‘Vanderpump Rules’ Reunion Tea: Everything You Need To Know About The ‘Crazy’ Showdown
‘Vanderpump Rules’ Reunion Tea: Everything You Need To Know About The ‘Crazy’ Showdown
Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss faced a “firing squad” during the recent taping of the Vanderpump Rules reunion, and reportedly needed a moment to regroup during the “really emotional” ordeal.
Fans know that Sandoval was recently caught cheating on his girlfriend of nearly a decade, Ariana Madix, with the former pageant queen.
Earlier this month, Madix discovered that Sandoval was entrenched in a “full-on affair” after a raunchy video of Leviss popped up on her boyfriend’s phone. Madix cut ties with Sandoval when she realized that the pair had been “communicating inappropriately for months.”
“Obviously it was an intense day for everyone involved — especially Raquel and Tom, who were at the center of a very loud, very enraged firing squad,” a source told PEOPLE.
Sandoval, 40, and Leviss, 28, were snapped stepping away from the reunion set on Thursday, both dressed in solid black outfits. They were photographed in a deep conversation—as the musician smoked a cigarette and Leviss puffed on a vape.
TMZ obtained footage of the duo seemingly entrenched in a serious exchange, likely relating to the scandalous affair that rocked the VPR cast. Madix and Sandoval reportedly filmed a post-split discussion for the Bravo series last week, during which Madix, 37, told her ex that she wanted him “to die.”
The insider dished that “[Tom] and Raquel both apologized to Ariana during the taping, though she wasn’t in an emotional place to accept their sorries.”
“The day ended without any sense of resolution,” the tipster noted. “It’ll be interesting to see whether this group ever truly forgives them, but stranger things have happened.”
Sandoval and Leviss’ potential future together remains a question mark as Season 10 of Pump Rules continues to play out.
“Tom and Raquel have not put any sort of label on their relationship,” a separate source told the mag. “They are are giving one another the space to figure out things in their own lives right now before making any sort of call on where they stand.”
The snitch shared—“They both care for one another, but are also aware of the pain they caused and know they need to focus on what drove them to make these decisions first and foremost.”
Leviss previously spoke to the outlet describing—”the indefensible circumstances surrounding” her months-long affair with Sandoval that ended his relationship with Madix.
Sandoval and Leviss both issued public apologies to Madix, who has been flooded with support since news of the scandal broke, according to co-star and pal, Katie Maloney.
Lala Kent labeled the Season 10 sit-down “the most exhausting reunion” yet.
“I’m drained. I feel like I want to crawl into a hole and sob and scream, but I’m happy to be home now with my little one [Ocean],” the 32-year-old said, via her Thursday Instagram Story. “Anyway, I think you guys will enjoy it though, so that is the silve
r lining to it all.”
According to grapevine talk, Jax Taylor things spiraled out of control.
“I heard it was crazy. [I] heard it was everything that everyone thought it was going to be.” Taylor, 43, told Extra on Monday, March 27, at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards. “There was security there. There was almost brawls.”
He characterized the situation as uneasy and insinuated that two male cast members had to be restrained from physically fighting each other.
Additionally, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss were specifically targeted by Lala Kent and James Kennedy, who allegedly went after the new couple aggressively.
Vanderpump Rules airs Wednesdays at 9 pm ET on Bravo.
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Nancy Zhāng is an Entertainment Blogger for All About The Tea. Nancy covers hot topics, recaps and celeb news. She loves to multi-task as a writer and a private chef. She received a B.S. in Mass Communications from LSU. Nancy’s married and the proud mom of 2 German Shepherds.