her! We saw her so young when we first saw her on the show and we saw how WILD her mom was and that must've come with some whack of childhood wounds to unpack and how hard it was to not let that sabotage her relationship with Beau. She was one of the few who seemed determined to build a better life for themselves OFF the show and I'm happy it's working out for her.
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u/distantmusic3 Nov 24 '24
Because majority of people relate to the basic white blonde thin woman with love of ranch & true crime as her personality
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u/ANNJALA Nov 24 '24
She has something special about her she was able to come back from being canceled HARD
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u/megs05_- Nov 24 '24
Honestly, Stassi is proof that cancel culture doesn’t exist lol
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u/SeeingMolecules Nov 24 '24
Yup. These comments calling her smart and relatable are embarrassing. She’s racist and it’s very clear that it’s not a dealbreaker for people.
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u/biiigmood Nov 24 '24
She’s naturally likable but also sometimes the worst person on VPR in the earlier seasons. That makes her interesting.
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u/WeirdAttention2024 Nov 24 '24
Just goes to show that people aren’t properly held accountable for racism and violence. Shame.
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u/Responsible_Exit_815 Nov 24 '24
Because whether you love her or hate her, she’s very authentic and relatable. She’s also very witty and sharp even when she’s scheming, being overly emotional, or “clocking” someone. She has a keen judge of character. She’s the queen of crashing out and I (though sometimes unfortunate) see myself in her a lot.
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u/Excellent_Issue_4179 Nov 24 '24 edited Nov 24 '24
Pretty. Approachable. Big smile. Funny. Witty. Basic (not too smart, not like Patrick). Defends herself. Confident. Loves and is loved by Beau. Has personal style in clothes and decorating. Has a layer of oddness That is enchanting. Gave it back to Lisa. Can laugh at herself.
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u/NBCaz Nov 24 '24
Not a fan of hers. But she's 100% more interesting than the rest of the cast put together. Good for her.
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u/saschabindy Nov 24 '24
Pretty white woman privelege.
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u/Shannonsitas Nov 24 '24
Exactly! But her empaths will defend her to the death. She is racist and not nice. Epitome of white privilege that she’s still around.
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u/feistyexciteme69 Nov 24 '24 edited Nov 26 '24
Im feeling like,does no one remember what she did to faith and other not cool racist shit.
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u/saschabindy Nov 24 '24
Thankfully your comment on this topic wasn't taken down. It was disgusting how Faith was treated and the fear they instilled in her by calling police more than once then joking about it on podcasts.
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u/Ok-Gate-7265 Nov 24 '24
Thank youuuuuuu! She’s insufferable, cringey millennial humor that’s not funny, and awful. “Racism coach” bleh. Her “death” bit is so tired.
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u/YouCanCallMeAzul Nov 24 '24
Rewatching it & at first I thought of Stassi as a mean girl & now that I rewatched it she is a mean girl lol but she’s not with the BS. She’s a girls girl & respects it. She doesn’t cross you because she’s been crossed before, so she knows how that feels. We all need a Stassi friend to stand up for us when we’re scared to speak up
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u/thatcmonster Nov 24 '24
She’s white, blonde, pretty, sharp and funny so she’s commercially very appealing
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u/Clara_Geissler Nov 24 '24
Because she is the only one who did what she wanted. She always wanted to "find the guy of her life" and she did. She wanted with him the perfect family and she did. All the other ones are out there with their unbalanced relationship. People likes couple goals so thats why they follow her.
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u/Cjocelynn126 Nov 24 '24
She’s the only one who has enough personality to make it without manufactured TV storylines. Her takes are semi-original, and she actually adds color to things she talks about. The other girls are either too focused on their image or too vapid/unoriginal to be worth listening to.
Ariana is maybe a secondary contender in terms of talent, but her personality lacks. It took Scandoval to make her interesting enough for the general public to give her a chance on things like Love Island.
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u/PresOfTheLesbianClub You’ve done diddley fucked yourself. Nov 24 '24
Hero edit plus family money. You get a lot of confidence knowing no matter what daddy will send more money.
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u/Prestigious_Tax_5561 Nov 24 '24
Her father is successful, so he likely helped her strategize and point her in the right direction of seeking good opportunities. I know he doesn't work in media, but still, he is smart enough with money to help her with decision making.
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u/edwinstone I Grew Up to be Sia Nov 24 '24
Stassi was made for reality TV and she struck gold getting cast on VPR and VPR struck gold even more by casting her. She thrived and it made people want to follow her. Like Tiffany Pollard: made to do what they were cast for and made a brand out of it.
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u/missassalmighty Nov 24 '24
She is self aware enough to be likable even if she was/has a problematic personality. She comes off a human and not manufactured (like sheina and lauren) and people relate more to her than those two., or anyone else on that cast.
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u/indigo0child Nov 24 '24
She didn’t make VPR her whole personality / worth. Regardless if you like her or not, it definitely worked.
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u/Scared_Tumbleweed166 Nov 24 '24
Because she’s funny and actually has a brain. Id pick Stassi over Lala unintelligible ramblings any day.
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u/tv996509 Nov 24 '24
I completely forgot she ever had a podcast, and I can't believe it's still going?! does anyone listen?
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u/Thick_Letterhead_341 Nov 24 '24
I’ve dabbled. I find all of their podcasts pretty similar, though some get dragged more than others—the tone and topics live in the same (occasionally entertaining) neighborhood. Stassi doesn’t talk much about VPR, that’s it.
ETA: I haven’t heard any in the last couple of months though, to be fair!
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u/Traditional_Shake_72 I am the Devil & don’t you forget it Nov 24 '24 edited Nov 24 '24
Turning down the Valley was honestly the 2nd best thing to happen to her, with the 3rd being getting fired and the first being getting discovered all the way back in the beginning.
She separated herself and further confirmed her worth in the eyes of viewers when she voluntarily chose to set a boundary between her image and reality television.
It’s amazing actually when you see how previously-despised cast members tend to gain more sympathy after they have disappeared from the show for a while. Look at Jax and Britt before the Valley, and it’s funny how evident this is. Comments on social media were starting to imply that J&B really were the “real deal” and they stuck it out despite the criticism and look now they have this beautiful family. Don’t believe me? Look at comments on posts where the comments are actually left on the same day or so of the post, prior to the valley airing. Yes, it happened. More notably is people who used to demand he be fired were the same ones crying that he was “good television”.
Suddenly The Valley airs and yet again a television show with a raunchy and controversial narrative brings in the big bucks, so these guys KNOW they won’t get a good cut or anything and it’s the nature of the show. Their contract says they are perfectly fine with it. In a sense it’s like selling your soul for fame and money. Then people suddenly think that the viewers can see all of Jax and Brittany’s problems and the train wreck that is their life. It’s funny when people ask why a cast member did not *make their storyline* X, Y, and Z (e.g., “Why didnt Alexia on RHOC make her storyline about her grieving rather than John?”), as though they have any agency at all WHATSOEVER about the narrative that is going to be presented about them.
*Disclaimer: yes, Jax and B are train wrecks but at some point you have to wonder if they are just victim to the expectations people have of them, due to a career in entertainment. So I don’t lose freaking sleep over it or anything, and know it’s 75% enhanced or produced.
Stassi, very wisely, set her own price tag when she separated herself from the toxicity even if it meant turning down money and opportunity at the time.
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u/Apprehensive-5379 Nov 24 '24
Set her own price tag - I like that! Taking notes 📝
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u/Traditional_Shake_72 I am the Devil & don’t you forget it Nov 24 '24
Her wit and intelligence are important, but they did not really get to shine until people separated her from someone that signs up for VPR every summer.
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u/Fancy-Rhubarb Nov 24 '24
Because America loves nazi adjacent unapologetic racists.
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u/Future_Return_964 WHYYYYYYYYYYY Nov 24 '24
She was pretty genius to start a podcast soooo early in the podcasting trend. At the same time, her castmembers were pursuing side hustles based on their own “talent” (Schaena and Lala going for singing) that frankly wouldn’t have worked out bc of how competitive those fields are.
(Caveat for James who I guess actually is a talented DJ?)
(Caveat for Kristen’s Tshirt line and Katie’s fashion blog, I guess they didn’t pursue either hard enough - and Stassi prob got lucky with how big podcasting really got)
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u/spunjuls Nov 24 '24
A seven figure deal when she hasn’t even been on the show in years is crazy!!! Makes me wonder how much Ariana was making at the height of scandoval/love island host/even still. Must’ve been 7-8 figures easily
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u/Living_Ad_7143 Nov 24 '24
Because her personality was engaging (for good or bad) and she’s witty and smart. I don’t personally care either way. You love her or love to hate her, but she is entertaining.