The Vanderpump Villa cast reunited to address the season’s biggest drama but instead there was a surprising cast absence and shocking revelations about offscreen hookups — including with some Mormon Wives.
After the second season premiered in April, Hulu released a special episode that reunited the cast with Lisa Vanderpump and Stassi Schroeder hosting the tense sit-down with Marciano, Hannah, Anthony, Grace, Andre, Gabriella, Tyler A., Ashley, Hagen, Lexee, Dominic, Tyler G., Alyssa, Bridget, Aidan, Sianna, Sheri and Sam.
The biggest topic during the reunion turned out to be the stars of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Despite Demi Engemann, Jen Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor and Mikayla Matthews only appearing in two episodes, Marciano was grilled multiple times about whether he actually hooked up with one — or more — of the cast once filming wrapped.
Marciano left a lot to the imagination before plugging the second season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which is set to be released on May 15. While reality TV fans await that premiere, keep scrolling for the biggest revelations the Vanderpump Villa cast could actually discuss — including why Siadi was mysteriously missing after stirring up so much controversy:
Offscreen Romances
The reunion didn’t wait long to expose certain couples who weren’t mentioned on the show. While Andre previously dated Gabriella, it was his connection with Bridget that the cast wanted to know more about. Andre ran out of excuses when a never-before-scene moment showed him telling Marciano that he was using a “gaslighting tactic” to keep Gabriella and Bridget as options.
Then there were claims Hannah and Sam had a “mutual attraction” to each other that went unaddressed during season 2. Hannah’s ex Marciano was upset that he “didn’t know” about the connection but both parties fiercely denied being anything more than “friends” since their time in Castello Rosato.
Speaking of Marciano, he was accused of sleeping with Faith, who was previously a guest, when she visited Las Vegas. Marciano didn’t deny it — and he didn’t deny making a move on Lisa Vanderpump when he was drunk at an opening for one of her restaurants.
“You told me in great detail in front of many people exactly what you would like to do to me and how you would like to do it,” Lisa claimed. “Do you not remember that? … I [told you I] don’t have the energy or the time or inclination.”
Cast Connections That Fizzled Out
While reflecting on her relationship with Tyler, Lexee referred to it as “toxic,” which he didn’t disagree with at the reunion. Tyler then revealed he didn’t continue his romance with Lexee but he did keep “in touch” with the Mormon Wives cast after filming wrapped.
There was also an awkward argument between Hannah and Bridget — over Marciano. After Hannah called Marciano “calculated” for trying to sleep with her roommate, Bridget jumped in to say she could understand the appeal since she was “so pretty.”
Addressing the Mormon Wives Drama
So did Marciano allegedly hook up with Demi? According to him … probably.
“At first it was a physical attraction. I thought she was very beautiful. We have a really good connection,” he recalled before claiming their bond got stronger. “I threw it out there. That led to a two-hour conversation. There were genuine feelings that developed in that conversation.”
Marciano admitted he was confused on whether Demi was a swinger with husband Bret Engemann, which his costars reminded him meant Demi and Bret would have wanted to hook up with him together. (While Taylor Frankie Paul from Mormon Wives was involved in a “soft swinging” scandal, none of her costars said they were a part of it.)
“There was a rumor that came out that we hooked up at TomTom. Demi and I had a very strong attraction in the castle that led to something outside of the castle,” he claimed. “It wasn’t just Demi. It wasn’t just Demi I was interested in.”
Hannah fired back that Marciano was also interested in Demi’s “best friend” and that is when he recommended viewers find out the whole story when season 2 of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premieres on Hulu.
Demi, for her part, denied any romantic entanglements with Marciano — during or after filming came to an end.
“Nothing happened with Marciano. At the expense of sounding rude, there wasn’t even a remote attraction to him. It sucks that women can’t be kind and friendly and even playful with men in this world without it being taken as, like, you’re open. I had a rock on my finger the entire time I was there,” she exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month. “I brought up my marriage multiple times and they were told that we were married women — so it sucks that we couldn’t just go and have a good time and that he couldn’t respect that.”
Demi continued: “I acted the same way toward him that I did everyone else. So that’s just my personality and I’ll never diminish that for anyone. I’m proud of the way that I conducted myself and for staying true to myself. I am equally as proud for the way that I’ve handled it post-filming as well. [Bret and I though] will always communicate our way through any hurdle.”
Siadi’s Obvious Absence
“As you can see, Siadi is not with us today. He has since moved out of the country and he is unable to attend,” Lisa told the cast. “But there’s not denying he was at the center of many conflicts. There’s a lot to unpack.”
For those who need the cliff notes version, Siadi found himself at odds with his costars due to an alleged fake accent, unprofessional behavior toward guests and more. (Siadi hasn’t addressed the controversy because he has no public social media.)
Elsewhere in the episode, Sianna slammed online claims that she dated Siadi before they met in season 2. She also confirmed they were no longer together and she has “deleted and blocked him everywhere.”
Stassi’s Birthday Blowup
Vanderpump Villa viewers were in for a surprise in season 2 when an episode based around Stassi and husband Beau Clark showed them fighting about his sister the entire time.
“It was just a fight. That was a birthday fight,” she told Lisa. “It is not about the [matching] tattoo [with his sister]. Probably it is irrational. Even though my brain knows, I can’t help when those feelings come out.”
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