Vanderpump Rules has started filming its twelfth season with Lisa Vanderpump and the brand new cast of Survers.

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Lisa was spotted filming outside her SUR dining spot on Wednesday, April 9.

TMZ obtained footage of cameras rolling on Lisa as she pulled up to her restaurant for a day of work. Lisa was filmed stepping out of her black Bentley and walked into SUR.

Bravo announced in late November 2024 it ordered a twelfth season of Vanderpump Rules and that the show is going to star Lisa and a brand new group of "close-knit SUR-vers who are as complicatedly involved with one another as their iconic predecessors."

The former Vanderpump Rules cast -- Ariana Madix, James Kennedy, Katie Maloney, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval, and Tom Schwartz -- had learned of the casting shakeup only 24 hours before Bravo made its big announcement.

Bravo has yet to reveal the new cast for Vanderpump Rules' upcoming twelfth season, but Peter -- the manager of SUR, who previously said he's in talks to stay on the show and would definitely like to be a part of it -- hinted in January that viewers won't be disappointed.

Peter told People at the time that he knows the new SURvers "pretty well" and there's already "a lot of drama going on" at Lisa's restaurant in West Hollywood, CA.

"There always is [drama]... so, it's going to be insane. It's going to be a little bit intense. Absolutely," Peter shared.

He added, "I'm excited. I think everybody out there should be excited as well to see a brand new cast and something fresh and new and different -- but still at SUR."

Lisa told Us Weekly in February that "complicated" and compelling storylines will naturally emerge because there is "a revolving door of beautiful people who are all kind of normally rather large personalities because they come to Hollywood for a reason."

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum teased that she has "some very interesting characters" joining the series.

While Lisa will apparently always have a special place in her heart for the original cast, she told People in December that she thinks Season 12 will be an exciting refresh for both her restaurant and the show.

"I do love [all the OGs] regardless of their antics and their foibles," Lisa said on Bravo's "Hot Mic" podcast earlier this month, according to Us.

"There's a deep love just because of what we've been through together and seeing them at such a young age, even though they've been very frustrating at times, for sure, and they've made mistakes."

Lisa suggested there may be some anger or bitterness toward her from the original cast; however, Lala, James and Schwartz reached out to her "straight away" after the casting shakeup made headlines.

"I think Ariana texted me or tweeted me or something. Katie, I didn't hear from. But, as I say, that doesn't really surprise me," Lisa claimed.

"It's strange because I'm not saying they should be grateful to me -- but they should be grateful for the show. We always celebrated them. But that show gave them a plethora of opportunities they wouldn't necessarily have had."

After the Bravo show's eleventh season wrapped in Spring 2024, filming -- which typically began in the summer for previous seasons -- was postponed.

During a May 2024 appearance on Fox's New Day Cleveland, Sandoval suggested that the cast was a little burnt out after "Scandoval," which was the scandal in which Tom had cheated on his former girlfriend of nine years, Ariana.

Sandoval had an affair for about six months with Raquel Leviss, who had also starred on Vanderpump Rules and used to be Ariana's best friend. The affair created rifts and tension amongst the Season 11 cast.

Some of the stars were reportedly angry at Ariana for refusing to film with Sandoval after their split, but other cast members wanted nothing to do with Sandoval.

Many former Vanderpump Rules cast members had expressed interest in returning to the show; however, the reboot was reportedly not a big surprise to them considering negotiations weren't happening with Bravo.

"What a thrill it is to build on the legacy of this series by doing it all over again," Vanderpump Rules' executive producer Alex Baskin said in a statement on November 26.

"With profound appreciation for the original group and their iconic run, we can't wait for the audience to see a dynamic new group of co-workers and friends make their way through life together."

Vanderpump Rules premiered its first season as a spinoff of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2013.

Season 1 of the series starred Sandoval, Katie, Jax Taylor, Scheana, Kristen Doute, and Stassi Schroeder.

As the show progressed, Vanderpump Rules added more cast members to the crew -- including Ariana, Lala, James, Schwartz, and Brittany Cartwright.

Vanderpump Rules sparked the spinoff show, The Valley, which premiered in 2024.

Several former cast members reacted to Vanderpump Rules' relaunch on social media late last year.

"It's a mixed bag. But I wouldn't change a thing," Katie wrote via Instagram Stories, before adding, "Thank you for the memories and the love the last 11 years."

Ariana wrote on Instagram, "Vanderpump Rules, you will forever be that girl. I was up til 4am looking for all the right pics and the right words, but there's no post or caption that could ever encapsulate everything. I am forever grateful to have been a part of such an incredible cultural phenomenon."

And Jax joked about how the OG cast of Vanderpump Rules should now be available to film more cameos on The Valley.

"This isn't goodbye ... more like ... see ya soon .... on MY show -- but for real this time #TheValley @bravotv," he wrote via Instagram.
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