


- The news of Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ romance broke just three weeks before their reunion was filmed.
- Raquel Leviss had a restraining order against Scheana Shay during filming, so they kept apart.
- Although the season 10 reunion was filmed on March 23, it won’t air for several weeks.
OR Vander pump rules the season 10 reunion filmed on March 23, nearly three weeks later Andy Cohen revealed that the Bravo cameras started rolling again to capture the end of the Thomas Sandoval AND ariana madixnine-year relationship, after the news of Tom’s affair with Raquel Levis. Andy also hinted that fans would be in for a heated match. “Now, we’re filming the reunion in about two weeks. This is a bout that’s going to be… I’m girding my hips,” he stated bluntly at the time.
Tom, 40, has since taken to social media to share two public apologies for his behavior. In the former, he addressed the damage he may have caused to his restaurants, bar staff, and co-owners, and in the latter, he let Ariana know how bad he felt about the whole ordeal. Raquel also apologized to Ariana and said she started therapy to break her “patterns of codependency and addiction to being and feeling loved.” With that said, here’s everything you need to know about the highly anticipated 10th season reunion of Vander pump rules.
Who will be there?
Good boy twitter accounts released two seat maps on March 23, the day the cast reunited to film the Vander pump rules season 10 reunion, as shown below. The first, from left to right, has Lala Kent, james kennedy, Katie MaloneyAriana Madix, Andy Cohen, Lisa VanderbombTom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss e tom schwarz. In this graphic, Raquel (wearing a green silk dress) is seated between Tom Sandoval, with whom she has been in a months-long relationship, and Tom Schwartz, with whom she has befriended Scheana and brock davies‘ wedding in Cancun in August 2022. Second seating chart removes Raquel, moves Tom Schwartz in her seat, and places Scheana Shay where Tom was sitting.
releasing the Rules #bomb Knowing the seat maps here…and yes both are happening. pic.twitter.com/U4mApLg269
—Bravo (@BravoTV) March 23, 2023
The two-seat arrangement occurred following Raquel filing a restraining order against Scheana after Scheana allegedly attacked her. The restraining order said Scheana had to stay 100 feet from Raquel at all times, so it seems Bravo made the decision to film them separately.
Before the meeting, Scheana’s attorney, Neama Rahmanisaid Raquel deliberately “sabotaged” the meeting, saying PEOPLE: “The temporary restraining order, as it stands now, currently prohibits Scheana from being within 100 yards of Rachel, so they can’t both be physically present at the meeting. Not only did Rachel betray her friends, but she also sabotaged this meeting because it simply can’t happen in any meaningful way while this order is in effect.”

Scheana’s attorney later said that despite the restraining order, Scheana would attend the meeting. “Scheana will be in person at today’s shoot,” Neama said. hollywood life on March 23rd. “Scheana intends to follow the law, but she wants to attend the meeting. yes raquel [Leviss] answer, Scheana e Vander pump rules will ensure that Scheana stays 100 yards away to comply with the restraining order.
Raquel wrote on her Instagram Stories that she would also be attending the season 10 reunion. “Rachel will be attending Vander pump rules meeting, in person,” said a person close to the controversial reality star. entertainment tonight March 22nd. “Raquel wants to be there to show her face and apologize to Ariana [Madix] in person.”
restraining order
On March 8, Raquel obtained a temporary restraining order against Scheana after she produced court documents detailing an alleged physical altercation between them. Raquel claimed Scheana pushed her against the wall and punched her in the face when she found out about the affair. In the documents, which were obtained from hollywood lifeRaquel said she had “blurred vision and swelling in her left eye” as a result of the alleged crash. She said the altercation took place in New York City on Thursday, March 2, just hours after Raquel and Scheana appeared on the show. WWHL Together. Raquel also uploaded photos of her eyes that look bruised with a cut on them. Additionally, she said mutual friends have told him that Scheana “doesn’t regret the physical attack” and “would do it again if I found out it caused more emotional distress” to Ariana.

Scheana’s attorney released a statement denying all of Raquel’s claims. “This case is the invention of a notorious liar and cheater who betrayed everyone close to her. Scheana never hit Raquel, period,” she said in the March 9 statement shared with hollywood life. “The alleged dark marks around his left eye have been there for months. Neither Scheana nor any of the other cast members want anything to do with Rachel in the future. The judge has heard only a partial account of what happened and we look forward to presenting the full, true story at the March 29 hearing.”
On March 24, the day after the meeting was taped, Raquel revealed that she was withdrawing the bail against Scheana. She said entertainment tonight, “We have informed the court that I will not be seeking a permanent restraining order. My team tried to work with Scheana on a win-win deal, hoping that TRO would be canceled sooner so we could shoot together. TRO was designed to provide a recovery period after getting punched, but I didn’t want to continue with permanent RO or cause Scheana further agony and stress.
During the reunion, Raquel would show Andy Cohen a document proving you were waiving the restraining order. Scheana’s attorney said hollywood life, “Rachel had ‘handed’ Scheana a document during the meeting, but the documents have no legal significance. It was a request to file a grievance or civil action, but Rachel had filed a permanent restraining order, which is a whole different thing. Rachel has no way to “lift” the temporary restraining order before next week’s hearing. This is California law and also on the court’s website.”
The attorney added: “Although Rachel had the correct ID, which she did not, she did not appear in court. There is an archival stamp in the upper right corner. This was just another publicity stunt by Rachel and her team. If Rachel really wanted to call it quits, she’d say publicly that the “coup” never happened and that she’s sorry for all the damage she caused to Scheana, Ariana, and their other friends.
What happened at the meeting?
A few hours after filming wrapped, tmz extension reported that Tom and Rachel were dragged through the mud. It reportedly got so bad that Andy Cohen “had to separate 2 other cast members to avoid muggings and assaults.” A source told the news agency, “The recording went explosive within 2 minutes and never stopped during the 5 hour shoot. No one sided with Tom and Raquel. On the contrary… they were blown away by everyone, including Lisa Vanderpump and Andy Cohen. It was like a nuclear bomb went off in the studio.” tmz extension I wouldn’t say who almost got into a physical fight, but it wasn’t Tom or Ariana or Raquel. All they would say is “not someone you can imagine”.
Tom and Raquel didn’t give an exact time frame or reveal when the relationship started, but did admit that they got together and then “took some time off” before “taking everything from each other” . Ariana is said to have cried a few times during filming, but she didn’t “exaggerate” when she spoke to Tom and Raquel. A source said tmz extension that “the way he spoke and what he said sounded like he had been in serious therapy”.
Things got so intense that Tom had to take a break at one point: he and Raquel were caught having a “heart to heart” and smoke cigars out before he joined the group, so this may have been the break he needed. Andy allegedly asked Tom and Raquel if they were still together, and they said yes. But, he said a source close to the production tmz extension, “This relationship is like a stopwatch. It won’t last.
After filming wrapped, Andy also took to Instagram on March 23 to tell his followers that “nothing has been left unsaid.” He also promised viewers a “really controversial” and “really emotional” reunion.
Andy speaks after the Vanderpump rules meeting Rules #bomb pic.twitter.com/9RmI7b7Q2b
— Queens of Bravo (@queensofbravo) March 24, 2023
When is it on air?
It’s currently unclear when the reunion will air, but episode seven aired on March 22 and there are rumors that there will be a total of 15 regular episodes this season. This means that the first part of the reunion will likely premiere on May 24th.
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