Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval Vivien Killilea/Getty Photos for CLD PR / White Fox
Raquel Leviss shared that Tom Sandoval had a plan on how to unveil their romance after he broke up with Ariana Madix.
“He was saying, ‘Look, folks hated Ariana at first, after which they realized we had been sticking collectively,’” Leviss, 29, claimed on the Thursday, January 25, episode of her “Rachel Goes Rogue” podcast. “We weren’t going wherever and they also had to settle for it they usually ended up loving her and it could possibly be the identical for us.”
Sandoval, 40, and Madix, 38, began relationship in 2014 shortly after he referred to as issues off with Kristen Doute. Sandoval and Madix had been collectively for almost a decade till they broke up in March 2023 after it was revealed he was having an affair with Leviss.
“I believe in his thoughts, he’s gotten away with it earlier than [so] he might get away with it once more,” Leviss stated, referring to the murky timeline of Sandoval and Doute’s breakup. “I believe I used to be simply naive and wishful pondering that this might work out the way in which I needed it to as a result of finally at the moment I did need to be with him. I hoped for the most effective I assume.”
Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval sparked a romance in summer season 2022 whereas he was nonetheless relationship Ariana Madix — and the fallout has been messy to say the least. Vanderpump Guidelines followers discovered Sandoval had a reference to Madix throughout season 2 of the Bravo hit when his then-girlfriend, Kristen Doute, alleged he cheated with […]
Leviss revealed that she was the one who pushed Sandoval to inform Madix the reality. On the time, the Vanderpump Guidelines solid had already wrapped up filming season 10 however nonetheless had the reunion particular to tape.
Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix Amanda Edwards/Getty Photos
“I used to be like, ‘We want to inform Ariana earlier than the reunion. We will’t go into the reunion together with her not understanding.’ As a result of I [felt] like that simply actually actually wouldn’t be truthful [to] her,” she shared. “The one factor that we bought hung up on, he didn’t need her to know when it first began and I don’t see the purpose in mendacity about these issues as a result of isn’t it a lot better to simply be upfront and trustworthy and inform the reality?”
Whereas Sandoval was seemingly hesitant to come clear, Leviss confessed there have been a “few situations” the place she virtually instructed Madix herself. Nevertheless, Leviss believed the information ought to come from Sandoval.
Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval confronted main backlash for his or her dishonest scandal — and their Vanderpump Guidelines costars have been entrance and heart throwing shade. The couple made headlines in March 2023 when Us Weekly confirmed that Sandoval and Ariana Madix referred to as it quits after almost a decade collectively due to his infidelity. The sweetness […]
“I instructed Tom, ‘Possibly I ought to inform Ariana,’ and he was like, ‘No no no no no. You’re not going to inform Ariana.’ OK, then you definitely’re going to inform Ariana,” Leviss stated. “I used to be ready on him to inform her. It was my obligation to inform her, sure, I do know that. However I felt prefer it was his duty with him being in that relationship with him to inform her and break up together with her.”
After taping the season 10 reunion particular in March 2023, Leviss checked herself right into a psychological well being facility. 5 months later, Us Weekly reported that Leviss had reduce off contact with Sandoval. She additionally finally determined to not return to Pump Guidelines for season 11.