Cleaning house. Peter Madrigal said that he’s completely done with Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval after their affair.
10.03.2023 - 21:23 / usmagazine.com
Not having it! Peter Madrigal reacted after Raquel Leviss called him “a great starting pony” — and he wasn’t happy about it.
“I have to say something,” the SUR manager, 38, said during the Thursday, March 9, episode of the “Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend” podcast. “Because I kind of am directly indirectly involved in this, because I did go on some dates with [Raquel]. And now I’m just like, ‘OK, the starter pony’s gonna speak up.'”
The Vanderpump Rules star was referring to the March 1 episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, where Leviss, 28, discussed her summer 2022 fling with Madrigal. During a game of “Do! You! Regret It!?” with host Andy Cohen, the former pageant queen said she has no remorse about saying yes to a date with Madrigal where she ended up in tears.
“I feel like Peter’s, like, a great starting pony to get back into the dating world,” Leviss said as Cohen, 54, covered his face with his notecards. “He was such a great shoulder to cry on.”
The episode was taped before Us Weekly confirmed on March 3 that Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix split after Sandoval, 39, was caught cheating with Leviss — and Madrigal now seems to think hindsight is 20/20.
“I’m nobody’s starter pony,” the Daddy’s Home director said on Thursday. “Go f–k yourself. I always keep an even keel, but my God. Who the hell do you think you are? Who the f–k do you think you are?”
Last year, Leviss told Us that she’d gone on “a few dates” with Madrigal following her split from ex-fiancé James Kennedy. The California native and the DJ, 31, called it quits in December 2021 after five years together.
“He asked me out after my breakup, obviously, and I was like, ‘Well, why not? Right?’
Cleaning house. Peter Madrigal said that he’s completely done with Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval after their affair.
The latest episode of “Vanderpump Rules”, which aired Wednesday on Bravo, was filled with drama and tension.
Vanderpump Rules, which aired Wednesday on Bravo, was filled with drama and tension. The episode opens with James Kennedy at home, working on new music mixes, as his dad, Andros, joins the scene.James and his dad discuss James' drinking, but his dad doesn’t think he has a drinking problem. They then discuss James and Raquel Leviss’ breakup, with his dad admitting he «never really saw» James marrying Raquel, «not from day one.»The episode shifts to Scheana Shay at home in Marina Del Rey, California. While figuring out the seating chart for her wedding, her fiancé, Brock Davies, comments on Raquel’s «roster» being «stacked» at the wedding. Brock mentions how Raquel will be walking down the aisle with her Coachella make-out partner, Brock's friend, Joey, as well as her former fiancé, James.
Making bank. Ariana Madix is focused on her professional life in the wake of Tom Sandoval‘s cheating scandal with Raquel Leviss.
Lala Kent says looking back, the cast saw many red flags between Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss -- and chose to ignore them. The reality star was on SiriusXM’s on Tuesday, and revealed that at one point someone recalled «opening the doors and seeing Sandoval and Raquel under covers together» when he was in a relationship with Ariana Madix. The cast member then thought, "'This is weird but they’re just best friends.'«Kent doesn’t give away who caught the two in the compromising position but says it was off-camera at a party. The 32-year-old reality star goes on to tell Lewis that she did not tell Madix about anything because the two „haven’t been close for a while.“ However, she said she did tell Scheana Shay. Kent says Shay confronted Madix, Leviss and Sandoval but they all said nothing was going on. alum Jax Taylor recently spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about Sandoval's affair with Leviss.
Off the rails. As expected, Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval were in the hot seat at the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion — and things nearly got out of hand, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
season 10 reunion is sure to bring some drama. For some of the castmates… it will be from a distance.
fraught with Shakespearian-level dramatic irony as the show reveals the mounting drama leading up to the revelation of Tom Sandoval, 40, and Raquel Leviss’ months-long affair.In this week’s installment, the gals are still reeling from the Lake Havasu girls trip gone wrong (the most common type of Lake Havasu girls trip).A pool party with the whole gang at Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix’s once happy home plays, on the surface, like “Mean Girls” lite. Lala Kent and Katie Maloney are still on the offense over Leviss’ behavior on the trip — namely that she got drunk and made out with a Vegas waiter Kent liked and then used a kiddo galaxy light to illuminate her Vegas hotel room.“I was being young and fun and single and living my life, and these girls literally set me up to make me seem like I’m only chasing after guys that they’re interested in,” Leviss, 28, says early in the episode.Kent and Maloney, 36, are accused of being the villains in their treatments of Leviss, who seems intent on defending herself against the volatile Kent.“She is kinda thriving, kinda hot,” Tom Schwartz says of Leviss defending herself.Not surprisingly, Tom Sandoval also stands up for the woman we now know to be his mistress, confronting Maloney for being a supposed bully.“Katie, here’s the thing with you: If somebody doesn’t have your exact perspective, they’re somehow wrong” he says.
Tom Sandoval to the rescue!On Wednesday's all-new Vanderpump Rules, Tom stepped in to defend Raquel Leviss following her fallout with Lala Kent, Katie Maloney and Kristina Kelly in Lake Havasu.Following the trip, the group convenes at Tom and his then-girlfriend, Ariana Madix's, home, for a pool party, where Lala decides to share her side of the story with Scheana Shay.«I think she’s weak,» Lala says of Raquel.«She’s built so much confidence this year,» Scheana retorts.«That’s a PC answer, and I respect it, but I’m gonna decline that,» Lala replies.While Lala says she's unable to forgive Raquel for calling her a «mistress,» Scheana reminds her that it was not long ago that she too was wearing that label. «It’s like wearing a f**king scarlet letter,» Scheana says in an interview before a flashback to her sit-down with Brandi Glanville for being with her then-husband, Eddie Cibrian, hits the screen.«Here we are in 2022 and I’m still a home-wrecking whore,» she continues.The conversation about Raquel's behavior on the trip continues, with Kristina joining in. But Scheana isn't going to let all the back-and-forth about her then-bestie slide — she decides to tell Raquel that Lala called her weak.«I think Lala’s pathetic.
Never on the same page? Lala Kent and Raquel Leviss got off to a rocky start while filming Vanderpump Rules — and the costars never truly recovered.
Teddi Mellencamp wants to clarify her take on Scandoval. Or rather, her about it.Earlier this week, a comment Teddi made on Melissa Gorga's podcast spun itself into a headline across multiple outlets, all covering the fallout from star Tom Sandoval cheating on longtime love Ariana Madix with co-star Raquel Leviss.«She probably paid Raquel to do this,» Teddi remarked, the «she» being her former castmate Lisa Vanderpump, who stars on and executive produces . «Clearly I was making a joke and I'm being eviscerated for making a joke, which wasn't even being reported correctly, because everyone conveniently leaves out I said 'probably' and was ,» the podcast host tells ET. «I love Bravo fans, I think how passionate they are is obviously why is so successful, but it feels like my words will continue to get twisted and when people will come at you and say, 'I wish you weren't alive, I wish you died!'» she adds. «They get brutal with even the words they say.
Setting the record straight. Lisa Vanderpump clarified that she had no part in Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ affair.
Katie Maloney is entering the chat. During an appearance on the podcast, the star blasted Raquel Leviss for her affair with Tom Sandoval amid his relationship with Ariana Madix.Prior to «Scandoval,» Maloney said she was «apprehensive» about Leviss «but still trying to give her a chance.»«I was really trying to give her the benefit of the doubt and try to get some kind of friendship off the ground with her,» Maloney explained to Lala Kent.
A different kind of reunion. The Vanderpump Rules cast is preparing to address all their drama — both onscreen and off — after filming season 10.
Katie Maloney is not holding back with her feelings about Raquel Leviss.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi Mellencamp thinks her former co-star and friend, Lisa Vanderpump, had a hand in «Scandoval» to boost ratings. The 41-year-old reality star believes the British restauranteur orchestrated the cheating scandal between Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval in order to help the Bravo series.«She probably paid Raquel [Leviss] to do this,» Mellencamp said.The ALL IN by Teddi owner made the claim in an episode of Melissa Gorga's podcast that was recorded before Vanderpump's March 8 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen to discuss the scandal.Mellencamp points out that Cohen invited Vanderpump to after a long hiatus because «nobody's cared until now.»«She’s gonna say the same points that I’ve been saying, like, 'Listen, [Sandoval and Madix] weren’t in a good place for a long time. His needs weren’t met.
Pump the brakes. What fresh hell is this?Reality TV reached record levels of emotional carnage in the wake the shocking revelation that “Vanderpump Rules” star Tom Sandoval has been carrying on a months long affair with cast mate Raquel Leviss, the supposed bestie of his long time girlfriend, Ariana Madix. The dark deed came to light while Madix was supporting her two-timing man and his cover band the Most Extras (eye roll) as they took the stage at his bar TomTom in West Hollywood.
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