- Hello, I'm Lisa Vanderpump and I'm here
with Buzzfeed and I'm ready to talk about my first.
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My first job was in a sweet shop when I was about 14.
I used to work there after school
and I used to work there on Saturdays.
I cannot believe that the owner of the sweet shop
because I used to eat most of the sweets
would actually let me have the keys
and open up the shop on my own.
And so I be sitting there selling candy, or as you call it
we call it sweets and magazines.
Yeah, on my own, I've had a job since I was 13, 14.
I'm very industrious, I bought my own apartment
with no help from my parents by the time I was 19.
while I think I was in London and I think
it was a car phone rather than a cell phone.
I remember Ken had one, one of those heavy weights
that you had to carry around which looked ridiculous.
Now, when you think about it but I had a car phone,
it was such a luxury and I can't believe
that we ever used to survive without phones.
But yes, it was in a, I had a Mercedes 450 SL
probably about 22 and I had a car phone
but you know what I did use to have a little pink, Motorola.
I still miss that phone a little fat pink,
Motorola, wish I could get that back.
- It's kind of embarrassing to say now
because I don't really find him attractive at all.
Well, maybe if I met him, but it was David Cassidy
but there didn't seem to be many celebrities
but it was like we were in England, it was either
Donny Osmond or David Cassidy, those are the two choices.
My first dog was a Samoyed and I've got it.
As soon as I left home and her name was Velvet.
- Oh, no, my first car I bought when I was 16
I was too young to drive, I bought it for $400.
It was a Triumph Herald and again, I was pretty industrious
and at a good work ethic, so I bought it on my own.
My parents didn't support us at all.
They didn't buy us anything like that.
I ended up selling it and buying a Mini Cooper S
which is kind of cool now at the time
everybody had Minis, but yeah
I have a little white Mini I used to tear around London.
I used to think I was like driving
on a racing track, thank God,
I'm still alive no idea how I survived that in London.
Well, when I met Ken he had a wine bar restaurant
called Courts in South Kensington.
So I guess that'd be my first one, I met him when I was 21.
They were a pretty gregarious bunch.
That's what they were like, it was Hollywood
and they were trying to make it in Hollywood.
They grew on me, I would see them when I'd go
into the restaurant Stassi, Kristen, Sandoval worked
in Villa Blanca and came over to, Sir.
Kristen was dating Sandoval, Stassi was with Jax
who didn't come work for me till later.
And I think being at a restaurant
it was just basically a stepping stone.
And sometimes they acted like that.
It wasn't their career choice lets put it that way.
My first date might have been at a party
with somebody who actually turned out to be gay,
which is rather disappointing, I hope it wasn't me.
That persuaded them, my first date was Ken.
I met him through my brother.
He'd known my brother for quite a long time.
My first date with Ken was
in a restaurant called San Frediano.
He'd asked me out prior to that and I'd said no.
And he ended up coming to my apartment to see me.
He said, I'm taking you out for dinner, we went to a place
a very famous restaurant in south Kensington.
It was almost love at first sight, but remember
I got engaged after six weeks, married within three months.
I think it was a New York, Camille and Kyle
were fighting and it was just so intense.
I remember thinking, what the hell am I doing here?
I've got to get out of here, this is not a world
I want to be in and they were fighting.
And she said, you're such a beep liar, Camille.
I was like, oh my God, that's when it took
a bit of a turn for me and I went to bed.
I called Ken in tears saying, I can't do this.
They're crazy, I was right actually.
Well, there's so much advice I can give aspiring,
I mean it's very difficult job.
You've really got to love what you do
because it's all hours that God sends.
And I think really pay attention
to the ambience as much as the food, make sure
that the surroundings is really as important as the food.
That's one of the key things about success.
I remember when I went to New York
and Real Housewives had just come out
and I was going into one of the news buildings in New York.
The show literally just come out
and suddenly Anderson Cooper turned around to me.
Of course, he's very close to Andy Cohen, but I didn't know
that at the time he said, I am such a big fan.
And I thought, hold on your like a war hero
and a war correspondent and I'm an idiot.
And you're telling me you're a fan of mine.
I like this, it was just the funniest thing.
It was Anderson Cooper, it was 10 years ago.
He was known for being, you know
in the front line and kind of always like ducking bullets.
And then he was telling me this woman that appeared
on reality television, that he was a fan.
So that was kind of pretty amazing.
The first time I knew I was famous is when I was
in Fred Segal's and I was having lunch.
And I'd been on the show about a couple of years
and I went outside and they were taking pictures
and I was just like, oh my God, who's here.
And they were like, you are, I was like, what really?
That was, yeah, the beginning of something
that really was, that was the funniest thing.
I had no idea that anybody would show up to take my picture.
Oh God there was the Real Housewives Beverly Hills
that they said, I'm a liar, I'm a pimp,
I'm a arms dealer, Max isn't my son.
I run a brothel, what was it? There was loads of things.
They said about me in the second season.
Everything negative, yeah, they threw
at me in the second season, I was just like,
am I even going to dignify any of this with a response?
They said that I would go around selling arms
on my boat in the south of France.
Like what, where did these people come from?
Probably friends I don't know because I don't watch
a lot of television but every time I watched that show
I feel like I've never seen it before.
So I don't understand where all these
episodes keep coming from.
Well, it's a beautiful poignant show
that tells the story of these incredible animals
getting their second chance at life.
There's also a human story as well
about making the right match.
I'm just as passionate about this project
because Vanderpump Dogs has been open
for five years now and I have to thank my staff for that.
Dr. John Sessa, has gone above and beyond.
We've just loved the show, you know,
just seeing it shine a light on rescue
seeing so many of these gorgeous furry people
getting their second chance at life.
And it's a heartwarming, emotionally provocative show.
I think people are going to love it.
Well, thank you so much, Buzzfeed.
Please watch Overserved on E and watch Vanderpump Dogs
which is streaming on Peacock, thank you so much.
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