Why Tom Sandoval Isn’t Filming ‘Vanderpump Rules’ As Season 11 Begins Production

Rachel Leviss, formerly Raquel, hasn’t signed on for season 11 of Vanderpump Rules, but the rest of the cast is moving forward full steam ahead, with even exes Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix filming together.In early March, Sandoval and Madix announced the end of their relationship after being together since 2013 when she first joined the show.

Scheana Shay and Tom Schwartz have been taking heat from “Vanderpump Rules” fans for seeming to be uncharacteristically friendly toward Tom Sandoval in the wake of his cheating scandal.

Lala Kent hinted that Tom Sandoval might be mending his friendships with the Vanderpump Rules cast on a trip to Tahoe.

Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz are hard at work filming for Vanderpump Rules season 11.

Kristen Doute has been busy filming season 11 of Vanderpump Rules — and she revived a very special outfit for the occasion.

Vanderpump Rules is full steam ahead with one major star missing: Raquel Leviss.ET has learned the 28-year-old reality TV star hasn’t signed on for the new season and her team is still negotiating her contract with production. The news comes after it was revealed earlier this year that Tom Sandoval was cheating on his longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix, with Leviss, which played out last season. «Raquel’s mental health is the most important thing to her and her family,» says the source.

Tom Sandoval had a rough night filming for Vanderpump Rules‘ upcoming season.

Tom Sandoval is officially back in the Vanderpump Rules orbit.

Tom Sandoval has officially begun filming season 11 of Vanderpump Rules.

Tom Sandoval confirmed that he’s part of the cast for Vanderpump Rules season 11 — but he wouldn’t say whether he’s spoken to Raquel Leviss since production started.

The eleventh season of Vanderpump Rules is going to be LIT, y’all!

Ariana Madix and her Vanderpump Rules costars looked chic as they filmed a group scene — without Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss.

The gang is getting back together again!

Ariana Madix is a dancing queen! The 38-year-old danced the night away at a bar co-owned by Tom Sandoval, and cameras were there to capture it for season 11 of .In video shared on TikTok, Madix can be seen holding court in her quasi-dance floor at the West Hollywood joint, TomTom, which is co-owned by Sandoval and co-star Tom Schwartz. She's movin' and groovin' as James Kennedy spins tracks behind the DJ booth.

, but the popular Bravo reality series is still missing a few key players.A source told ET on Friday that Tom Sandoval — one of the three stars involved in the now-infamous cheating scandal known as "#Scandoval" — is not currently filming for the series, because he's currently shooting another reality series, Fox'sThis news comes just a few days after reporting that Raquel Leviss — with whom Sandoval cheated on longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix — has not yet finalized her contract to appear on the new season.A source told ET earlier this week, «The cast is set to pick up filming for next season on Wednesday. They have all signed back on except for Raquel.» The same source also told ET that Leviss' team and Bravo are currently in negotiations but nothing has been finalized.ET has reached out to Leviss' team but haven't heard back.  was first to report the news.It was during Peacock's extended version of part 2 of 's recent season 10 reunion when Leviss, 28, told Andy Cohen that her future with the hit series hangs in the balance.

Tom Schwartz was ready to get the hell out of El Lay amid Le Scandoval!

Vanderpump Rules, once simply part of the Bravo-verse, albeit a section that dutifully spit out podcasters and side hustles, and the only one with two physical locations (Pump and SUR, both owned by Lisa Vanderpump) that my friends visiting LA regularly ask me to drive by so they can maybe catch a glimpse of a reality star in the wild.When season 10 ended with the revelation that Tom Sandoval had a months-long affair with Raquel Leviss—the drama also known as Scandoval—it made its cast members, however briefly, A-listers. (Check out , and .)Which is why the upcoming season is perhaps the most anticipated yet! Which cast members are returning? Who's staying away? How can they ever top last season's drama? Here's everything we know about Vanderpump Rules season 11:Of course he is! Tom Sandoval, the “worm with a mustache” who , is probably angling for a redemption arc, or at least is smart enough to know that if he doesn't keep telling his side of the story, he'll just go down in history as a cheater.

Adele has entered the Scandoval chat. The «I Drink Wine» singer took a moment during a recent performance to address the drama, agreeing with a fan who called Tom Sandoval «trash.» While bantering with concertgoers during one of her  Las Vegas residency shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, a somewhat out-of-the-loop Adele asked fans to help her get caught up on the details surrounding the cheating scandal that rocked Bravo this year.

On the day before the cameras are set to start rolling, Raquel Leviss’ future on Vanderpump Rules still remains uncertain in the wake of her affair with costar Tom Sandoval.

Adele wants to know what Tom Sandoval’s whole deal is.