Raquel Leviss, Ariana Madix, and Tom Sandoval. Getty Photographs (3)
Raquel Leviss will not be returning to Vanderpump Guidelines season 11 for a large number of causes.
After months of hypothesis concerning the SURver’s standing on the Bravo present, Lisa Vanderpump confirmed the information on Thursday, August 17, saying “there’s no level” for Raquel to return.
“When she was within the facility, her staff texted and emailed us. We needed to verify she was in a superb place first and I used to be going to do a one-on-one along with her,” Lisa, 62, informed TMZ, referring to Raquel’s 90-day stint in a psychological well being facility “She talked about [returning]. Her staff reached out. However in the long run, I believe she determined to not.”
Raquel, 28, has since confirmed that Lisa had reached out for a dialog.
“She didn’t ask me how I used to be; she didn’t ask me what I’ve been coping with because the final time she noticed me on the reunion,” Raquel informed Bethenny Frankel on half 3 of her iHeartRadio’s “ReWives” podcast look, which was launched on Friday, August 18. “She virtually received me again as a result of I did need to share my aspect of the story like we talked about.”
Us Weekly beforehand reported that Raquel had not but signed a contract to return as Vanderpump Guidelines season 11 began filming earlier this summer season. Throughout half 1 of their interview, Raquel informed Bethenny that she “virtually went again.”
Lisa, for her half, went on to say the solid doesn’t “actually imagine something she says,” so it didn’t matter if Raquel got here again on the present or not. She added that the sequence was “profitable earlier than her.”
Raquel Leviss, Tom Sandoval, and Ariana Madix. Nicole Weingart/Bravo
Raquel informed Bethenny, nevertheless, that her choice got here all the way down to wage negotiations. She alleged that Bravo refused to pay her “equally” to Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix.
“I requested for equal pay with Tom and Ariana and for them to reimburse me for my therapy bills,” Raquel alleged. “They refused to pay me equally.”
She added, “I really feel like once you pay your workers, it actually exhibits how a lot you worth them.”
Bravo not often feedback on salaries, however it’s been reported that the community’s stars earn more money the longer they’re on their respective sequence. Whereas Sandoval is an OG, Ariana joined the solid throughout season 2. Raquel, in the meantime, began making appearances on season 5 and have become a full-time solid member on season 9. LVP informed TMZ earlier this week that she believes Raquel was paid $361,000 for season 10.
Raquel, Tom, 41, and Ariana, 38, had been the focus of Vanderpump Guidelines season 10 after the aptly dubbed Scandoval information broke in March. It was revealed on the time that Raquel and Tom had been having a months-long affair amid his nine-year relationship with Ariana.
Raquel went on to inform Bethenny that “after all they need me again” on the present however is aware of that nothing good would come of it, noting that she has “a no contact coverage with each single solid member.”
After filming on season 10 concluded, Raquel reduce off contact along with her castmates and accomplished psychological well being therapy in Arizona. She has since “come to the place” the place she will be able to make “sense” of her actions concerning the affair. As an alternative of returning to actuality TV, Raquel mentioned there are “totally different choices” for her and desires to place extra give attention to the “good that I can do,” teasing an upcoming podcast that she has within the works.
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“I do know that different folks on the solid are extra vital than I’m. So, I don’t even suppose that I might get a redemption arc to be sincere,” Raquel mentioned. “I additionally know that I wouldn’t have the ability to share all of my story. No matter I share will get condensed to 5 minutes max.”
