Stassi Schroeder is returning to the Vanderpump Rules franchise – four years after she was fired for racist actions towards co-star Faith Stowers.
Schroeder, 36, has been cast in season two of Vanderpump Villa alongside her former Sur boss, Lisa Vanderpump.
Lisa, 63, made the shock announcement in an Instagram video on Friday, holding up a glass of champagne and saying: ‘Well hello there, I want to welcome you back to Vanderpump Villa season 2. Now, I am sitting here and I’m thinking, “What should I put on the menu?’ Any ideas?”
The camera then showed Stassi sat at the table as she responded: ‘Lisa, obviously goat cheese balls’ – referring to Sur’s popular dish.
Vanderpump responded: ‘Excellent idea, cheers! Welcome back, darling!’
The video was captioned: ‘Vanderpump Villa is returning for Season 2… with a new addition! #WelcomeBackDarling #VanderpumpVilla.’
Stassi has also signed a deal with Hulu to develop a comedic half-hour docuseries called Stassi Says – per Variety.
In June 2020 Schroeder and Kristen Doute were fired from the show for racial profiling a co-star.
The two women were fired by Bravo on June 9, a week after Stowers revealed how the pair had racially profiled her, calling the cops in 2018 to allege they believed Faith was a suspected criminal.
The pair’s crisis PR manager Steve Honig told DailyMail.com at the time: ‘Stassi and Kristen acknowledged what they did was wrong, have apologized and been punished.’
He continued: ‘Without casting aside their actions or the impact of those actions, they want to move forward as part of the solution in ways that are productive, meaningful and sincere.’
The statement adds: ‘Both of them recognize actions speak louder than words and that is what will guide them as they move forward.’
Stassi had spoken about the incident herself during a 2018 interview on a podcast titled the ‘B***h Bible’ where she confirmed that she and Kristen had contacted authorities because they saw a resemblance between Faith and a suspected criminal in a news story.