Pump Rules’ Raquel Leviss plans to tell ‘her side’ in a new podcast
Raquel Leviss is ready to speak her truth, but not until next year.
“I’m Rachel Leviss,” Leviss, 29, said in the “Rachel goes rogue‘ trailer that was released on Thursday, November 30. “This may not be the return you expect, but next January you’ll hear my side of the story, and you might be surprised at what you discover. I hope you’ll join me.’
The iHeartMedia podcast won’t be released until January 8, 2024. According to the description, Leviss plans to “come clean” after staying quiet “long enough.”
Leviss made headlines earlier this year for her affair with Vanderpump Rules Co-star Tom Sandoval. We weekly confirmed in March that Sandoval, 41, had split from her longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix after learning of the duo’s romance. As a result, many of their Bravo costars threw their support behind Madix, 38, and cut ties with Sandoval and Leviss.
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“I’m going to tell you what’s true, what’s not true, and the secrets I’ve been waiting to reveal,” the podcast’s description reads. “Yes, I made mistakes. But what you think you know is not reality. It’s time to see ‘REALITY’ through a different lens. And you might be surprised by what you learn.”
According to the podcast’s press release, Leviss will provide details on how she navigated and grew “through a tumultuous year of intense public scrutiny.” The podcast will be produced by iHeartMedia and Bethenny Frankel.
Since the fraud scandal came to light, Leviss has taken a step back from the public eye Pump rules while focusing on her mental health. In August, Leviss spoke with Frankel, 53, on her podcast to discuss the aftermath of the scandal.
“The mistakes I made in front of the camera will live on forever. And you said something about the addiction to reality TV and the way they always dangle that carrot in front of you,” she said at the time. “Like it [they say], ‘You have to tell your side of the story, otherwise it will be written for you.’ And that is terrifying.”
During the interview, Leviss shared that she was “almost” returning for season 11 of the Bravo series, but hinted that she wouldn’t appear at all.
Leviss not only focused on himself, but also cut ties with Sandoval. After sending her a birthday message in September, Leviss publicly shared that she had blocked him on social media.
“Rachel and Tom haven’t spoken in almost three months,” a source said exclusively Us at the time. “[She] decided it was healthiest to cut Tom out of her life completely [and] has stopped communicating with him.”
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The following month, Leviss decided to remove some physical reminders of Sandoval. She auctioned off her infamous lightning bolt necklace (which Sandoval also wears) and her hoodie from his restaurant TomTom.
“This necklace was symbolic of my devotion to another person who I allowed to have power over me. He doesn’t do that anymore,” Leviss wrote in the item’s description, noting that the money would go to NAMI (The National Alliance of Mental Illness).
The necklace sold for $5,300.00 while the sweatshirt cost $9,500.00.
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