Rachel “Raquel” Leviss and Tom Schwartz at the Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras performance at Hotel Cafe on November 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Araya Doheny/Getty
Araya Doheny/Getty
Rachel “Raquel” Levissis revealing the behind-the-scenes story of her kiss withTom Schwartzamidher affairwith his best friendTom Sandoval.
On the latest episode ofher new iHeartRadio podcastRachel Goes Rogue, theVanderpump Rulesalum, 29, shared that she decided to make a move on Schwartz, 41, as “part of our inside joke” because fans were convinced they kissed at Coachella.
After the rumors began, she admitted “a little seed [was] planted in my head that, oh, like, that could be a fun storyline for season 10 and because we’re both single, and so when I made that move, he turned it down, and I was like, ‘Okay, that’s that.’ Like, I’m not going to try again because it was stupid to begin with it and he clearly wasn’t into it.”
Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz and Rachel “Raquel” Leviss.Nicole Weingart/Bravo
Nicole Weingart/Bravo
Schwartz, in fact, initiated their next kiss during their costars Shay andBrock Davies’ wedding, which was also seen on the last season ofVPR. She explained, “I have a feeling that either producers got into Schwartz’s ear saying, ‘Oh, you should make out with Raquel.’ He got some pressure somewhere to make out with me and put a move on me.”
Tom Schwartz and Rachel “Raquel” Leviss.Arturo Holmes/WireImage; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
She recalled the moment between them being “definitely staged and definitely produced.” She added she has a feeling that Schwartz had the “go ahead with Sandoval to kiss me because I don’t think he would do it without Sandoval being okay with it.”
Elsewhere in the podcast, Leviss admitted that Schwartz knew about the affair between her and Sandoval “since the very beginning.” She explained, “I got a phone call from Tom the next morning afterwe hooked up for the first time, and my mind was racing. I was feeling so much guilt and shame about it. And I finally got a phone call from Sandoval and he was at Schwartz’s apartment when he called me, and that was like a safe space for him.”
Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval at The Bravos on November 3, 2023.Ralph Bavaro/Bravo via Getty
Ralph Bavaro/Bravo via Getty
“And so Schwartz knew before we even had a conversation to talk about it and what the game plan was going to be, because immediately I was going to film with [Sandoval’s ex-girlfriend]Ariana [Madix]and our group of girls that night,” she added.
She asked on the call if they were going to tell Madix and claimed he responded, “No, we’re not.”
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Vanderpump Rulesreturns to Bravo on Jan. 30 and seasons 1-10 can be streamed in full on Peacock.
source: people.com
