Tom Sandoval and Rachel “Raquel” Leviss.Photo:River Callaway/Variety via Getty Images; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
River Callaway/Variety via Getty Images; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Rachel “Raquel” Levissisn’t open to givingTom Sandovala second chance, even as a friend.
When asked if she could ever be friends with her ex on the latest episode of her podcastRachel Goes Rogue, theVanderpump Rulesalum, 29, revealed that she saw Sandoval’s true colors whileseeking treatment for her mental healthat The Meadows after news of their shockingmonths-long affairbecame public and his relationship withAriana Madixended.
“And, oh man, the amount of times that Tom called me ‘selfish’ while I was in The Meadows and [said I was] ‘running away from my problems’ and I’m ‘depending on this place that’s basically an assisted living facility’ — you know, like really guilt-tripping me and saying that I left him to deal with all the fodder, I’m just running,” she alleged.
“You know, that just reveals the type of person he is and … there’s no question that Tom and I will never, ever be friends again," she continued.
Rachel “Raquel” Leviss and Tom Sandoval attend White Fox After Hours At Delilah Los Angeles on October 18, 2022.Vivien Killilea/Getty
Vivien Killilea/Getty
However, a source close to Sandoval denies Leviss’s “guilt-tripping” allegations to PEOPLE, saying that he simply “missed her and cared for her well-being.”
From Sandoval’s perspective, Leviss had “closed herself off from the world” while he “took it all head on,” according to the source.
“He respected and wanted her to take care of her mental health,” adds the insider, “they simply dealt with things differently.”
Leviss also discussed Sandoval’s recent appearance onThe Viall Filespodcast, on which hecompared her to head cheerleader Darcy Sears(Ali Larter) in the 1999 film,Varsity Blues.
“I hated what he said [comparing me to Darcy Sears in Varsity Blues],” she shared. “I was like, ‘What is this reference?’ And I YouTubed it, and I was like, ‘My gosh, like what?!'”
“The way that he was describing it really made it sound like I was the temptress and that it was this, like, seduction that he fell into,” she added. “I can take ownership of my part in that because, yeah, it was a choice that we made every day and it was a really bad decision.”
“But it just felt like he was putting a lot on me saying it was my fault for seducing him, which I don’t think is right,” she concluded.
Rachel “Raquel” Leviss and Tom Sandoval.Santiago Felipe/Getty, River Callaway/Variety via Getty
Santiago Felipe/Getty, River Callaway/Variety via Getty
The former pageant queen noted that she thinks Sandoval still has work he needs to do himself followingScandoval.
“If he got good therapy and some introspection, he would come to the conclusion that your self-worth isn’t based on your significant other,” she shared. “You can’t get your self-worth from something else. It has to come from within you.”
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source: people.com
