Raquel Leviss in 2022 at BravoCon.Photo:Cindy Ord/Bravo via Getty Images
Cindy Ord/Bravo via Getty Images
Rachel “Raquel” Levissis ready to put the year ofScandovalbehind her.
TheVanderpump Rulesalumna on Sunday rang in 2024 with a candid Instagram post, addressing the chaos that came when she was caught ina months-long affairwith costarTom Sandoval, thus ending hisnine-year relationshipwith Leviss' friendAriana Madix.
“2023 hands down has been the hardest year yet,” Leviss wrote, captioning a photo of herself. “My life had become completely unmanageable and I was so far down the rabbit hole of making bad decisions that I NEEDED help.”
“I’m so blessed I was able to get the help I needed," she continued. “Now, I finally feel like I’m seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.”
“Eternally grateful for a second chance,” wrote Leviss. “Here’s to an epic 2024! 🦋”
Earlier this year, Leviss stepped away from the Bravo reality show andentered into months-long treatmentfor mental health (she previously stated it was forlove addictiontreatment.) One of Leviss’ last public appearances before that was at theVanderpump Rulesseason 10 reunion, where she faced her costars — including Sandoval’s ex girlfriendAriana Madix— for the first time since the cheating scandal.
Since then, she’sreturned to the red carpetand launched a podcast calledRachel Goes Rogue. “I look back at season 10. Oh God, it was a really difficult season to watch back because I’m just cringing at all of the things and all of the moments that they caught on camera,” she said in the debut episode. “It’s really embarrassing.”
Rachel “Raquel” Leviss, Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix on ‘Vanderpump Rules’.Nicole Weingart/Bravo
Nicole Weingart/Bravo
Meanwhile, Bravo viewers will get to see how Madix and Sandoval navigate this next chapter of their lives whenVanderpump Rulesreturns for its eleventh season later this month.
Both have been busy since their breakup. Madix channeled her pain into an impressive range of projects — from an impressive run onDancing with the Starsto star turn in Lifetime’sBuying Back My Daughter, a new cocktail book calledSingle AF Cocktails: Drinks for Bad B*tches, and a sea of high-profile brand partnership deals including ones forUber One and BIC razors. She’s even in a new relationship, withboyfriend Daniel Wai, who she met just 10 days after splitting from Sandoval.
Sandoval has stayed busy too,launching his own podcast, touring with his band and appearing on Fox’sSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Test. He’s dipped his toe back into dating, but hasn’t been with anyone officially.
Despite their busy schedules, the former couple are still cohabitating in the same Los Angeles home. And though they are not speaking, the situation appears to drive a lot of the drama next season. “Why are theyliving togetheranyway?” asks bossLisa Vanderpumpin the trailer for season 11. “It’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen!”
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Vanderpump Rulesis available to stream on Peacock.
source: people.com
