The finest days of their lives? Vanderpump Rules has formally been renewed for season 11 — and viewers are in for a messy return within the aftermath of Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval‘s dishonest scandal.
When the Bravo sequence kicked off season 10 in February 2023, the subject on everybody’s thoughts was Tom Schwartz‘s hookup with Raquel amid his divorce from Katie Maloney. However, things quickly took a turn on and off screen as Raquel’s reference to Sandoval was questioned.
Us Weekly confirmed in March 2023 that Sandoval and Ariana Madix had referred to as it quits after practically a decade of courting due to his infidelity. As a end result, cameras captured extra footage for a brand new season finale that included particulars in regards to the drama.
Meanwhile, forged members sounded off on how the present adjusted the content material they already had about Sandoval and Raquel. “I told you guys that we did not have any editing placed in the episode until Scandoval happened. I did speak too soon. Now remember, what I see beforehand is not always what makes it onto the television screen,” Lala Kent stated throughout a May 2023 episode of her “Give Them Lala” podcast.
The magnificence mogul went on to weigh in on how Raquel’s story line has modified since viewers discovered extra particulars about her courting life.
“She would have won the season. She would have been the No. 1 chick as she is sobbing about making up for lost time,” Lala famous, referring to the mannequin’s emotional confessionals about her cut up from James Kennedy. “Do we think she was crying so heavily because she was feeling guilty? The line was crossed well before they had sex. The emotional affair had already started.”
The podcast host added: “As much as I slam her every chance I get, beyond that I do see a broken person. I do not think she is heartless and soulless.”
Raquel, for her half, entered a psychological well being facility within the aftermath of her dishonest scandal. “Raquel and her family decided before the relationship was discovered that she would enter a voluntary facility for mental health counseling,” a press release from the California native’s rep learn in April, which clarified that Raquel was in rehab, however not looking for assist for substance abuse points. “Raquel had planned to admit herself before the VPR reunion was taped on March 23. She was scheduled to go in pre-reunion but decided she wanted to finish her filming commitment. Bravo and production were aware and in support of her journey towards better mental health.”
The former magnificence pageant contestant, nevertheless, didn’t obtain help from any of her costars (except for Sandoval and Schwartz). Katie, for her half, slammed Raquel for mistreating her pals throughout season 10.
“Being so morally bankrupt to the point you cause this kind of chaos you better be equipped to deal with the backlash,” the Utah native wrote within the feedback part of a Bravo Instagram web page. “And if your [SIC] not.. then get help you need but you can’t ask for sympathies in the process. That’s all. Mental health May isn’t reserved for those who seek and destroy.”
Amid the drama, Sandoval supplied an replace on how Raquel was doing after confirming they weren’t at present in a relationship. “Raquel is in a mental facility,” the TomTom co-owner informed TMZ in April, including that Raquel was “doing great” after selecting to search remedy. “Whether she decides to tell you where that is after the fact — that’s where Raquel is. No visitors, no friends, no family, no phone, no nothing.”
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