Latest Shocking Entertainment News: 'Pump Rules' Cast Breaks Down Hints of Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval's Affair
Right under their noses? The Vanderpump Rules cast was shocked by the news that Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval were having an affair — but have since broken down the signs that might have been there the entire time.
In March 2023, Us Weekly confirmed Sandoval’s split from longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix, who called it quits with the TomTom cofounder because he cheated with Leviss.
“Ariana found out [about the affair] after looking at Tom’s phone while he was on stage performing his new song,” a source shared with Us at the time. The insider added that it was “unclear” if Sandoval’s business partner, Tom Schwartz — who hooked up with Leviss several months prior — “knew [about the affair] or if he was blindsided.
The bombshell news came as Vanderpump Rules viewers watched the onscreen build-up to Leviss and Schwartz’s hookup. (The costars made out at Scheana Shay and Brock Davies‘ wedding in August 2022, five months after the restaurant owner’s split from Katie Maloney.)
Amid the drama, Peter Madrigal recalled growing suspicious of the time the beauty pageant contestant spent with Sandoval.
“Let’s just put it this way, I found it very interesting — I’m not gonna go into the details, because there are certain things I can’t go into details about — but how do I put this, they were hanging out quite a bit without Ariana around,” the OG cast member, who briefly dated Leviss in summer 2022, said on the “Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend” podcast in March 2023. “In the back of my head, I’m like, ‘This is weird, but OK, maybe Tom’s just trying to show her the ropes or something like that.’ Some ropes!”
He continued: “I know this for a fact. I’m not gonna reveal any names, but I know that a few people knew about this and tipped Scheana off. That’s the way I think the scenario happened. I do know some people knew about it for a while.”
Shay, for her part, was served with a temporary restraining order from Leviss amid rumors that things got physical when the singer — who is close friends with Madix — learned about the affair. Shay’s attorney denied the allegations against his client in a statement to Us.
Shay’s friends Jamie Lynne and Kael Ramsey Ackerson later claimed that Leviss told them when things turned romantic between her and Sandoval.
“She basically just told me [it happened] seven months ago and after the Las Vegas trip,” Ramsey-Ackerson explained on Lynne’s “Jamie All Over” podcast in March 2023, referring to the boys’ night episode of the hit Bravo series. “She was like, ‘[After the boys’ night] is when [Sandoval and I] got closer.'”
Meanwhile, Lynne broke down her suspicions about the twosome that night. “Raquel and Sandoval were sitting on the curb outside of Saddle Ranch just talking. I didn’t realize that at the time like how close they were talking or how intimate it actually looked,” she said. “So I start filming the two of them talking. We’re so clueless that we have no idea what’s actually transpiring.”
After rewatching the August 2022 video, Lynne noted that it didn’t appear platonic.
“I had this thought [at the time]. I thought I’m not posting this because this looks way too intimate and I don’t want Ariana to feel a certain way about this,” she continued. “I don’t want her to feel disrespected, but it didn’t set off alarm bells, like, is something inappropriate happening? It was just that she might get the wrong idea and I don’t want to put anyone in that position.”
She concluded: “If you watch it back — without the voiceover on it — it looks super close and super intimate. But bottom line is that none of us knew beforehand.”
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Scroll down for every moment between Sandoval and Leviss that the Vanderpump Rules cast has questioned since news of their affair:
"Raquel was supposed to share a room with [our mutual friend] Jenny Ting at the wedding. She tells Jenny Ting, 'You can't stay in my room after all. Production won't let you,'" Shay, who tied the knot with Brock Davies in August 2022, recalled on the "Reality Hits" podcast in May 2023. "They couldn't hook up in Tom and Ariana's room — they needed a private room." The "Good as Gold" singer added: "Because Jenny was like, 'I'll get out of the room. I'll clean up all my stuff [and] I'll keep it in the closet. I'll leave the room so it just looks like you're staying here by yourself.' Raquel said, 'No, sorry. You can't stay because production said.' I guarantee Sandoval coached her to be like, 'Just blame it on production. Tell Jenny it is production.'" Shutterstock(3)
"[While we were filming season 10], I told Raquel, 'I am going to be late to your birthday. As a friend, will you wait for me?' And she insisted on being in Tom [Sandoval]'s car," the SUR waitress recalled on "The Viall Files" podcast in May 2023. "And it was this thing where she was like, 'I can't wait for you. I need to go with them.'" Shutterstock (2)
"Another [clue about their affair] is Raquel drinking a Coors Light while they are hanging out at the picnic table when they get to the glamping spot [in the most recent episode]," the beauty mogul said on a May 2023 episode of her "Give Them Lala" podcast. "Easter egg! When have you ever had a Coors Light, bitch? When you started f—king Sandoval probably. Just like when you took [interest] in the weird [galaxy] lights. I have just never seen her with a Coors Light in her hand ever. But I have said this before — when a woman starts adopting things it is a red flag if I have ever seen one," she added. Tommy Garcia/Bravo
"The day that Ariana's grandmother died, Tom Sandoval came to the barbecue that I was at in Newport. Ariana was calling him furious, and he was like, 'OK, I will come home right now.' And he didn't leave for another two hours. He was with Raquel all day long," Kent revealed during a May 2023 episode of Vanderpump Rules. Madix later confronted Sandoval onscreen for not telling her the truth. "You realize that you put me in a position with this where people will think that I am a f—king idiot. Everyone thinks that you just wanted to hang out there for a few more hours after that," she told Sandoval, who noted that he thought his then-girlfriend wanted to "be alone." Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
In May 2023, Doute recalled her initial thoughts on Sandoval and Leviss' relationship before their cheating scandal. “What I thought was Schwartz and that girl Jo were hanging out and they were the only friends they had," the Michigan native, who dated Sandoval from 2007 to 2014, said on WWHL. "But it did make me think it was a little weird, like, this looks like a double date." Shutterstock (2); CraSH/imageSPACE/MEGA
In April 2023, Kent pointed out the similarities between Sandoval's relationships with Kristen Doute and Madix respectively. "I think Sandoval has a thing for Raquel," the beauty mogul shared during a Vanderpump Rules episode. "The last time that Sandoval was talking about a woman the way he talks about Raquel was when he was talking about Ariana while he was with [ex-girlfriend] Kristin." Bravo (3)
"I can't believe that Tom Sandoval had Raquel over when Ariana is away. And she stayed all night," Vanderpump's husband said in an April 2023 episode as Maloney reacted in shock. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
During an April 2023 episode of Vanderpump Rules, Maloney shared with Sandoval the rumors swirling about him and Leviss. "You get a lot of joy out of Raquel as well," the Utah native quipped. "You go to The Abbey together at one o'clock in the morning." In response, Sandoval blew off the speculation, saying, "Dude, what the f—k are you even saying? Get the f—k out of here, man." Earlier in the episode, James Kennedy's girlfriend, Ally Lewber, recalled Sandoval and Leviss' private outing. "Last night at Lala's apartment, I was grabbing my stuff and we were leaving and chatting. That is when I mentioned that I saw Sandoval and Raquel dancing together at The Abbey after [a] See You Next Tuesday [event at SUR]," the Bravo newcomer revealed in a confessional. "I personally wouldn't be comfortable to have my boyfriend out at 1 a.m. with girls. But everyone is different. I thought it was kind of weird that it was 1 a.m. and we were like, 'Where is [Sandoval's then-girlfriend] Ariana?'" Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock; Gregory Pace/Shutterstock; Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
"I did not know for a fact. I had suspected [because] there was something about Tom Sandoval and Raquel's friendship that was very suspicious," Maloney recalled on the "Off The Vine With Kaitlyn Bristowe" podcast in April 2023. "I had seen on forums that she had gone to one of his shows in Sonoma but didn't post that she was there which is weird because she is normally front row bopping around [like] the No. 1 fangirl." She added: "[Raquel] wore this TomTom hoodie [to BravoCon] and everyone was commenting how bizarre it was. She went to the Tom and Tom panel and sat in the front row. And I told Schwartz, 'She's following you around like a puppy.' I thought it was about him because I thought she was after him. And he was like, 'She wasn't there for me, trust me.'" Shutterstock (3)
"I get an interesting text from one Tom Sandoval. He hasn't texted me in six months," the SUR manager recalled on an April 2023 "Sex, Love, and What Else Matters" podcast episode, referring to a message from January 2023. "And then he texts me and he says, and I quote, 'Dude, exclamation point. Just watched the first episode LOL, exclamation point. Did you bang Raquel the night after SUR, exclamation point, question mark, crying laughing face.’" Madrigal added: "If you go through my text messages with Tom Sandoval, he never texts me emojis. Never does. At the time, I am so disconnected, I didn't even think about it. What I'm thinking is, 'How are they portraying me on the show?' So, I call him. He was all like, 'Oh, no, I was just was wondering if you banged Raquel that night.'" Carlos Piaggio/Shutterstock; Stephanie Augello/Shutterstock
"One of my girlfriends was like, 'So I was at the pool the morning of your wedding and I was just looking back at some of my photos and there’s literally one with Tom and Raquel in the background in a cabana just hanging out at the pool together,'" the California native, who exchanged vows with Brock Davies in August 2022, said during an Amazon Live in March 2023. "And my friend thought, 'Don’t you guys need to be getting ready for the wedding? You’re actually in the wedding.'" (Leviss and Madix were bridesmaids at Shay's nuptials, while Sandoval and Schwartz were groomsmen.) She added: "They knew that Ariana was occupied with me as a good friend and a good bridesmaid so they took that time to hang out. It’s just so disgusting I mean I sometimes don’t even have words for it." MEGA ; Charles Sykes/Bravo ; SplashNews.com
During a March 2023 episode of her “Scheananigans” podcast, Shay revealed that she had previously questioned why Leviss didn’t post concert footage after attending a show for Sandoval's band in Novemebr 2022. Kent, for her part, added that Leviss had suddenly stopped sharing her location with the group around the same time. Shutterstock (2)
In March 2023, Brittany Cartwright recalled past "Easter eggs" that now stand out to her about Leviss and Sandoval. “There were times whenever we went to certain events when they came together and I was like, ‘This is kind of odd,'” the former Bravo star said on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen about the Missouri native showing up at events without Madix. “But I figured Tom Sandoval makes friends, like, really fast with different people. So I was like maybe they’re just close friends right now.” Shutterstock (3)
During a March 2023 episode of her "Give Them Lala" podcast, Lala Kent said she missed a “dead giveaway” of the California native's growing connection with Sandoval. In a scene from their August 2022 girls’ trip, the beauty mogul said Leviss showing off her galaxy lights reminded her of Sandoval, who had similar space decor. “The only time I start adopting a man’s behavior is if I start f–king them,” Kent said. Bravo; Shutterstock (2)
"Last time we saw [Sandoval] was at a friend's house in Orange County for Labor Day — and [he and Raquel] were both together — now it makes sense," Jax Taylor said during March 2023 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, referring to an encounter with Sandoval and Leviss. "I didn't understand it at the beginning." The Michigan native continued: "They were together and I don't remember but I think Ariana called him and said, 'Hey my grandmother passed away or got sick.' He didn't go home — he didn't leave. He used the fact that he couldn't get an Uber. Meanwhile, people were coming in and out of the house all day long." A source close to Sandoval, however, told Us that Taylor’s claims were untrue and they didn't seen each other in over a year. Shutterstock (2); Bravo
While reflecting on her August 2022 wedding to Davies, Shay addressed rumors that Sandoval and Leviss were already hooking up at the time. "I completely forgot that this happened," the California native said in her "Scheananigans" podcast in March 2023, referring to claims that Leviss went missing for three hours on the day of the ceremony. "I was busy getting ready to get married that day." Shay's friend Lynne noted that Leviss was absent from certain bridesmaid duties. (Leviss was later filmed making out with Schwartz at the nuptials.) "[Raquel] didn't show up until we had moved over to the bridal suite," she claimed. "She said she needed pool time or me time, but that's probably not what she was doing for that entire time. ... We all had schedules of where to be, and if [Sandoval and Raquel] were trying to figure out a time that they could have privacy, that would be the time because everybody was scheduled to be in your room." Shutterstock (3)
The SUR manager recalled how he "dismissed" Leviss and Sandoval's bond ahead of the scandal. “[I thought], ‘Sandoval is loyal to Ariana. He would never do something like that,'” he said on the “Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef” podcast after claiming he "saw some things" in the past between the duo. Madrigal clarified that he wouldn't “get into details" about the alleged interactions due to his friendship with Sandoval. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock ; Bravo(2)
The Give Them Lala Beauty founder revealed she and some of her fellow Pump Rules costars caught Sandoval and Leviss acting shady while at a party off camera. “I was seeing things that just didn't add up,” she confessed to Jeff Lewis during a March 2023 appearance on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM’s "Radio Andy" show. “And then I learned after [the affair] was confirmed a lot of the things everyone else saw and they didn’t think it was red flags like opening the door and seeing Raquel and Sandoval under covers together. And they’re like ‘Oh this is weird but they’re just best friends. I’m like what?’” Courtesy of Lala Kent/Instagram
Maloney said on the April 2023 episode of the “Viall Files” podcast that she knew something was “off about the situation” with Sandoval and Leviss months before the affair was exposed. “I started realizing … when Ariana is not around, they’ll still be hanging out. If Ariana chooses not to go to a party or an event, Tom and Raquel will just go together,” she said. “Something reeked of [an affair] to me.” Shutterstock (3)
“I went to a White Fox party, I was meeting Scheana and she’s like, ‘Will you pick up Raquel?’ … And guess who hops in the car? Tom Sandoval!” Cartwright said on an April 2023 episode of Peacock’s Watch With feature, referring to an October 2022 event. “I actually have a picture on the red carpet of just me, Tom and Raquel. And looking back, I’m like, ‘What is life? This is so crazy.’ … [At the time] I was like, ‘This is weird,’ but also, like, Tom would always have friends that he would cling onto for, like, years I feel like.” Scott Kirkland/Shutterstock
"I just saw a lot of things that were off and started questioning them end of Jan. She turned off her location (that l had for over a year) which was 🚩 number 1 for me," Shay tweeted in June 2023, referring to Leviss' stranger behavior amid her affair with Sandoval. John Salangsang/Shutterstock
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