Andy Cohen addresses his comment about Raquel being “medicated” during reunion

Provide more context. Andy Cohen addressed his speculative comments about Rachel Leviss being “truly medicinal” at the Vanderpump Rules reunion amid her continued stay in a mental health facility.

“I think maybe it was wrong of me to speculate about that. But for me she was there [and] she took it all on the chin like a champ,” Bravo’s executive producer, 55, explained on Tuesday, June 13. episode of SiriusXMs Radio Andy show. “Those people all had things to say to her and they were relentless and she just sat there and took it.”

Andy said Raquel’s lack of emotion felt like a sign of something bigger, adding: “I didn’t know she’d be able [get through the reunion] that’s probably why I assumed [that]. Given my years of experience on these forums, I would have thought that much sooner she would have run away and perhaps walked in her car, never to be seen again.

The presenter’s initial comments about Raquel caused a stir earlier this month when he announced the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion in a video with Variety.

“I was concerned about Raquel’s mental health during the reunion. I mean, I still am. But when I saw how emotionless she was, I actually thought she was really on drugs or really out of touch with her role in everything,” he told the outlet on Wednesday, June 7.

Raquel, 28, for her part, has been largely tight-lipped about the aftermath of her fling with Tom Sandoval. In March, news broke that Sandoval and Ariana Madix split due to his infidelity. After taping the reunion later that month, the former beauty pageant queen began seeking treatment for her mental health and Us weekly confirmed that Raquel is still in the facility.

“Upon completion of filming the reunion, Raquel entered a voluntary behavioral health and trauma inpatient facility and remains there to date — 68 days and more to come,” an insider told Us exclusively. “Her treatment helps her learn the basis of her decisions and grow from her mistakes in hopes of making better choices and becoming a better person.”

The source went on to say that Raquel apologized for her cheating scandal with 40-year-old Sandoval, adding: “She is a young woman who has repented and regretted her actions and has repeatedly apologized. Raquel looks forward to sharing her story with the unfiltered truth when she comes out.”

While Raquel’s future on the show is still yet to be determined, Vanderpump Rules stars like Lala knows and Ariana, 37, have discussed how their feelings on the drama have changed since the reunion episodes aired.

“At the time during the reunion, after I left, I felt dirty,” the Give Them Lala author, 32, told TMZ Thursday, June 8, referring to the public backlash in response to her heated conversations with Raquel during the reunion .

In a separate meeting with the press, Something About Her co-founder was asked by a videographer if her feelings for Raquel have changed and she offered a little empathy, replying, “Of course, yes.”

During his radio show on Tuesday, Andy also weighed in on the choice of letting Raquel walk to the reunion on her own. ‘No, I don’t [regret it]. One of the reasons I really wanted to do one-on-one with Raquel and Tom and Ariana was I didn’t know how long Raquel would last on set,” he shared. “Whatever she went through — whatever she did or didn’t do — she sat there and really took it all.”

The Watch what happens Live host further noted that there were questions he asked during the reunion that did not make the final cut. “I have asked [Raquel] in my one-on-one [about her conversation with Ariana at the glamping trip], and I asked her when we all got there and I asked Ariana about it. I guess it made no sense. It didn’t make it [I mean]. There was so much there,” he added.