Stassi Schroeder Breaks Silence on Secret Rift With Katie Maloney

Stassi Schroeder just dropped a nugget most Vanderpump Rules fans missed: she and Katie Maloney quietly fell out for years. Now they are back on decent terms — and Stassi is turning that into TV.

What Stassi actually said

In a Marie Claire interview published Monday, April 27, Stassi, 37, said the friendship with Katie, 40, went off the rails for a long stretch — and nobody outside their circle really clocked it.

'No one knows that we had a falling out for years. Now we are rebuilding our friendship after growing in two completely different directions.'

That reconciliation is baked into her new Hulu series, House of Stassi, premiering July 29. Stassi’s pitch for the show is pretty straightforward: it is about what happens when you and your friends hit a certain age, make very different life choices, drift apart, and try to find your way back. Not exactly the usual glossy friendship montage — more like the awkward in-between we do not normally see.

Quick rewind on Stassi and Katie

• 2013: Vanderpump Rules premieres. Stassi and Katie are tight, with the usual on-camera turbulence.
• 2020: Stassi is fired from VPR. Despite that, they appear to stay friendly for a while.
• Post-2020: Fans start noticing they are not hanging out like they used to. Less double dates, fewer photos together — the whole slow fade.
• 2024: Stassi pops into a TikTok comment to say she is not on Vanderpump Rules anymore, she is not on any 'team,' and her friendships can ebb and flow without any hidden drama attached.
• 2024: Katie addresses the chatter on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s Off the Vine podcast. When a listener asks if they are still close, Katie basically says yes, Stassi has two kids now, she wishes they saw each other more, and once life chills a bit, they will have more time together.
• Now: Stassi confirms there was a real, years-long rift — not just a scheduling issue — and says you will see them work through it on House of Stassi.

So what is House of Stassi?

It is a Hulu show built around Stassi and a new ensemble. The logline sells her as the offbeat anchor trying to keep a funny, chaotic crew afloat while everyone wrestles with identity crises and big life crossroads. Translation: equal parts jokes, mess, and the kind of mid-30s reality check that sneaks up on you.

And because Hulu also has Vanderpump Villa: to be clear, that is Lisa Vanderpump’s other show. Stassi is not on that one, and she is not on Vanderpump Rules anymore either. This is its own thing.

Why this matters (beyond nostalgia)

On paper, two ex-reality BFFs drifting apart is not shocking. The interesting part is that they managed to keep a long break under wraps while the internet confidently read tea leaves, and now they are choosing to unpack it on camera on Stassi’s terms. If you were invested in their dynamic back in early VPR days, this is the postscript you probably wanted — with fewer photo ops and more uncomfortable honesty.