Raquel Leviss Accuses Lala of Backstabbing Brock Davies

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Raquel Leviss isn’t proud of the way in which wherein her Vanderpump Guidelines castmates, notably Lala Kent, have profited off “Scandoval,” particularly when her personal model is “shot.”

As she focused Lala, 32, not just for monetizing off her affair with Tom Sandoval, 40, but in addition for her and Kristina Kelly‘s “sick” conduct amid their women’ journey to Las Vegas on Bethenny Frankel‘s podcast, Raquel, 28, accused Andy Cohen, 55, of violating HIPPA regulation and opened up about her remorse and the silver lining of the scandal.

“I remorse lots. I’d do every part in another way if I had the possibility to return,” Raquel admitted on the August 18 episode of Simply B With Bethenny. “Lots of people had been believing in me, and I really feel like I used to be a disappointment to these individuals. I do know that there was a whole lot of belief that was damaged between friendships, and betrayal that occurred, and I look again at my actions and I’m upset in myself as effectively.”

Based on Raquel, her resolution to enter right into a months-long affair with Sandoval was prompted by her personal unhappiness.

“I wasn’t completely satisfied, I used to be actually hurting. I don’t ever wanna be in a spot like that once more, and I’ll make it possible for I don’t put myself in that place once more… That’s not the individual that I need to be,” she shared.

Nonetheless, Raquel believes there’s a “silver lining.”

“I’m in a position to study myself and provides myself this forgiveness and hopefully share with different individuals the data that I’ve realized, and assist to broaden a perspective on all of this stuff which have occurred and that I’ve skilled and if someone’s going by means of the same state of affairs, that there’s nonetheless hope,” she defined.

Whereas she and Sandoval stored their affair hidden from their buddies and co-stars for months, Raquel instructed Bethenny she appreciated it after they lastly received caught.

“I wanted to get caught, I wanted to, as a result of it could have simply continued and that’s not who I need to be,” she famous. “This was the largest wake-up name for me.”

In March, weeks after the scandal was uncovered, Raquel attended the Pump Guidelines season 10 reunion, after which Andy instructed Selection she appeared “actually medicated.”

“I imply, I’m medicated. I’ve been on antidepressants for a number of years now. And it is sensible wanting again, most likely across the time that I began filming Vanderpump Guidelines. However to say that I have to be closely medicated as a result of my conduct was erratic, or I didn’t have feelings, just isn’t OK in my eyes,” she stated in response to his suggestion.

She then added, “I really feel like that violates some form of HIPAA regulation. And to make assumptions like that, it’s damaging to an individual.”

And Bethenny agreed, saying, “An employer can not say that an individual that works for them is medicated … That’s a non-public piece of knowledge … One thing about this jumped off the web page to me, like, ‘That is the place the road is crossed.’”

Andy additionally admitted to caring for Raquel’s psychological well being forward of the taping and stated he was involved she’d stroll off. Nonetheless, as Raquel recalled, that didn’t preserve him from requesting her presence when she did stroll away briefly.

“I did stroll offstage, after which he summoned me again,” she recalled.

Though her co-stars had been fairly harsh together with her all through the taping, slamming her as “diabolical” and “subhuman” for her secret romance with Sandoval, Raquel stated they had been “doing their jobs to earn a living.”

That stated, whereas wanting again on her women journey to Vegas, Raquel, who broke down amid the journey, admitted the getaway “was actually traumatic.”

“Clearly, [I was] consuming lots to numb my anxiousness and awkwardness that I felt round these women that haven’t had one of the best historical past with me,” she shared of Lala, Kristina, and Katie Maloney, 36.

Whereas Raquel and the women had been at odds on digital camera amid the journey, primarily as a result of Raquel had made out with Oliver Saunders, 32, (after Lala expressed curiosity) and been flirting with Tom Schwartz, 40, whose divorce from Katie wasn’t but finalized, Raquel stated issues had been completely different off-screen.

“The next day, Lala and Kristina got here into my resort room, and so they had been like, ‘Oh my God Raquel, that was superb. Final evening, you had been actuality TV rankings gold. You killed it. Like, so humorous. I can’t imagine you. You’re so… You probably did it, you’re one of the best.’ After which as quickly as cameras had been on, like, ‘Raquel, how might you? I can’t imagine what you stated final evening,’” she revealed. “In order that was already a mindf*ck. I do know that they’re doing their job, and their job is to make rankings, to create one thing that individuals will likely be engaged with, and it’s sick.”

Additionally sick, in keeping with Raquel, is the truth that Lala was in a position to put a downpayment on a home in Palm Springs (proper subsequent to Scheana Shay) after cashing in on “Scandoval.”

“I feel essentially the most disturbing factor… is after I despatched out that stop and desist from my litigator to the entire forged to not share the video that was taken with out my consent, Lala determined to make use of that and be like, ‘Oh my god, don’t contact me straight, contact my lawyer, Darrel.’ … After which she began making these sweatshirts that stated ‘Ship it To Darrel,’” Raquel defined. “I assume she has made sufficient for a downpayment on her new home in Palm Springs.”

Raquel then steered that Lala bought the property out from beneath Scheana’s husband, Brock Davies, 33.

“Brock was taken with shopping for that home, however it simply occurred so rapidly,” she alleged.

Additionally, through the interview, Raquel famous that whereas many have profited off “Scandoval,” she’s “broke” with a useless model.

“So many individuals are utilizing this chance and this scandal to monetize for their very own profit, and I’m left right here broke, and my title has been raked by means of the coals. I don’t have enterprise alternatives. My model is shot,” she complained.

Vanderpump Guidelines season 11 is anticipated to begin airing on Bravo someday later this yr or in early 2024.