Rachel “Raquel” Leviss is just not completely happy about ex Tom Sandoval commenting on her psychological well being.
The previous Vanderpump Guidelines star, 29, slammed Sandoval, 40, for insinuating that that they had mentioned suicide within the aftermath of their affair, dubbed Scandoval, final yr. Sandoval made the feedback throughout a December 2023 look on the “Two Ts in a Pod” podcast, telling cohosts Tamra Decide and Teddi Mellencamp that he was at one level “on the phone with Rachel and literally debating on f–king killing ourselves.”
Leviss addressed the remark for the primary time on the Monday, February 19, episode of her “Rachel Goes Rogue” podcast. “It is not OK for somebody else to tell other people that they have expressed feelings of not wanting to live anymore,” she advised listeners, noting that she went into “really deep processing with my therapist” consequently.
She continued: “It was like, ‘Whoa, why are you talking about this personal information? That was privy to only your ears? This is a vulnerable topic, a vulnerable position for me to be sharing with you and you’re telling Teddi and Tamra and whoever else is listening to this popular podcast that I have had dark thoughts?’ But the way that he said it too, he made it seem like we had a suicide pact, like it was some sort of Romeo and Juliet love story. That really angered me.”
Leviss went on to notice that Sandoval “crossed a boundary” by discussing “that personal, emotional, turmoil state of mind with the rest of the world.”
Information broke in March 2023 that Sandoval had cheated on his girlfriend of 9 years, Ariana Madix, with Leviss. One month later, Leviss checked right into a psychological well being therapy facility for 90 days following backlash from VPR costars and followers. The previous actuality TV star later introduced that might not return for season 11 of the Bravo collection.
Sandoval, for his half, opened up about fighting suicide ideation throughout a dialog with Lisa Vanderpump on the present’s February 13 episode. “If I f–king say I’m sorry and I cry then it’s [called] crocodile tears. I battled with suicide [thoughts]. Don’t inform me what I felt,’ he advised her earlier than elaborating on his emotions in a confessional.
“I was hanging on by a thread. The walls start closing and you can’t see past the hurt and the pain. You can’t dream about better days,” Sandoval acknowledged. “I was getting to the point where I was like, ‘What is the f—king point?’”
Vanderpump, 63, proceeded to specific her disappointment that Sandoval didn’t come to her for assist, understanding that she misplaced her brother, Mark Vanderpump, to suicide in 2018. “Tom Sandoval assured me after the reunion when I called him from the car on the way home. I said, ‘You promise me Tom that if you ever have any thoughts like that …’ And he said, ‘I am not that person. I wouldn’t do that,’” she acknowledged in a confessional. “So to hear him say he had those thoughts and he didn’t call me? That scares me the f–king daylights out of me.”
Throughout Monday’s podcast, Leviss shared she was “happy” Bravo featured a suicide hotline disclaimed on the finish of the episode. Nevertheless, “I’m a little disappointed that they didn’t really treat me with that concern,” she added. “I’m just so grateful that I was able to get the mental health treatment and attention that I needed so desperately. That place really saved me and helped me to get out of this chaotic world.”
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