*****, horrifying and unhinged: why Vanderpump Rules is the best reality show of all time

First sold to me as ‘a group of hot people working at a restaurant hook up with each other lots’ – it is completely gripping

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For the past 10 days reality TV fans have been gripped by a scandal that is equal parts vile and delightful. Two cast members of the show Vanderpump Rules – Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix, who have been together for almost a decade – split after Madix learned Sandoval had been having an affair with their castmate and friend, Raquel Leviss. Leviss then alleged that another castmate, Scheana Shay, punched her in the face when she found out (Shay denies this); Leviss was granted a temporary restraining order against her, and the cameras began rolling again to squeeze all this drama into the latest season, now airing on television. If all of this means nothing to you, now is the perfect time to start watching Vanderpump Rules, the greatest reality show of all time. Continue reading...