It's 2012. 5 people (& friends) are cast by Bravo on Lisa Vanderpump's new show, centered on her scandalous eatery SUR. The gaggle of models, actors and sketch comedians have no idea they're about to blow their lives up for fame, or even nothing at all!

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

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• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Instagram: @_matthewlawson

Sources:

• Lisa Vanderpump Gets 'Real Housewives' Spin-Off, Jan 18, 2012 [HuffPost]
• 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Lisa Vanderpump Dishes [Daily Beast]
• Love Lisa Vanderpump's Honesty? Wait 'Til You Read This! [OK!]
• The Vanderpump Rules Tell Us All the Behind-the-Scenes Gossip (Including the Crazy Story of How Jax and Stassi Met!) 02/13/13 [Glamour]
• "Meet Stassi" Video [Bravotv.com]
• EXCLUSIVE: A Day in the Life of Stassi Schroeder, the Loveliest, Bitchiest, Realest Reality Star of Them All, 11/07/16 [ET]
• 'Race' Preps One Family For Storm, 09/27/05 [CBS]
• Vanderpump Rules: Exclusive Interview with Katie Maloney, 02/14/13 [Reality Wanted]
• Utah actress lives a reality-TV life on 'Vanderpump Rules', 11/01/13 [SLT Tribune]
• Channing Tatum, Vanderpump Rules' Jax Taylor Were Roommates! [Us Weekly]
• 'Vanderpump Rules' Star Jax Taylor's 'Boyfriend' Reveals The Truth About The Gay Rumors, 01/13/15 [Radar]
• Sorry, Jax! Taylor's 'Vanderpump Rules' Costars Believe He Hooked Up With Male Roommate, 01/16/15, [Radar]
• Eddie Cibrian's Wife Splits! 07/21/09 [Extra]
• Meet John Mayer's New Gal Pal 04/24/09 [People]
• Scheana Marie Jancan: Former Aspiring Hooters Girl, 04/24/09 [THG]
• 'I lost everything I had': Brandi Glanville comes face-to-face with 'Eddie Cibrian's former mistress' in explosive confrontation, 01/08/13 [DM]
• Vanderpump Rules' Scheana Marie sits down with Jerry Nunn [Chicago Go Pride]
• What the Bartender Knows, 05/13/09 [New York]
• Mark Sanchez a flirting machine, 10/22/09 [Page Six]
• Ariana Madix: New York Majesty [Lingerie]
• Cute College Girl of the Week: Ariana Madix, 10/25/06 [College Humor]
• NYU recruiting for Web show, 10/31/09 [Page Six]