Overview
- Vanderpump disclosed on the Oct. 27 episode that his liver will not recover on its own and he has been referred for a transplant assessment.
- He said physicians warned he might not make it four to five years without surgery, though he is currently stable and trying to stay healthy.
- Coverage notes he was born with congenital hepatic fibrosis and polycystic kidney disease, which were triggered by an infection that led to sepsis last December.
- NHS Organ Donation posted support after the episode and urged people to register as donors, citing thousands waiting for life-saving organs.
- The reality star is engaged to model Alice Yaxley and the couple are expecting their first child, as he acknowledges uncertainty over his place on the waiting list.