Lisa Vanderpump says she’s had “no contact” with Raquel Leviss
The season 10 reunion “Vanderpump Rules” was filmed in late March.
It’s been over two months since the secret affair between ‘Vanderpump Rules’ star Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss broke – and Lisa Vanderpump says she hasn’t spoken much to the latter since.
When talking to entertainment tonight At the Vanderpump Dogs Gala, the reality star shared her thoughts on the scandal and addressed Sandoval and Leviss’ future in the Bravo series.
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“I haven’t had any contact with Raquel,” Vanderpump, 62, said of Leviss, who has been in a mental health facility since mid-April. The season 10 reunion was filmed in late March.
“I think she really needs to talk to us about what’s going on in her life, but Sandoval has been a part of this group for 15 years,” she continued. “You know, four years before the show. Of course there are conversations and questions that need to be answered and I hope they can get to this point. That’s what I really hope for them.”
“I don’t think you can just shut the door on someone,” she added. “I think we’re all guilty of some things … maybe not that.” But I think there has to be discussion at some point, and I think we’ll be there for that.
Wednesday night’s explosive finale, titled “#Scandoval,” chronicled the dramatic fallout after news broke of Sandoval and Leviss’ months-long affair and the cheating on his girlfriend of almost ten years, Ariana Madix.
Production on season ten wrapped last fall, but filming has started again just two days after Ariana found a compromising video of her longtime partner and good friend on his phone in early March.
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During her interview with ET, Vanderpump said the finale was “difficult to watch” and “so emotional.”
“As you know, this was filmed quite a long time after we finished filming the season,” she explained. “And it’s just so raw, and it was hard for me to look at because even though as a producer you love all the ins and outs and gimmicks, when you’re emotionally invested in a group of people it really broke my heart – – actually for both. Of course, what he did cannot be condoned in any way. But still, to see the utter misery and devastation of the aftermath of the relationship – it was hard to watch.
The Bravo star also admitted the three-part reunion was difficult to film – the first part will air next week.
“Well, when we started the reunion. Within the first two minutes. I was like, ‘Oh god, there’s no way we’re going to get through this’ because it was a bit like running my animal center. It was like, ‘Sit and stay,’ because they were just so excited,” she told ET. “You know James started it and then Sandoval. And I thought, ‘This is never going to last,’ but we managed to get through it, but it was intense.”
“These are not made up arguments,” she added. “This is real people’s lives where they’ve been together for years. So it was difficult. It was hard.”