On the day before the cameras are set to start rolling, Raquel Leviss’ future on Vanderpump Rules still remains uncertain in the wake of her affair with costar Tom Sandoval.
16.06.2023 - 02:24 / usmagazine.com
A polarizing hot take. Meghan McCain weighed in on Scandoval and revealed she feels “more compassion” for Raquel Leviss than Ariana Madix.
In an op-ed for the Daily Mail published on Wednesday, June 14, the former View cohost, 38 — who is known for her love of reality TV — shared her thoughts on the Vanderpump Rules scandal, in which longtime couple Tom Sandoval and Madix, 37, split after the Florida native discovered that the TomTom cofounder, 40, had been cheating on her for months with Leviss, 28.
McCain recounted all of the drama that led up to Madix’s discovery of the affair in March, referring to Leviss as “an emotionally muted brunette bombshell” who “pumped Ariana – on camera – for the nitty-gritty on her and Tom’s relationship and sex life” prior to the affair coming to light. The former ABC personality acknowledged that the beauty queen “pretended to be a concerned friend” to Madix and put on “an act” while she and Sandoval were sleeping together behind Madix’s back.
“This was TV gold,” McCain penned. “It was the kind of real-life car crash that any connoisseur of unscripted slop relishes.”
Then “something went terribly wrong,” the daughter of the late John McCain wrote. “Tom and Raquel were smothered in hate – real hate. As Scandoval played out in the media for months, I found myself feeling more compassion for Raquel than Ariana.”
The Arizona native elaborated: “Yes, she and Tom had behaved terribly. But she took responsibility for what she did, and she was clearly suffering. Raquel checked herself into a mental health facility and had been in hiding — until the reunion finale.”
In April, Leviss’ rep told Us Weekly that Leviss “enter[ed] a voluntary facility
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Meghan McCain — a self-proclaimed «reality TV aficionado» — is offering her hot take on ' Scandoval fallout. In her column for, McCain speaks out on the vitriol hurled at Raquel Leviss by her castmates during a reunion episode of the show. The taping, which took place in March and aired earlier this month, marked the first time Leviss had come face to face with the group since news broke of her affair with Tom Sandoval. The secret romance occurred while Sandoval was still involved in a nearly decade-long relationship with co-star Ariana Madix. «This was TV gold.
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