Raquel Leviss shared what producers allegedly informed Tom Sandoval amid the newest season of Vanderpump Guidelines. She additionally revealed she’s been introducing herself as “Rocky,” reacted to Ariana Madix’s shady reunion remark, and addressed Tom filming for the following season of The Traitors.
Raquel and Tom had a secret relationship whereas he was nonetheless seeing Ariana. After the ‘Scandoval,’ Raquel went again to her given title “Rachel,” although she wasn’t bothered by folks nonetheless calling her Raquel, her stage title. On the current reunion, Ariana known as Raquel a “b**ch” – and claimed Raquel’s all the time speaking about her publicly.
On her Rachel Goes Rogue podcast, Raquel indicated that Tom reached out to her publicist and shared that manufacturing introduced “everybody into the inexperienced room” to say there’d be a “shift” within the present as a result of they didn’t wish to preserve discussing Scandoval, as Raquel was “not coming again.”
In keeping with Raquel, Tom claimed they mentioned, “We want you guys to create different drama primarily, and like transfer on from the Scandoval as a result of it’s been drug out too far.”
Raquel additionally revealed she’s been introducing herself as “Rocky” to new buddies as a result of it’s a “cute nickname” that she had when she performed volleyball.
“I like nicknames, and I like connecting to the completely different elements inside me,” mentioned Raquel. “And it doesn’t must be … a complete new id or something. It simply implies that I’m an built-in human being.”
The alum was ultimately requested about Ariana’s current shade.
“The explanation why I didn’t tackle it throughout the podcast … is as a result of precisely that I don’t want to speak about Arianna anymore than I deem essential to get my level throughout,” she mentioned. “And sadly, sure, Ariana’s title has come out of my mouth and it isn’t to bash her in any means. It’s to offer context to my expertise and the story that I’m sharing with you guys as an individual who was in my life.”
She additionally mentioned it “sucks” for Raquel to have the present “defame” her and “push a story” that’s “not correct,” so she “perceive[s]” the ache Ariana feels listening to her personal title on Raquel’s podcast.
“I simply suppose that I’ve completed it in a means that’s in the end respectful to her. And I don’t plan on persevering with to speak about her anymore as a result of she is just not part of my life,” she mentioned.
Reacting to the announcement that Tom will compete within the subsequent season of The Traitors, Raquel recommended she may need to look at it, and she or he admitted that she watched his stint on Particular Forces – a present that Tom requested her to be on.
“I did form of have like a bit little bit of pleasure seeing him undergo painful experiences,” she mentioned. “I’ll must tune in for Traitors … I really feel like he’s a grasp manipulator and it will be very fascinating to see his techniques in a state of affairs the place it’s inspired to be manipulative.”
