Raquel Lewis And Tom Sandoval were friends for years before their romance exploded Vanderpump Rules The universe, and there’s plenty of evidence to back this up – and inspire remorse – in hindsight.
Fans met Leviss during the fifth season of Bravo, which premiered in 2016, during her relationship with James Kennedy. Despite all the ups and downs in the past between Sandoval and Kennedy (the two men fell out when the DJ started dating the former co-owner of TomTom Kristen Doat during season 3) Sandoval and Ariana Madix welcomed Levissa to the group.
Sandoval and Kennedy’s friendship continued to flourish, with the Schwartz & Sandy co-founder even helping the English native plan and fund his proposal to Lewis in 2021.
“I’m so flattered and glad you introduced me to this,” Sandoval said during a season 9 episode. “It’s so much fun for me.”
Two musicians created an unusual Coachella-themed proposal in Palm Springs.
“I will never forget what Tom Sandoval did for me to make this happen. He is my best friend,” Kennedy said in confession. “I know that he has (Tom) Schwartz and all that, but come on, Tom is my best friend.
Sandoval then noted that one day he “hopes to recreate something amazing” for Madix, whom he began dating in 2014. “Tom, you do this all the time,” she replied. “And I know you wrote it all.
“Seeing Ariana so happy really inspires me to do something special for her,” he added. “If and when we decide to get engaged.”
While Madix previously said she doesn’t feel the need to walk down the aisle, she noted in an interview in the same episode that it would be hard for her to say no if Sandoval had something special planned for her – and kept it under wraps. “If it was, but it’s just us, then yes, then maybe,” she said of a future engagement.
The post-engagement happiness for Kennedy and Lewis was short-lived as the couple split in November 2021. A few months after kissing Schwartz in Sheana ShayAt an August 2022 wedding, news broke that Sandoval and Leviss were having a secret affair behind Madix’s back.
Subsequently, the bartenders quit and the fans began to analyze all past interactions between Leviss and Sandoval. In the summer before their romance was exposed, SURver even compared their relationship to siblings.
“I feel like he looks at me like a little sister and supports me,” Leviss said. E! News in July 2022. “And you know, (in) just really kind of that I’m really, yeah, he’s a really great guy.”
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