It was a reunion-filled week for Garcelle Beauvais.
Just a day after catching up with her former castmate Kathy Hilton, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum took a brief trip to Las Vegas to see her oldest child, Oliver Saunders. Garcelle shared the moment in an August 23 Instagram post, confirming her son still worked for Lisa Vanderpump.
Garcelle Beauvais shares a look at Oliver Saunders’ life in Las Vegas
“Fun night in vegas,” she captioned the carousel. “Love seeing you Ollie.”
“I Love You So Much,” Oliver replied in the comments section.
The first slide showed the mother and son standing side-by-side at Lisa’s Vanderpump à Paris — the French-inspired restaurant/bar she opened in 2022. The photograph was seemingly snapped while Oliver was on the clock, as he was rocking his Vanderpump à Paris uniform.
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How did Oliver Saunders start working for Lisa Vanderpump?
Lisa spoke about hiring Oliver in a 2022 interview with Us Weekly, about two years after Garcelle joined the RHOBH cast. Lisa, who exited the series in 2019, revealed she met Garcelle at a fundraiser for Haiti and was informed that Oliver was searching for work.
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“[Garcelle] said to me, ‘I was wondering if you could give my son a job,’” Lisa recalled. “Normally, I hate that when people say that to me… She said, ‘Well, he’s in Vegas.’ And I thought, ‘Oh, OK, I’m a little more removed from that on a day-to-day basis.’ I said, ‘Listen, I can get him the interview. I can get him the job, but I can’t help him keep it. It’s up to him.’”
After Garcelle reassured her that Oliver was “just great,” Lisa took a chance and offered the young man a position at the Vandepump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace. She called the hiring a “win-win situation” for all parties.
“He’s a dynamite. He’s just got a great attitude,” Lisa continued. “People love him. And now he wants to move to the new restaurant, Vanderpump à Paris.”
Garcelle Beauvais opens up about Oliver Saunders’ growing family
In addition to working in the hospitality business, Oliver is also a podcaster, entrepreneur, and father/stepdad. He and his ex welcomed their first child, son Oliver Jr., in early 2020. About five years later, Oliver’s current girlfriend, Shantei Paranada, gave birth to their daughter, Valley Marie-Claire. Shantei also entered the relationship with two young daughters from a previous relationship.
Garcelle gushed over her grandkids during a March appearance on Sheri Sheppard’s eponymous talk show.
“Oh my god. They’re my everything,” the former Housewife said about Oliver and Valley.
Garcelle also insisted she “loved” the “grandma” title.
“I love the traditional — there’s a respect to it,” she said. “I didn’t want a ‘Gigi,’ I didn’t want a ‘Mimi.’ I wanted ‘grandma’ because there’s something traditional about it.”
Get a closer look at Garcelle’s family life and what she’s been up to since her RHOBH exit.
