Vanderpump Rules producer Sheonna Mix has some thoughts on why Rachel “Raquel” Leviss should have returned for Season 11 of the hit Bravo show.
When asked during VPR producers panel at BravoCon 2023 on Saturday if Leviss made a mistake not returning for the upcoming season, Mix replied, “I don’t want to say it was a mistake because she made a decision that was good for her at the time.”
“But I believe she had more stories to tell while you were all drooling for the last 5 minutes,” she added. “Like, there’s more. And I think if she came back, it would be more rewarding for her, and she could see herself better.”
Leviss, 29, and actor Tom Sandoval were embroiled in controversy after their months-long affair came to light and eventually led to the end of his nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix.
As a result, Leviss implied that she would not be returning for season 11 VPRtelling Bethenny Frankel about her Only B podcast in August that she has “a lot” of regrets and “would do everything differently if I had the chance to go back.”
However, the former SURver is no longer on speaking terms with Sandoval after she blocked him on social media when he wished her a happy birthday in September.
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Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval.
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Sandoval commented on one of her Instagram posts: “Happy birthday Rachel, I really hope you find peace and happiness. I miss you my friend.”
In response, Leviss took a screenshot of Sandoval’s profile, which showed she had blocked him, and added a hot pink sticker with a white “OK hi!”
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A few days later, Sandoval shared with PEOPLE that he felt the move was “kind of immature and petty.” He added: “Announcing that you’re blocking seems a bit thirsty.”
“Just wanted to send her some love, tell her happy birthday, whatever,” the Schwartz & Sandy’s co-owner explained his comment.
He continued: “I just kind of feel bad for her. i don’t get it i think she really struggles with taking responsibility for her actions and just wants to point fingers and be mad at everyone else. There were two of us in this situation. We both screwed up.”
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Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss.
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Meanwhile, a source told PEOPLE at the time, “Rachel and Tom haven’t spoken in almost three months. She checked out of Meadows Trauma Therapy Center in July and has not had any contact with him since sometime in June.”
“Rachel made the decision that it was the healthiest thing to cut Tom out of her life completely and despite his attempts to write and call, she stopped communicating with him while she was at the trauma center,” the insider said.
“She spent months in a facility doing nothing but taking responsibility for her actions and learning what led to her decisions while making multiple excuses. A big part of her mental health journey has been leaving behind toxic people, especially those with questionable intentions towards her,”, added the source, who noted that the owner of the TomTom bar seemingly “can’t keep it down [Rachel’s] name from his mouth.”
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