Rachel Leviss explains her decision to leave “Vanderpump Rules” after the Tom Sandoval affair

Raquel Levis – who was previously known as Raquel – opens up about her decision to leave Vanderpump Rules following your case with Tom Sandoval. While most viewers assumed the fallout from the scandal led to her exit, Rachel, 29, revealed that her split from her ex-boyfriend James Kennedy in fact, he encouraged a “pattern” in his elections.

“I started to notice a pattern in my behavior and wanted to change those things,” the former pageant queen said in a preview of her upcoming podcast “Rachel Goes Rogue.” “I completely distanced myself from the cinema environment Vanderpump Rules, and you won’t see me [on] 11th season.

Reflecting on season 10, Rachel noted that it was a “mistake” for her to be on the show following her split from James, 31. “Looking back on that season, I was at my lowest point,” she admitted.

“Shot Vanderpump Rules “After I broke off my engagement with James, that was my first mistake because I should have taken the time to heal and find a therapist,” she explained. “When we were working and filming together, and he was bragging about his new girlfriend that he met three weeks after the engagement ended, it hurt me and there were so many questions running through my mind, like, did he really love me? ? How is it possible to love someone and forget them so quickly?

Rachel then revealed in the teaser that she was “drinking a lot.” [while filming] Season 10 and that’s no excuse. “I’m just blank, like I’m not in a good headspace.” She later added that returning to the cast for another season would be “catastrophic” for Tom’s ex-girlfriend. Ariana Madix. Tom and Ariana, 38, were together for nine years until they split in March after his romance with Rachel came to light.

“Remembering how much pain I felt interacting with James on camera and seeing his new girlfriend, I could only imagine the pain filming in the same environment with Ariana would cause,” the former reality star said. “Because getting involved with someone’s boyfriend while they are still in a relationship is a huge betrayal and as painful as it may be, but to continue to work with these people and interact with them, maybe not even talking, but listening to what they say” You’re having and seeing the person you loved so much and thought loved you as much as you love them talking to this other person. … It would be so catastrophic and I didn’t want to do that to Ariana. “I didn’t want to put her in that position.”

As for his current relationship with PRV cast, Rachel noted that “I haven’t heard from any of them, and I don’t necessarily want to hear from any of them.” However, she addressed Tom’s public Instagram comment “Happy Birthday,” saying that she “could have texted me instead of making a public comment, and I thought about it a lot.”