What Is Lisa Vanderpump's Net Worth and Salary?
Lisa Vanderpump is a British businesswoman and reality star who has a net worth of $90 million. That is a combined net worth with her husband, Ken Todd. Lisa Vanderpump is probably best known today as a Beverly Hills restaurant mogul and a cast member on the television show "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." Lisa Vanderpump's salary per season of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" is $500,000.
Lisa Vanderpump-Todd began her professional performance career when she was a child and became fairly accustomed to being in the spotlight. So, it made perfect sense for her to appear as one of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" when the show launched in 2010. Fast-forward to the present, and she has become one of the most popular people in the entire "Real Housewives" franchise and has even launched spinoffs and a mini media empire. She came to the show with a small fan base already, made up of people who remembered her appearances on shows such as "Baywatch Nights" throughout the '80s and '90s. From releasing a book on how to entertain to starring in her own spin-off reality series, "VanderPump Rules," Lisa has done her best to turn her reality show stint into a Kardashian-style money-making juggernaut. When she is not appearing on the show, she owns several restaurants, most notably SUR.
Acting Career
Lisa Vanderpump was born Lisa Jane Vanderpump on September 15, 1960, in Dulwich, South London, England. She was born and raised in London, but she also lived in Monte Carlo and the South of France. She and her husband moved permanently to the United States in 2005. She was a drama student full time by the time she was nine years old and starred in numerous films and television shows as a child actor. Vanderpump's first film role was in 1973's A Touch of Class." She played the daughter of Glenda Jackson's character. In 1978, she appeared in the cult horror film "Killer's Moon." Lisa guest-starred in four episodes of the British television series "Kids" in the late '70s. She met Naomi Campbell around this time, on the set of "Kids." Throughout the '80s and '90s, Vanderpump appeared on well-known television series such as "Silk Stalkings" and "Baywatch Nights." She also appeared in several music videos.
In 2010, Vanderpump was cast on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." She was an original cast member of the show and remained until her departure in 2019. In 2013, Lisa got her own spin-off show, "Vanderpump Rules." It focuses on the staff of her West Hollywood dining establishments, TomTom, Pump, and SUR. As of this writing, "Vanderpump Rules" has lasted for seven seasons and is still going strong.
In 2013, Lisa competed on season 16 of "Dancing with the Stars." She was partnered with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko. They came in tenth place and were the second couple eliminated from the competition. In 2021, her new series "Vanderpump Dogs" premiered on Peacock.
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Other Ventures
Together, Lisa and her husband, Ken Todd, have owned more than 30 bars and restaurants, including celebrity hot spot Villa Blanca in Beverly Hills. Before they moved to the United States, the Vanderpumps designed 26 London-based bars and restaurants. This is where the stars go to see and be seen. Lisa did all the designing of the couple's 26 restaurants, bars, and clubs herself and has really enjoyed this major endeavor. Her life's motto is "Find something you love doing, and you will never have to WORK a day in your life." When they moved to California, they opened four restaurants. Villa Blanca is based in Beverly Hills and Sur, Pump, and TomTom are based in West Hollywood. In July 2023, the Pump Restaurant location closed. Lisa wrote a book in 2011, "Simply Divine: A Guide to Easy, Elegant, and Affordable Entertaining."
Vanderpump is also a writer for "Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine" (she became editor-in-chief in March 2017), and she helped develop a serious skincare line with her partner, Dr. Simon Ourian, at Epione. She designs most of her own clothing, with a little help from her dear friends Christina Makowsky and Alan Del Rosario. In November 2014, she released a line of houseware called The Vanderpump Beverly Hills Collection. In 2015, Lisa and Ken designed and launched Vanderpump Pets, a line of pet accessories. In 2016, Lisa launched a line of her own emojis that she designed, Vandermojis.
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Legal Issues
Entrepreneurs Ryan Allen Carollo and Andrew Gruver filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court in August 2013. They named the Vanderpumps as defendants and alleged "breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, breach of contract, and misrepresentation and deceit." Ryan and Andrew claimed that the couple illegally snatched the West Hollywood venue where they had planned to open a bar.
Philanthropy
Lisa describes herself and her husband, Ken, as philanthropic, since the couple supports many various charities. Most notably, they support Keep Memory Alive, founded by Larry Ruvo. Keep Memory Alive was established to bring awareness to different neurological disorders, including Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease. In 2015, Lisa was awarded the Ally Leadership Award from Equality California, which is an LGBTQ rights organization. Later that same year, Vanderpump organized a protest against the Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in China. The Vanderpump Dog Foundation hosted its first World Dog Day event that fall. Lisa is also a longtime supporter of The Trevor Project and she recorded a PSA to emphasize and reassure LGBTQ people that they are loved, have enormous value in the world, and are never alone. In 2019, Vanderpump teamed up with Richard Ayoub to work with Project Angel Food, which gives out meals to people struggling.
Personal Life
Lisa and Ken Todd became engaged just six weeks after meeting in 1982 and were already hitched within three months. They have two children, a daughter named Pandora Vanderpump (b. 1986) and an adopted son, Max (b. 1991). Lisa also has a stepson from her husband's first marriage and one grandson from her daughter.
In March 2013, Vanderpump received the Key to the City of Beverly Hills, and March 1st was declared "Lisa Vanderpump Day" in recognition of her charitable and philanthropic work.
Real Estate
Ken Todd and Lisa Vanderpump own a mansion in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Beverly Hills called Villa Rosa. The couple bought the home for $11.995 million in 2011. The 8,801-square-foot mansion on 2.01 acres has five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Villa Rosa carries an annual Los Angeles County property tax bill of $134,103. The property is likely worth north of $20 million today. Between 2015 and 2019, Vanderpump took out $18.9 million in loans on the home.
In 2004, they bought a different Beverly Hills home for $14 million. They sold this house in an off-market transaction for $18.8 million in 2011, around the time they bought their new home. They also own a house in Montecito, California.
