Scheana Shay Drops Bombshell About Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ Affair
Reality star Scheana Shay reveals the burning question she still has about the alleged affair between 'Vanderpump Rules' castmates Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss
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Scheana Shay has revealed that despite learning more about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ affair at the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion, there is still one unanswered question. This comes after a viewer tweeted asking why Sandoval cared if Raquel went out with Peter and wanted to know if they hooked up, if the affair started at guys night. The viewer thinks it happened sooner or there was already an emotional affair happening.
Shay's response was a bit elusive, leaving fans curious about the nature of the relationships between Leviss and the various cast members. Throughout season 10 of Vanderpump Rules, viewers saw Leviss engage in short-lived flings with Tom Schwartz, Peter Madrigal, and Oliver Saunders. However, it wasn't until August 2022 that it was revealed she had been hooking up with Sandoval, despite his long-term relationship with Ariana Madix.
Madrigal recounted a peculiar conversation he had with Tom Sandoval prior to his split with TomTom co-owner, where Sandoval inquired about whether Madrigal had slept with Raquel the night after their shift at SUR. Sandoval's text message to Madrigal came as a surprise, as the two had not communicated in six months.
Madrigal expressed that she had never received emojis in her text messages from Tom Sandoval, but it didn't cross her mind at the time due to feeling disconnected. Instead, she was preoccupied with how she was being portrayed on the show. However, when she called Sandoval, he asked if she had slept with Raquel that night. On the other hand, Sandoval claimed during the reunion that he had a secret relationship with Leviss. He stated that they hooked up once in August 2022 and stopped seeing each other until after the cameras stopped rolling. He also confirmed that they were in love by January.
In a confessional recorded days after the reunion, Leviss refuted the allegations made against her. She emphasized the importance of telling the truth and admitted to being deceitful in the past. Despite all the facts being out in the open, she still found herself having to lie about certain aspects of the timeline. Leviss disagreed with Sandoval's view that it would be less hurtful to downplay the duration of their affair, revealing that the second time they were intimate was actually during Scheana and Brock Davies' wedding in August 2022 in Mexico.
The California native had revealed that she had proposed the idea of a threesome with Sandoval and Madix in the past, citing her love for both of them. However, she acknowledged that it was not a serious consideration and expressed discomfort with having to lie about it. As for Leviss' reaction to the ensuing criticism, a source shared an update on how she was coping.
According to a reliable source, after finishing filming the reunion, Raquel checked into a behavioral health and trauma facility on a voluntary basis and is still there after 68 days. Her treatment is aimed at teaching her the underlying reasons for her decisions and helping her grow from her mistakes, with the ultimate goal of becoming a better individual. Despite being a young woman who has expressed remorse for her actions and apologized several times, Raquel is excited about sharing her story with complete honesty once she leaves the facility.
