Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss spotted together for the first time amidst Scandoval
Lean on each other? Tom Sandoval And Rachel Leviss were first spotted together in Scandoval while at the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion footage.
The pair chatted on Thursday, March 23, while sitting on the sidewalk in the parking lot of a Los Angeles studio, according to photos obtained by Page six. The pair looked glum in matching all-black outfits as they seemed to be in deep conversation. Sandoval, 40, wore a peacoat and wayfarers, while Leviss, 28, wore an off-the-shoulder blouse and billowing black slacks.
The duo’s reunion came shortly after the Pump rules cast arrived on location for reunion taping. Cameras captured every reality star – including Ariana Madix, Scheana Shay, Lala Kent, Katie Maloney, Tom Schwartz, James Kennedy, Lisa Vanderpump, Sandoval and Leviss – they all arrive separately.
Eyes have been on the TomTom co-founder and model – and the rest of the Bravo series cast – since news broke earlier this month that Sandoval was having an affair with Leviss. The cheating scandal led to his split from his longtime girlfriend Madix, 37, who he had been dating since 2014.
While Thursday marks the first time Sandoval and Leviss have been seen together in the wake of the drama, the Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras singer filmed at least one scene of the reality show with his ex. Earlier this week, the trailer for the second half of Vanderpump Rules season 10 showed the couple arguing while in their shared home. Pump rules alum Kristen Doute previously claimed that Sandoval, who she dated from 2007 to 2013, refuses to move out of his house with Madix.
“We tried to have a mutual friend… [say] “Look, dude, you should give her at least a few hours’ notice if you need to come home and pick things up. You should let this rest for at least a few weeks. Allow her to grieve, allow her to heal,” 40-year-old Doute claimed earlier this month in the podcast “Viall Files.” And of course his answer is, “It’s my royal family.” I own half of it. I come and go as I please, and if she has a problem with it, she can leave.’ … [She] won’t be home alone because that’s what she fears most, being home alone and then letting him waltz in.
As for Sandoval and Leviss, the former beauty queen told TMZ on Wednesday, March 22, that the pair are taking a break from their romance after their “friendship” turned into “something more.”
“We are just trying to get through these next steps and make it right and hear everyone. I know a lot of people are angry,” she explained. “So just go through the next few steps and don’t label anything. We’re taking a break now.”
Leviss also confirmed she would attend the reunion filming despite filing an injunction or protection against costar Shay, 37, claiming that the “Good as Gold” singer punched her in the face after hearing news of her affair with Sandoval.
Shay, for her part, has denied having any physical contact with the California resident through her attorney, Neama Rahmani, who told Us weekly in a March 9 statement: “This case is a fabrication of a known liar and deceiver who has betrayed everyone around her. Scheana never hit Raquel, period. The alleged dark spots around her left eye have been there for months.
However, the former friends will be required to keep 100 yards apart at the reunion, which Shay plans to follow, Rahmani said. Us earlier on Thursday. Bravo released the official seating chart for the shoot earlier on Wednesday, revealing that the duo will be filming separately.