Raquel Leviss confirmed that she will be a part of the upcoming Vanderpump Rules Season 10 reunion tape after her months-long fling with Tom Sandoval.
Following her cheating scandal behind former girlfriend Ariana Madix’s back, the 28-year-old reality star told E! News that despite her restraining order on castmate Scheana Shay, she “will personally attend the reunion.”
Shay has previously stated that she has “full intentions” to attend the reunion, which was thrown into chaos after Leviss obtained a protective order against Shay, who allegedly punched her in the face and left her with a black eye.
Shay, 37, has vehemently denied her co-star’s assault allegations.
Leviss and Sandoval’s “full blown love affair” was shocked earlier this month by Madix, who has since ended her nine-year romance with the 39-year-old restaurateur.
Fearless: Raquel Leviss confirmed she will be taking part in the taping of the upcoming Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion following her months-long fling with Tom Sandoval
When asked Tuesday if Leviss had apologized for her actions, Madix replied, “I don’t know who you’re talking about.”
Last week, Madix broke her silence on the subject last week in a lengthy Instagram post last Wednesday, in which she admitted to being “devastated and heartbroken” but grateful for her supporters.
The reality star, who recently enjoyed a getaway to Mexico, took to Instagram last Wednesday to share a stunning snap of herself with a lengthy caption addressing the scandal and thanking her friends, including her castmates, for their support through her “darkest hours”. .’
She wrote: “Hello. where to start I want to express my sincerest gratitude for the love and support I’ve received over the past two weeks from friends, family and people I haven’t even met.
“When I felt like I couldn’t even stand, you all gave me the strength to keep going and guided me through my darkest hours. To say I was devastated and heartbroken is an understatement. I know, however, that I am not alone in this.’
Since many of her Vanderpump Rules co-stars past and present have publicly supported her, including Scheana Shay, Kristen Doute and even Leviss’ ex James Kennedy, she has thanked those who were there for her.
Madix continued, So many of my closest friends are grieving this loss right now and reeling from this betrayal on so many levels. I am so damn lucky to have the best support system in the world and I hope I can repay every single person for the love you have shown me.
‘what doesn’t kill me, better run. love, Ariana’
Complicated: Following her cheating scandal behind former girlfriend Ariana Madix’s back, the 28-year-old reality star told E! News that she will “personally attend the reunion” despite her restraining order against castmate Scheana Shay (seen above earlier this month)
Days ago, after Ariana reactivated her Instagram account after a brief hiatus on the platform, she apparently blocked her ex-boyfriend and his lover, who are no longer on her followers list or tagged in previous photos.
When someone blocks a user from their account on Instagram, their tag on a photo disappears, leaving only the face or likeness of the person in the picture.
While Sandoval and Leviss are no longer tagged in their posts, Madix has not deleted past birthday and anniversary tributes dedicated to Sandoval, who she dated for more than nine years.
The TV personality, who worked in college as costumed characters like Ariel and Aurora at Disney World, also followed Sandoval’s close friend Tom Schwartz, who reportedly found out about his pal’s cheating “a month ago.”
Sandoval, who is also a business partner of Schwartz, wrote on his Instagram that his co-star only found out about his infidelity “very recently” and “didn’t condone” his actions.
On March 11, Sandoval apologized for cheating on Ariana Madix with Leviss on social media. He vowed to “reflect and work on myself” in the face of the infidelity.
He then asked his followers not to take their anger out on his business partner Tom Schwartz, as well as his family and friends.
“Hey, I understand and fully deserve your anger and disappointment towards me, but please keep Schwartz, my friends and family out of this situation…” he wrote.
He continued, “It was a very personal thing. Schwartz & Sandy’s could also bear my name, but there are also 3 other partners and 20 employees who rely particularly on the restaurant for themselves and their families for their income,” said Sandoval, nodding his new bar and TomTom to 2018 again opened.
Scandal: Leviss and Sandoval’s ‘full blown love affair’ was shocked earlier this month by Madix, who has since ended her nine-year romance with the 39-year-old restaurateur; Sandoval and Leviss in the picture
The actor went on to say he’s a “small part of a much bigger cause” and asked his 961,000 followers to direct their “anger” at him and not at his staff.
“You haven’t done anything wrong. I am so sorry that my partners Greg, Brett and Schwartz and our staff are suffering for my actions. I will step back and take a break out of respect for my employees and partners. I need some time to address everything else,” he concluded. ‘Sorry for everything.’
Sandoval’s apology post on Instagram came less than 24 hours after he first addressed his cheating scandal while performing with his band Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras.
“Have you ever been one of the most hated people in America?” the TV personality asked the audience, according to Us Weekly, alluding to the backlash over his affair.
In a TikTok video captured at the concert, a woman in the crowd could be heard screaming, “Ariana!” to which Sandoval said, “We love her.”
Leviss broke her silence days later and apologized for her “actions and my decisions to Ariana, my girlfriend and the fans who are so invested in our relationships.”
She also said she deeply regrets it[s] to hurt Ariana.’
A source recently told Page Six that Sandoval and Leviss have wanted to let Madix know about the affair “for weeks.”
However, they waited so long that Madix ended up discovering her secret herself when she spotted Leviss’ text messages on Sandoval’s phone.
Insiders claimed Madix saw a salacious selfie video of Leviss on Sandoval’s phone while she was at the concert venue.
Reviewing his texts, she saw that Sandoval and Leviss had corresponded in a way that People called “inappropriate.”
Sandoval and Madix reportedly met Friday after finding out about the affair and had a dramatic confrontation about their breakup in front of Vanderpump Rules cameras, as reported by TMZ.
A production source told : “More will be revealed about this story in the coming weeks but all is not as it seems but it is true that Tom and Raquel have gotten together.
“We should change the name of the show to Raquel Rules because she certainly became the star of the show this season and gave it her all.
“The cast should thank Raquel and Tom as Bravo is already in talks about renewing the show for an 11th season. This is the mess that viewers live for.”
“The production has turned the cameras back on and they’re capturing all the fallout as the cast respond to this news. This will be Vanderpump Rules’ best season yet.
A source told People that the affair “has been going on for more than six months – the whole time Tom has been sleeping in bed next to Ariana. She was completely taken by surprise; devastated doesn’t even scratch the surface of her feelings.
The insider added, “This is someone she thought she knew; someone she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. You cannot even put this betrayal into words.”
She broke her silence on the subject in a lengthy Instagram post last week, in which she admitted to being “devastated and heartbroken” but grateful for her supporters; seen with Leviss (left)
Sandoval and Madix shown
A Page Six source claimed Leviss and Sandoval had “communicated inappropriately for months” and “wanted to be together” now that he’s single.
Meanwhile, a People insider claimed Leviss told her co-star Scheana Shay about the alleged affair on Wednesday night while they were in New York to tape an appearance on Watch What Happens Live.
According to the source: “Scheana was furious. She and all of the Vanderpump Rules co-stars have rallied around Ariana during this time. You can’t believe Raquel would do something like that.”
Madix is said to be “heartbroken” and “betrayed,” according to a Page Six source, who noted she had been “there for” Leviss during Leviss’ split from her Vanderpump Rules co-star DJ James Kennedy.
The former couple have been together since 2014 after Madix joined Vanderpump Rules in Season 2.
It was confirmed during the Season 2 reunion special that they were dating and have been together ever since.
Leviss was spotted trying to pursue a new romance with Tom Schwartz in the latest season of Vanderpump Rules – following his split from wife Katie Maloney after a 12-year romance and three-year marriage.
Leviss announced her own split from James Kennedy in January after five years together. In the wake of the revelations about the connection, he wrote on Instagram: “I hope you are all feeling as sick as I am. That explains everything.”
LaLa Kent said, “I knew those two were gross from the jump!”
Madix’ brother Jeremy slammed Sandoval, writing, “It’s funny to see people soaring socially and being sooooooo fake they’re willing to swear at people who are supposed to be their ‘best friends’ ( a term that gets thrown around very often here), all just to pop up or have some sort of story.
‘Broken is an understatement’: The reality star, who recently enjoyed a short vacation in Mexico, took to Instagram last Wednesday to share a stunning snap of herself with a lengthy caption addressing the scandal while he thanked her friends, including her castmates, for their support during what she described as her “darkest hours”
(LR) Sandoval, Madix and Leviss in November 2022
“This lifestyle and this group is beyond toxic and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone … Tom struggled to have a midlife crisis with his lousy band and Raquel faked his way to the top trying to get something out of hers.” Making life stepping on whoever to get there, starting with James.
‘Sell out dude lame shit. Let’s all remember that before all of this, Raquel was a fan of the show. Is anyone watching?’
An explosive midseason trailer for Vanderpump Rules, released on Monday, documents Sandoval’s now infamous love affair with Leviss, which ends with his longtime partner Madix wishing him dead.
The intense minute-long clip was released on Monday morning as there was plenty of footage of the aftermath of the scandal throwing the entire cast into chaos.
The drama comes to a head at the end of the video when Sandoval asks Madix, “You want anything?”
She replies coolly, “So you die.”