Raquel Leviss is telling her side of the story.
25.05.2023 - 23:15 / usmagazine.com
Not having it! Ariana Madix shut down claims that Raquel Leviss thought Tom Sandoval was in an open relationship at the beginning of their affair.
During part 1 of the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion — which aired on Wednesday, May 24 — Scheana Shay alleged that she had heard from a mutual friend that Sandoval, 40, told Raquel, 28, that he and Ariana, 37, were not exclusive in April 2022.
The claim caused some fans to think that perhaps the former pageant queen didn’t realize she was doing anything wrong when she began her affair with the Schwartz & Sandy’s entrepreneur.
“Could it be that he manipulated Raquel the same way that Ariana has claimed he manipulated her for years,” one fan commented on Page Six’s Instagram post about Scheana’s allegation. “I mean why wouldn’t Raquel believe him if that’s what he told her. He was taking her on vacations, to meet his parents … ”
Ariana herself then replied to the fan, setting the record straight. “Just to clarify — she didn’t BELIEVE that,” she wrote. “She told someone that he told her that. There are missing major chunks here which is totally understandable. They can’t fit every piece of context into the show.”
Tom, for his part, denied ever telling Raquel he was in an open relationship in a clip from Peacock’s extended version of part 1 of the reunion after Scheana, 38, called him out.
“Raquel was told in the hot tub at Coachella — last April [2022] — by Sandoval that they were in an open relationship and he was coming onto her,” the “Good As Gold” singer claimed during the episode.
The TomTom cofounder shot back, “What are you talking about? That is bulls—t. I did not say that. She did not repeat that.”
Despite denying the allegation, the Missouri native previously admitted that
Raquel Leviss is telling her side of the story.
The Missouri native reunited with Raquel during a filming break where she reacted to the footage she saw so far.
Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval did whatever they could to hide their affair from everyone, including kicking out one of her and Scheana Shay’s friends from a hotel room during the 37-year-old’s wedding weekend!
Retracing their steps. Scheana Shay reflected on the signs from her wedding weekend that now clearly point at Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval‘s affair.
Brock Davies is making some pretty surprising claims about what Raquel Leviss supposedly did after mailing those mysterious letters to Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix‘s house in recent weeks!!
Intentional or coincidental? Brock Davies has a theory about how Raquel Leviss has remained in the know about all things Scandoval amid her stay at a mental health facility.
Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss are still in contact with scheduled phone calls, ET has learned. While on a flight to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on Sunday night, a fellow passenger took a photo of the Vanderpump Rulesstar on the phone while Leviss' name showed on his cell phone screen. Fans soon started speculating that Leviss checked out of the facility where she is seeking mental health treatment. However, a source tells ET, «Tom was talking to Raquel during a scheduled phone call when he was spotted on the plane with her name on his phone.
Ariana Madix doesn’t have any sympathy for Raquel Leviss — and she doesn’t think fans should either!
Ariana Madix is making new accusations against Raquel Leviss. Before the first episode of the reunion aired, Madix claimed that Leviss sent a postcard to the house that she owns with her ex, Tom Sandoval.The latest claim comes amid Scandoval, the fan-dubbed name for Sandoval's months-long affair with Leviss amid his nine year-long relationship with Madix.In the wake of the drama, both Madix and Sandoval have continued to live in their shared home, despite photos that appeared to show Madix moving out. And while Madix has moved on romantically with Daniel Wai, Sandoval and Leviss have called it quits on their romance.During an appearance on earlier this month, Madix said she doubted Sandoval and Leviss' split, telling host Andy Cohen, «I don't buy that at all.
Ariana Madix is gearing up for the first part of the three-part reunion to debut, and there's a few things she hopes fans will keep in mind when watching the dramatic «Scandoval»-packed special.Madix spoke with ET's Brice Sander after working the Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers counter in El Segundo, California, hours ahead of part one of the reunion set to air Wednesday night.«A lot of people are saying online, 'We're sick of hearing about it,' or, 'Why is this dragging out?' Our show is shot over the course of the summer and week-to-week you see installments of that. So, I mean, I get it, but it's definitely where we were, mentally, on March 23rd [when we shot the reunion].»The reality star explained that the reunion was shot when the wounds of her split from Tom Sandoval amid his cheating scandal with Raquel Leviss were still very fresh.
The cast of Vanderpump Rules is coming back together for a three-part reunion that will see Ariana Madix coming face-to-face with her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval and ex-best friend Raquel Leviss. Bravo is airing the first part of the reunion on Wednesday, May 24 starting at 9 p.m. ET with Peacock making the episode available online the next day.
Ariana Madix has moved on, but she hasn’t moved out. Despite being photographed outside the home she shares with her ex, Tom Sandoval, with boxes and a moving truck, she’s still living there. On Monday, the Vanderpump Rules star was spotted presumably moving out of Valley Village, following Sandoval’scheating scandal with Raquel Leviss.She posted on her Instagram Story, smiling as she posed in front of her boxes. «Ready to dip out,» she wrote alongside the video, as a nod to Sandoval's much-used phrase.She later took to Instagram to clarify she wasn't moving — yet.«I’m moving up, not out,» she said in an ad on her Instagram Story.
Shutting the rumors down. Ariana Madix explained why she isn’t looking any further into the speculation that Tom Sandoval and Billie Lee had an affair.
Ariana Madix is wading into the Billie Lee controversy! And she’s NOT mad?!
Andy Cohen has his suspicions as to why the whole Scandoval went down!
Closing the book. Ariana Madix teased that she is getting ready to move out of the Los Angeles home she shared with ex Tom Sandoval following his affair with costar Raquel Leviss.
Ariana Madix is finally closing the door on this very long, unsatisfactory chapter of her life. And after she shuts the door, she just has to return her keys…
Ariana Madix is opening up about life after Season 10 of Vanderpump Rules.
“Vanderpump Rules” star Peter Madrigal admitted he “dodged a bullet” with Raquel Leviss following that cheating scandal.
speculate that it was “staged.”On Thursday, Madix told the New York Times that the cheating duo had a shot at redemption, but then they shot themselves in the foot with their behavior.“I think any chance that either of them separately had for [redemption] ended when they started giving trash interviews victimizing themselves,” she said, referring to Leviss’s TMZ interview and Sandoval’s Howie Mandel interview. At the end of March, Leviss told TMZ, ““I apologized to [Madix] over text, but she didn’t receive it very well.”She also sounded distressed about the fact that the public was not sympathetic towards her, and said “it’s been a lot,” referring to the fallout from her affair with Sandoval. During an April appearance on Howie Mandel’s podcast for his first interview post-Scandoval, Sandoval described his first kiss with Leviss as “magnetic.” “I felt something that I hadn’t felt in so long, like, emotionally,” he said. He described Leviss as “so awesome,” “so kind,” “smart,” “witty,” “fun,” “beautiful” and “f–king amazing.”As it turns out, Madix was not impressed by either her cheating ex-boyfriend or Leviss blabbing to the press and gushing about their infidelity.“I think had they not done or said all of those horrible things, maybe one day [they could be redeemed],” she said. “But I think the answer ultimately is no.