Stassi Schroeder Knew Her Hulu Series Would Cause a Stir: “We Set Out to Make the Realest Show We Could”

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Stassi Schroeder just had the craziest week of her life.

Her new reality show, House of Stassi, dropped on Hulu last Thursday, a day after debuting its first two episodes on Freeform July 29. It quickly shot to the No. 1 spot on the streamer’s TV chart, alongside a No. 2 debut across TV and film; House of Stassi has remained in the top six spots on Hulu’s daily TV ranking over its first week of release.

“That is a core memory I will never forget,” Schroeder tells The Hollywood Reporter of learning her show’s debut stats. “I freaked out with my team and [husband] Beau [Clark] and everyone. We sat there crying… I’m just so thankful.”

Breaking out of her role as a reality TV “It” girl after eight starring seasons on Bravo‘s Vanderpump Rules, Schroeder now slips into a executive producer role for House of Stassi. The show, like fellow unscripted Hulu hit The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, does not shy away from acknowledging the optics that they’re filming for a reality show.