Lisa Vanderpump went from a south London suburb to a £40 million fortune and a starring role in reality TV

Lisa Vanderpump discusses her rise to fortune and fame and her starring role in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. For the uninitiated, The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills follows a group of real-life, well-to-do ladies going about their glamorous business in LA, complete with tears, dramas, big hair and catfights. It's glorious, escapist nonsense and 56-year-old Lisa. Pictured: Lisa, left and right with Simon Cowell and her sprawling estate, inset.