Leviss exited the Bravo show at the end of season 10 after her affair with Tom Sandoval was exposed, leading to his breakup with fellow cast member Ariana Madix.
- Feb 2, 2024
AceShowbiz - Raquel Leviss has shared her reaction after watching the premiere episode of "Vanderpump Rules" season 10. The former cast member of the Bravo series discussed the matter in a new episode of her "Rachel Goes Rogue" podcast.
"It's that part of me really wanting to take accountability because that is a part of true healing and growth and how we can resolve these painful memories that we're having to address head-on with the show," Leviss explained in the Thursday, February 1 episode. "I just hope that the listeners and the people that were involved know that I have done so much work on myself."
The 29-year-old went on to say that watching the premiere made her feel emotional. "It was hard to see because I'm in a different place than I was back then," she admitted.
She continued, "It's a weird time warp when you're watching a show like this and living one reality in that moment and then, months later when the episodes air, you're living in another reality but you're also reliving those moments that they captured on camera. And so it's a nod to my younger self who was still in love and infatuated."
Leviss exited "Vanderpump Rules" at the end of season 10 after her affair with Tom Sandoval was exposed, leading to his breakup with fellow cast member Ariana Madix. Both Leviss and Sandoval issued apologies over the controversy, and the former decided to check herself into a mental health facility amid the backlash.
"With my apology that I made at the reunion, I had all the right intentions and I was extremely sorry," Leviss added on her podcast. "But there's another part of an apology, which is your actions afterward, they have to align with what you're saying."
Leviss also recalled exchanging letters, which were sent to Sandoval and Madix's shared house, with Sandoval while she was at the facility. "By sending him letters and being in contact for a good amount of time, I still want to take this time now to apologize again because I am in a different place than I was back then," Leviss continued. "And I can see things a lot clearer now."
"I am watching this show and I'm really having to accept the fact that I'm not on it this season, and that was a decision that I really had a lot of weight in making," she divulged, reflecting on the past. "I didn't take that lightly, and so it's almost like a part of me grieving what could have been in a different parallel timeline. But I do think that I made the right decision by not going back."
