Raquel Leviss, 28, wiped away most traces of Vanderpump Guidelines from her social media within the wake of her exit from the present. The ex-Bravo star — who’s going by her beginning identify Rachel once more — revamped her Instagram by deleting all the photographs together with her former co-stars and the apology she issued to Ariana Madix, 38, in March for her affair with Tom Sandoval, 40. Raquel additionally unfollowed Ariana and Tom, together with the remainder of the VPR solid together with her former bestie Scheana Shay, 38, and her ex-fiancé James Kennedy, 31.
Moreover, Raquel up to date her bio on Instagram to learn, “Changing into a greater particular person… at some point at a time.” She additionally has a hyperlink to her recent interview with Bethenny Frankel the place she addressed the “Scandoval.” Raquel’s newest Instagram post, shared on Aug. 18, is a snippet of her hour and a half lengthy chat with Bethenny.
Raquel took a months lengthy break from social media after her and Tom’s affair was uncovered in March. She spoke out for the primary time in regards to the relationship with a statement that’s been deleted off her Instagram. The March 8 message included an apology to Ariana for sleeping together with her boyfriend of 9 years. “I wish to apologize for my actions and my selections foremost to Ariana, and to my pals and the followers so invested in {our relationships},” Raquel’s assertion started. “There is no such thing as a excuse, I’m not a sufferer and I have to personal my actions and I deeply remorse hurting Ariana,” she added.
After Raquel and Ariana confronted off on the season 10 reunion, Raquel checked right into a psychological well being facility in Arizona for 2 months. The previous magnificence pageant contestant mentioned earlier than she entered the ability that she was looking for assist for her “patterns of codependency and dependancy to being and feeling beloved.” After testing of the ability, Raquel sat down with Bethenny to rehash how her life fully blew up from the scandal. Throughout the interview, Raquel downplayed her friendship with Ariana and insisted that they weren’t shut when she was having the affair with Tom.
“Ariana and I weren’t greatest pals,” Raquel mentioned on the podcast. “We have been acquaintances who grew to become pals by the present.” Raquel defined that she “wasn’t making an attempt to be a malicious particular person” by beginning up a relationship with Tom behind Ariana’s again. She additionally mentioned she doesn’t anticipate the One thing About Her co-founder to forgive her. “I feel as soon as belief is damaged with someone it’s exhausting to come back again from that,” she mentioned. “However I’m remorseful. I acknowledge that I precipitated her plenty of ache.”
After a lot hypothesis, Raquel’s exit from Vanderpump Guidelines was confirmed by Entertainment Tonight on Aug. 17. Raquel mentioned on Bethenny’s podcast that she “virtually went again” to the present for season 11 as a result of the producers needed her to share her aspect of the story, however she in the end determined in opposition to doing that. Now, Raquel is concentrated on “changing into a greater particular person” and transferring on from the scandal that modified her life.
