How Lisa Vanderpump Achieved a Net Worth of $75 Million

If you do not know who Lisa Vanderpump is, then you have not been watching the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. This is a popular show that airs on the Bravo network. Vanderpump is one of the stars of the show and she has a lot of followers out there. She has made a fortune off her celebrity status, but in ways that you might not traditionally think of. In addition to her role on the show, she has also acquired quite the portfolio of businesses. In addition, several restaurants are owned by Lisa Vanderpump and she has been involved in several television spinoffs of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Through it all, this has allowed her to accumulate a net worth of $75 million. It is fascinating to consider how she got to this point. Continue reading to learn more.

Her Life as a Reality TV Star and Businesswoman

You might not know this, but Lisa Vanderpump was actually raised in the city of London. Eventually, she would move to California as an adult. That is where she met her husband. Vanderpump and Ken Todd settled down together in a suburb of Los Angeles and set out to raise a family. When she was in Europe, she had already developed quite a name for herself in the business world. She loved to design different types of homes. She also designed yachts and ended up owning a total of 26 different bars and restaurants throughout England. That made her wildly successful as a businesswoman, in addition to earning her quite a bit of money. When she moved to America, her ambition did not sour. In fact, the move encouraged her to seek after even more and to do more with her life. So, she has not slowed down in the least and this, to a large degree, explains where much of her $ 75 million comes from.

Since they have been married, Lisa Vanderpump and her husband have opened three restaurants of their own. These are all located in the West Hollywood and Beverly Hills areas of Los Angeles. One of them, Villa Blanca, is frequented by many celebrities. It is often referred to as the sexiest restaurant in all of Beverly Hills. There is also SUR. This restaurant is a featured location in Vanderpmup Rules and PUMP. Each of these restaurants has been named the place to be one of the best 100 hot spot restaurants in the United States. Each restaurant is located in West Hollywood.

The couple has not stopped there. They are constantly looking for new business ventures to enter into together. They have a sense of business and it seems to have paid off handsomely for them over the years. They have now been married for 30 years and have combined their ownership interests in bars and restaurants on both continents. In the near future, Lisa Vanderpump is also looking to open the doors on a brand new cocktail lounge that will be located directly inside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Real Housewives

If you want to understand where even more of her $75 million comes from, we have to enter into the world of reality television. This is not as lucrative a business as you might think that it is. In fact, Lisa Vanderpump only makes $500,000 for each season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Compare that to the $1 million per episode that some network sitcom stars make today and you might wonder how she could ever get rich on this. To understand this, you will have to keep in mind that she brings in much money because of her affiliation with the show than she does from her actual salary. It is that type of business sense that has really served her well.

In fact, there are co-start on the show that earn more than she does. Denise Richards, for example, commands a salary equal to $1 million for each season that she is on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. For her part, Lisa Vanderpump is not that interested in her actual salary. She enjoys the free publicity and other forms of promotional campaigns that it brings her. This allows her to openly advertise her other businesses. It is estimated that two of her restaurants alone are now pulling in an annual revenue in excess of $2.5 million, largely on the heels of the advertising that they get from Vanderpump’s appearance on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Let us not forget the spinoff show that has recently started up. Vanderpump Rules has become wildly popular as well. Lisa Vanderpump is actually the executive producer of that show. As such, she controls who is cast for the various roles as well as where it is filmed. In addition to all of that, she is a star on the show, and that serves to increase her visibility as well.

The Bottom Line

As she continues to be a reality television star, Vanderpump will continue to be in the know when it comes to attracting celebrities to her various other business endeavors. This will continue to add to her net worth over time, so who knows how much higher it will go over its current $75 million.