She first hit the screens in her 20s as a waitress on "Vanderpump Rules," but now she's a married mom of two, and getting to tell her story her way.
"Quite literally nothing is off-limits. You're going to see everything," Schroeder Clark said of "House of Stassi." "It's going to feel nostalgic because we have people from the past come in, but it's also six years later, and you're seeing us at a completely different stage. We shatter the fourth wall. We acknowledge that we're filming a show the entire time. I think it's unlike anything anyone has ever seen before, and people are going to love it."
Reflecting on how she's changed since her Vanderpump Rules days, Schroeder Clark said, "I just feel different. That comes with age, and that comes with becoming a parent. I'd like to think I'm a little more patient and thoughtful. But I still have a lot of that Vanderpump Stassi in me."
Taylor Strecker explained how her friendship with Schroeder Clark began.
"I actually met Stassi when I was interviewing her at SiriusXM, what, 15 years ago? After Season 1 of Vanderpump Rules, she was doing press, and I interviewed her. Immediately, I was like, 'Soulmate energy.' It's like a dream come true."
"I feel like I'm a wizard who's making all my friends' dreams come true," Schroeder Clark said.
"Literally," Strecker added.
"And that's very satisfying," Schroeder Clark said.
Schroeder Clark said she was inspired by Kris Jenner when deciding to build a show around family and friends.
"Look at what she's done for her family. Look at the opportunities she's given them and how she's built up their careers. I want to be able to do that for the people I love. And I want to be working every day with the people I love. I never want to go to work and think, 'My co-workers suck.' That's not fun. I like to surround myself with my loved ones, and now they can be on the payroll."
"What's better than being on Stassi Schroeder's payroll?" Strecker joked.
Schroeder Clark said authenticity was nonnegotiable when filming the series.
"I drilled it into everyone's heads. I was like, 'If we're going to make a super-real show, one that people actually want to watch, we can't be like, "No, I won't do that. No, I'm not going to say that."' You really have to lay it all out on the table. You can't have boundaries on reality TV. If you have boundaries on reality TV, you don't belong on reality TV."
Strecker agreed.
"A producer said to me at the beginning of filming, 'If you think it, say it.' That was the greatest piece of advice. It's really group therapy. I feel closer to Stassi. I feel closer to my wife. I feel closer to everybody in the cast."
Asked whether family and marriages were off-limits, both quickly answered, "No."
During a word association game, Schroeder Clark responded "Me" when asked about Kris Jenner.
When the topic turned to motherhood, Strecker replied, "Both of us. Well, I'm a dad."
"You're a dad," Schroeder Clark responded.
Asked about Georgia, Schroeder Clark said, "Italiano."
"I was going to say drama, but I guess that's Georgi," Strecker said.
When Georgi's name came up, Schroeder Clark's response was simple: "Liar."
Asked about Katie, Strecker responded, "Sweet."
"Whoa. Really?" Schroeder Clark said.
"Shocking, I know," Strecker said.
And when asked about House of Stassi itself, both had the same answer.
"LFG," Strecker said.
"Yes. LFG. Let's go," Schroeder Clark said.
You can watch "House of Stassi" on Hulu.
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