Natalie Maguire On The 'Vanderpump Rules' Reboot

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“I’ve received one text novel this week. Thank god, just one,” Natalie Maguire tells me over Zoom. It’s from a SUR co-worker she doesn’t name, and she’s not planning to respond. “I’ve decided I’m unsubscribing from text novels. If you send me one, I won’t answer because it’s literally the week of Christmas, leave me alone.” For those who need to reach her, she’d rather take a phone call. “I left college years ago. I’m done with essays. I’m not doing it anymore.”

The 27-year-old Florida native says this kind of communication drama is typical among her friend group, who make up the cast of the newly rebooted Season 12 of Vanderpump Rules. “It’s different every single week,” she says of where she stands with everyone mid-season. Maguire has been bartending at the restaurant since the summer of 2023, long before the opportunity arose to join the cast of the Bravo show. She’s had plenty of time to build relationships with her co-workers and boss Lisa Vanderpump — and that rapport (both good and bad) ...