Vanderpump Rules Alum Rachel “Raquel” Leviss Lashes Out At Tom Sandoval For Manipulating Her

Summary Tom Sandoval's manipulative behavior towards Raquel during her treatment reveals darker depths of his character.

Rachel Leviss shares personal details of Tom's efforts to guilt her into leaving treatment on her podcast.

Vanderpump Rules viewers are familiar with Tom's actions, but Raquel is working hard to set the record straight.

Vanderpump Rules star Rachel “Raquel” Leviss has been vocal about Tom Sandoval’s treatment of her during her time in a mental health facility after the fallout of Scandoval, but she’s calling him out for even more manipulative behavior on her new podcast episode. Rachel, who had an affair with Tom behind his long-term partner Ariana Madix’s back in late 2022 and early 2023, has been working hard to set the record straight on her end. While she’s been taking responsibility for her mistakes, Rachel has been trying to ensure the truth is on record, using her podcast to do so.

"'They're going to brainwash you. There isn't such a thing called love addiction'"

In the latest episode of Rachel Goes Rogue, Rachel revealed some of her most personal journaling about Tom during her treatment in 2023. “Tom has manipulated me and had me under his love spell…He tries to talk me out of treatment. 'They're going to brainwash you. There isn't such a thing called love addiction,'” Rachel shared. "I shared with him that I was having really dark thoughts, and I told him I was extending two more weeks. And he said that that was a bad idea.” Rachel explained that Tom was trying to guilt her into checking out of treatment.

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Tom Sandoval Allegedly Accused Raquel’s Mom Of Having Ulterior Motives

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Rachel shared that Tom wasn’t just explaining his own motives, but trying to make things seem even more weighted by invoking his mother as part of his manipulation. Rachel read, “My mom has ulterior motives, he says. He tries to talk me out of treatment. 'They're going to brainwash you. There isn't such a thing called love addiction,' " Rachel explained. "'This place is a last-ditch effort. Extending is a bad idea. You are becoming dependent on this place.' He calls me selfish for staying.” Tom’s message to Rachel was that staying in the treatment center would be hurtful and useless.

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While Tom’s manipulative behavior isn’t a surprise to Vanderpump Rules viewers, understanding the depths with which he allegedly tried to keep Rachel from seeking treatment is overwhelmingly dark. Tom, who was going through one of the most difficult parts of his life, likely wanted Rachel around to support him and move forward. Even so, knowing just how much pain she was in and how difficult things had been after the fallout of Scandoval, attempting to manipulate her into not seeking the treatment she needed was wrong of Tom. His inability to face the consequences of his actions is painfully obvious.

Throughout Vanderpump Rules season 11 Tom’s behavior have been scrutinized by the cast and the viewers, even though the show itself has been working hard to even the playing field. Though Tom has done some terrible things in the series, the show is attempting to find a way to redeem his character while still allowing for the fact that he’s made some extreme mistakes. In humanizing Tom, the show has at times, dehumanized Rachel. Taking her narrative back, Rachel has been working hard on her podcast to set the record that Vanderpump Rules has presented straight.

Vanderpump Rules airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EDT on Bravo, then streams the following day on Peacock.