The moment betrayed Ariana Madix came face-to-face with ‘Little Miss Homewrecker’ Raquel Leviss after she BLAMED her for ignoring affair red flags
- The 37-year-old reality star while wearing a fiery red revenge dress looked down as Raquel, 28, walked across the semi-circle stage in front of the cast
- Ariana stared straight ahead with an emotionless expression as Raquel sat down
- Tom Sandoval, 40, was in a months-long affair with Raquel that Ariana learned about in March while attending a concert of his cover band
Ariana Madix refused to look at Raquel Leviss when she joined the cast of Vanderpump Rules for the second part of the reunion that aired on Wednesday on Bravo.
The 37-year-old reality star while wearing a fiery red revenge dress looked down as Raquel, 28, walked across the semi-circle stage in front of the cast just weeks after the so-called Scandoval affair broke.
Ariana broke up with longtime boyfriend Tom Sandoval, 40, in March after learning of his months-long affair with her good friend Raquel.
Raquel in an off-shoulder green dress took the far right seat next to Tom Schwartz, 40, that was left vacant after Scheana Shay, 38, had to leave due to a restraining order that Raquel filed against her.
Ariana stared straight ahead with an emotionless expression as Raquel sat down.
The moment: Ariana Madix refused to look at Raquel Leviss when she joined the cast of Vanderpump Rules for the second part of the reunion that aired on Wednesday on Bravo
‘Hi, Raquel,’ said host Andy Cohen, 54.
‘Hi, Andy,’ Raquel responded as Sandoval dropped his head and looked down as the episode ended.
The second part of the three-part reunion opened with James Kennedy, 31, storming off after he and Lala Kent, 32, yelled at Sandoval and Lisa Vanderpump, 62, for defending him.
Andy then asked Lala when was the last time she spoke face-to-face with her ex-fiancé Randall Emmett, 52, since their split amid allegations that he cheated on her.
‘We’ve never spoken face to face. He brought Ocean up the driveway the other day ’cause the nanny was sick. I just grabbed her and put her in the car seat,’ Lala said referencing their two-year-old daughter Ocean.
Lala said looking back ‘there were red flags everywhere’, but she has since gained a ‘30,000-foot view’ on life.
‘If something seems too good to be true, it’s because it is,’ Lala said.
She also revealed that she’s been sober for four and a half years.
No expression: The 37-year-old reality star stared straight ahead with an emotionless expression as Raquel sat down
Vacant seat: Raquel in an off-shoulder green dress took the far right seat next to Tom Schwartz, 40, that was left vacant after Scheana Shay, 38, had to leave due to a restraining order that Raquel filed against her
Looking down: Ariana kept her eyes down as Raquel walked across the stage
Head dropped: Tom Sandoval dropped his head as Raquel took her seat and was greeted by host Andy Cohen
Andy then announced they were going to take a lunch break.
Ariana changed into a yellow sweatsuit for lunch, while Sandoval was shown knocking on Raquel’s trailer and giving her a hug as he entered.
‘Oh, it’s rough out there,’ Sandoval said.
He complained that Raquel’s ex-fiance James was watching his every move to challenge him and that Lala called him a ‘narcissist’.
‘And they’re making you out to be, and me to be, basically like pathological liars,’ Sandoval said.
‘I see that, yeah, even though we know that we’re not,’ Raquel said.
‘Yeah,’ Sandoval agreed.
‘And we haven’t lied about anything besides this affair,’ Raquel said.
In trailer: Raquel was in a trailer 100 yards away from the reunion stage due to her restraining order against Scheana Shay
Ariana, James, Lala, Scheana and Katie Maloney, 36, meanwhile ate lunch together and talked about Sandoval and Raquel.
James said they should go ‘live in a yurt in the desert’ and Lala predicted their relationship would collapse because ‘now real life has sunk in.’
‘He’s gonna be off doing his thing…that he’s always been doing,’ Lala said.
‘And when Little Miss Homewrecker starts making actual demands of a relationship, she’s not gonna be so cool and chill anymore, babe, just like I wasn’t,’ Ariana said.
Raquel in her trailer told Sandoval that it sounded as if he and Ariana were in a good place based on what she heard during the first part of the reunion.
‘I feel like she felt like you wanted to keep the relationship working because you never broke up with her,’ Raquel said.
‘Yes. In a sense,’ Tom said. ‘Maybe I should have, we should have done this earlier.’
‘You think?,’ Raquel said laughing.
Relationship talk: ‘And when Little Miss Homewrecker starts making actual demands of a relationship, she’s not gonna be so cool and chill anymore, babe, just like I wasn’t,’ Ariana said
Trailer talk: Raquel in her trailer told Sandoval that it sounded as if he and Ariana were in a good place based on what she heard during the first part of the reunion
Too late: ‘You think?,’ Raquel said laughing after Sandoval said they should have told Ariana earlier about their affair
‘I have gone through a transitional phase of my life this summer, and I think the pendulum’s swaying a little bit too far the other way,’ Raquel said. ‘And this is my wake-up call.’
‘I believe in you,’ Sandoval told her.
‘I know you do,’ Raquel said as they hugged.
‘All right. I’m done filming. I’m done,’ Sandoval declared after he emerged from Raquel’s trailer.
‘Can we have, like, a for-real break where we’re not, like, being filmed?,’ Sandoval asked a producer as he dipped back into Raquel’s trailer.
Show producer Patrick told Sandoval that he could grab lunch.
‘Yeah, but can I just, like, chat with her without…,’ Sandoval said.
‘Yeah, that’d be nice,’ Raquel said.
‘Cameras are up if anyone’s together, like, the whole time. You know that,’ the producer said.
‘No, man. …I’m taking my f***ing mic off. Dude, I just wanna f***ing …Sorry,’ Sandoval said as he pleaded for private time with Raquel.
‘We just need a breath,’ Sandoval said.
‘That’s part of what it is,’ Patrick told him.
Sandoval noted that ‘legally’ he was allowed to have a break and Patrick said he could have a break and reminded him that food was standing by as Raquel walked up to them exhaling smoke.
‘All of them, as they’re eating lunch, they’re filming that,’ the producer told Sandoval.
Lunch break: The 40-year-old bar owner and Raquel, 28, took their lunch break separate from the rest of the cast during the reunion that was filmed at Avenue Six Studios in Los Angeles just weeks after the so-called Scandoval affair broke in March
Cameras rolling: Show producer Patrick told Sandoval that he could grab lunch, but the cameras were rolling on conversations
With friends: Ariana Madix meanwhile ate lunch outside with her friends
‘I’m gonna call a f***ng Lyft and get the f*** out of here,’ Tom warned as he paced around smoking a cigarette in a black trench coat and sunglasses. ‘I’m not kidding you.’
‘If you need a break, that’s fine,’ Patrick calmly told him.
‘I need a break from filming!,’ Sandoval yelled.
Patrick told him to eat some lunch and Sandoval shouted, ‘Stop filming me!’
‘I want to talk to her. Like, I don’t want a camera in my goddamn face,’ Sandoval said.
Sandoval complained that he didn’t feel ‘relaxed’ and neither did Raquel.
‘We have to watch what we f***ing say. Like, I don’t want that. I’m in a very delicate position right now,’ Sandoval said.
‘Just take a beat,’ the producer told him.
Legally required: Sandoval noted that ‘legally’ he was allowed to have a break and Patrick said he could have a break and reminded him that food was standing by as Raquel walked up to them exhaling smoke
Getting heated: Patrick told him to eat some lunch and Sandoval shouted, ‘Stop filming me!’
‘This needs to take a beat,’ Sandoval said as he stormed away.
Andy later during the reunion noted that Scheana had to leave before Raquel could join them due to the restraining order.
Scheana learned of the affair right after making a joint appearance with Raquel on Watch What Happens Live and Andy pointed out that they seemed ‘really buddy-buddy’ while on the Bravo talk show.
‘Do you think the two of you will ever be friends again?,’ Andy asked.
‘Never,’ answered Scheana who has been a longtime close friend of Ariana.
Transitional phase: ‘I have gone through a transitional phase of my life this summer, and I think the pendulum’s swaying a little bit too far the other way,’ Raquel said. ‘And this is my wake-up call’
Friendship over: ‘Never,’ answered Scheana when Andy asked if she will ever be friends again with Raquel
Scheana also revealed that she told Ariana about her suspicions about Sandoval and Raquel.
‘I sat down and had lunch with her, and we discussed it, and she said she absolutely did not think there was any truth to it whatsoever and that neither of them would ever do that to her, and I said okay,’ Scheana said.
Ariana confirmed that Scheana approached her about them.
‘She really did come to me in a very respectful way about it and I really, really appreciated that. And I know that Scheana would not do that lightly, given that she really cared about the two of them as well,’ Ariana said.
Andy was shown in his one-on-one interview with Raquel and asked her about the restraining order she filed against Scheana, who admitted pushing her after learning of the affair.
‘I completely regret filing the restraining order, and I’ve been taking every measure to get it dropped,’ Raquel said.
She gave Andy court documents for Scheana after her lawyer was able to file a request to dismiss the court hearing.
Andy gave the paperwork to Scheana and told her that Raquel was dropping the restraining order.
Respectful way: ‘She really did come to me in a very respectful way about it and I really, really appreciated that. And I know that Scheana would not do that lightly, given that she really cared about the two of them as well,’ Ariana said of Scheana talking to her about Tom and Raquel
Regrets filing: ‘I completely regret filing the restraining order, and I’ve been taking every measure to get it dropped,’ Raquel said
Scheana read the paperwork and started crying.
‘This has, like, really taken its toll on her,’ Lala said.
‘I totally get it,’ Sandoval said.
‘Shhhh!,’ Ariana hissed, silencing Sandoval.
‘Having this for the last few weeks, first of all, the betrayal of two of my best friends,’ Scheana said sniffling.
‘That is heartbreaking in itself. But then to throw all of this on top of it when I did nothing but take care of her,’ Scheana said crying while referencing Raquel. ‘I gave her a home to live in when she didn’t have anywhere to go.’
Raquel while Scheana was crying was shown in her trailer looking on.
‘I did everything for her. And for her to do this to me, it has taken such a toll on me. I have not been able to be completely present for my daughter, all this legal s*** that I’m dealing with. My daughter sees me crying, then she starts crying. She started hyperventilating the other day because she saw me having a full breakdown. It’s been a lot,’ Scheana said as Raquel watched remotely and Sandoval stared at the ground.
Legal action: ‘That is heartbreaking in itself. But then to throw all of this on top of it when I did nothing but take care of her,’ Scheana said crying while referencing Raquel. ‘I gave her a home to live in when she didn’t have anywhere to go’
Looking on: Raquel watched remotely as Scheana cried about the toll the betrayal has taken on her
Scheana cried as she talked about Raquel betraying her trust.
‘I trusted her with everything, everything,’ Scheana cried.
Tom Schwartz, 40, consoled Scheana as she bawled.
‘Scheana, I’m really sorry,’ Sandoval said.
Raquel in her reunion outfit told a producer, ‘Now I’m thinking I should have, like, wrote Scheana a personal note. As things are unfolding, it’s like more realizations and, like, more regrets.’
Sandoval at the reunion said the situation had spiraled ‘out of control’.
‘But it doesn’t mean that the last, like, 15 years we’ve known each other is like I’m being a fake person for up to the past eight months,’ he said. ‘That should tell you, Scheana, that I did, we did not do this maliciously.’
‘You watch what you f***ing say right now!,’ Ariana interjected. ‘Because it is malicious.’
More regrets: Raquel in her reunion outfit told a producer, ‘Now I’m thinking I should have, like, wrote Scheana a personal note. As things are unfolding, it’s like more realizations and, like, more regrets’
Situation spiraled: Sandoval at the reunion said the situation had spiraled ‘out of control’
‘It is malicious, but I didn’t do it with malicious intent,’ Sandoval said.
‘Well, what f***ing intent was there? ‘Cause you already f***ed somebody before this. You’re disgusting!,’ Ariana hollered.
‘You guys are done being friends, so don’t even worry about it,’ Ariana added motioning toward her ride-or-die Scheana. ‘Go ahead and be the real you.’
Scheana before she left gifted Andy with an album after he predicted 10 years ago after the season two reunion that she would have an album by 2023.
Andy showed more of his interview with Raquel before she joined everyone on the stage.
She admitted to feeling nervous but said she was there to take accountability for her actions.
Raquel said her friendship with Sandoval started getting romantic in August 2022 after she went on a girls trip.
‘He made me feel heard and seen and those are feelings that I haven’t really felt maybe ever,’ Raquel said.
True prediction: Scheana before she left gifted Andy with an album after he predicted 10 years ago after the season two reunion that she would have an album by 2023
Felt seen: ‘He made me feel heard and seen and those are feelings that I haven’t really felt maybe ever,’ Raquel said of her relationship with Sandoval
Andy asked Raquel how she thought it was going to play out with Ariana and if she thought there there was a path forward for them.
‘Yeah, I think I was living in my own little reality, hoping that it would work out,’ Raquel said.
Andy noted that there were plenty of signs that Ariana ignored and pointed out that Tom told him that he felt as if Ariana didn’t want to know.
‘It seemed that way. She never pressed about it. She never confronted me about it,’ Raquel said.
‘From what I know, what Tom’s told me, that she didn’t, like, question him too much about it, just believed, like, at face value what he would tell her, which…,’ Raquel said.
‘That kind of sounds like you’re blaming her,’ Andy said.
‘I mean, at the time, I think that was my mindset, and now I know that she really did want to know, and it was very deceitful. I’m very ashamed of it,’ Raquel said.
Andy asked about their conversation after Ariana found incriminating evidence on Tom’s phone.
‘It was a lot of pain that I felt from her. She begged me to tell her when it all happened. And at this point, we were going to tell her. We just wanted to get “Our story straight,” basically, because he felt like it would hurt her if she knew how long this has been going on,’ Raquel said.
Raquel told Andy that she told her the truth about their affair.
‘I told her the truth, and she said, ”Thank you for telling me because Tom would have never told me the truth”,’ Raquel said.
Told truth: ‘I told her the truth, and she said, ”Thank you for telling me because Tom would have never told me the truth”,’ Raquel said
Heading in: Raquel had a quick chat with a producer before heading into the reunion
Raquel said she was ‘preparing for the worst, hoping for the best’ heading into the reunion.
‘How do you feel about seeing Ariana?,’ Andy asked.
‘Scared,’ Raquel admitted.
Schwartz took a Xanax for his stress before Raquel walked out.
The third and final part of the Vanderpump Rules reunion will air next week on Bravo.
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