James Kennedy wouldn't even be a cast member on "Vanderpump Rules" if it weren't for his parents. Jacqueline and Andros Georgiou were long part of the social scene in Britain, with Andros even managing Wham! superstar George Michael's career at one point. The couple even named Michael as the godfather of their son James, per The Sun. But it was another celeb who introduced them to Lisa Vanderpump years ago.

"I met James' parents through Bruno Tonioli a few years ago just before he started work for us, who's the judge on 'Dancing with the Stars,' who's an old friend of mine," Vanderpump told The Daily Dish. She added her husband, Ken Todd, had met Andros previously. When they later had dinner with the Georgious, they asked if the Vanderpump-Todds would consider hiring their son. "They both said, you know, could you give one of my sons, James, a job, maybe as a busser or a barback?" Vanderpump revealed. "He probably, because we'd started 'Vanderpump Rules' by then ... thought, 'OK, I want to get involved in this.'"

Once Kennedy started dating cast member Kristen Doute, his fate as a full-time "VPR" star was sealed. Still, Vanderpump made it clear to the Daily Dish that despite her close relationship with Kennedy that developed over the years, she was never super close with the Georgious.

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