Summary Resistance to endocrine therapies (ET) is common in estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer and most relapsed patients die with ET-resistant disease. While genetic mutations provide explanations for some relapsed patients 1 , mechanisms of resistance remain undefined in many cases. Drug-induced epigenetic reprogramming provides possible routes to resistance 2 . By analysing histone H3 lysine 27 acetylation (H3K27ac) profiles in models of ET resistance, we discovered that selective ER down-regulators (SERDs) such as fulvestrant promote epigenetic activation of VGLL1 , a co-activator for TEAD transcription factors. We show that VGLL1 , acting via TEADs, promotes expression of genes that drive growth of fulvestrant-resistant breast cancer cells. Pharmacological disruption of VGLL1/TEAD4 interaction inhibits VGLL1/TEAD transcriptional programmes to block growth of the resistant cells and prevents growth. Among the VGLL1/TEAD-regulated genes, we identify EGFR , whereby VGLL1-directed EGFR upregulation sensitises fulvestrant-resistant breast cancer cells to EGFR inhibitors. Taken together, our findings identify VGLL1 as a transcriptional driver in ET resistance and advance new therapeutic possibilities for relapsed ER+ breast cancer patients.