Rachel Leviss attended the Stagecoach festival in the same top Ariana Madix wore on Vanderpump Rules during their love triangle.
Ariana dumped her boyfriend of nine years, Tom Sandoval, last March after discovering he had an affair with Rachel, then known as Raquel.
As “Scandoval” exploded, Rachel was subjected to a barrage of backlash so violent that she quit Vanderpump Rules and retired to a mental health facility for two months.
She returned to the public eye that summer, and in February she sued Tom and Ariana for “revenge porn, eavesdropping and invasion of privacy.”
This Friday, Rachel was seen in the Coachella Valley for the Stagecoach country music festival, where her ex DJ James Kennedy was performing.
She wore a cowgirl chic burnt orange crop top that Ariana previously wore in Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Episode 14 – during Rachel and Tom’s affair.
Rachel Leviss (left) attended the Stagecoach festival in the same top Ariana Madix (right) wore on Vanderpump Rules during their love triangle
Ariana is pictured on Vanderpump Rules wearing the blouse in question, which featured a trendy jagged hem that curved upward to show off her taut stomach.
Rachel posted several Insta Stories this Friday of her wearing the top while spending time with her friends near the country music festival.
Her updates included a lengthy selfie video that gave her more than half a million followers a close look at the garment.
Social media commenters were quick to point out that the blouse was identical to the one Ariana wore on the 14th episode of Season 10 of Vanderpump Rules.
At that time, Ariana had not yet discovered that Tom was cheating on her with Rachel, who had been a personal friend of hers as well as a co-star.
When the “Scandoval” story became a national controversy, Ariana received an outpouring of public support and Rachel withdrew from the public eye as an outcast.
However, she resurfaced in August to give a lengthy, revealing interview about the scandal on Bethenny Frankel’s podcast.
“I feel like I’ve been portrayed as the ultimate villain,” Rachel told Bethenny on Just B. “My mistakes that I’ve made on camera live forever.”
During that interview, she claimed that Tom recorded an intimate FaceTime conversation with her without informing her first.
At this point, Ariana had not yet discovered that Tom was cheating on her with Rachel, who had been a close personal friend of his; Ariana, Tom and Rachel are pictured in November 2022
When the “Scandoval” story became a national controversy, Ariana received an outpouring of public support and Rachel retreated from the public eye as an outcast.
Rachel posted several Insta Stories this Friday of her wearing the top while spending time with her friends near the country music festival.
She filed a lawsuit against him and Ariana in February, accusing Tom of “secretly recording their private communications” as well as “capturing sexually explicit images” of her “without her knowledge or consent.”
Rachel further alleged that Ariana “intentionally distributed, broadcast, shared and made public the illicit videos” after discovering them on Tom’s phone.
Her complaint, obtained by DailyMail.com, claimed: “‘Scandoval’ gained massive public attention, went completely viral and breathed new life into Vanderpump Rules.”
“It also brought chaos to Leviss’ life, culminating in months of inpatient treatment at a mental health facility and his departure from the show.”
The complaint alleged: “Instigated by Bravo and Evolution in conjunction with the cast, Leviss was subjected to an unprecedented public beef and became, without exaggeration, one of the most hated women in America.”
Shortly after, a Bravo insider said that Tom was “so crushed” by the lawsuit and that “neither of them ever realized it would take a toll on Rachel.”
Speaking to DailyMail.com, the source added: “Tom honestly thought he and Rachel would ride off into the sunset together. He was obsessed with her. He loved her so much and was so sure that she was the one he would spend forever with. For her to turn around and sue him is absolutely shocking.
Most recently, Tom filed legal documents against Rachel’s lawsuit, which his team called a “thinly veiled attempt to expand her fame and rebrand herself as the victim instead of the other woman,” according to Page Six.
Her updates included a lengthy selfie video that gave her more than half a million followers a close look at her crop top.
Ariana dumped her boyfriend of nine years, Tom Sandoval, last March after discovering he had an affair with Rachel.
“I feel like I’ve been portrayed as the ultimate villain,” Rachel told Bethenny Frankel in August: “My mistakes that I’ve made on camera stay forever.”
Ariana was scathing in her reaction to the interview, saying Bethenny’s interview with Rachel had “impacted” her mental health.
On Bethenny’s podcast, Rachel blamed the affair on alcohol and grief, saying she went to treatment in order to “try to understand my actions.”
Addressing her viewers and co-stars, she offered an emotional apology for “the hurt I’ve caused to a lot of people.”
She explained: “I wasn’t careful with my actions and I wasn’t thinking long term. I was completely overwhelmed by grief and wanted certain needs met.
Rachel also blamed alcohol, saying: “When I was filming I was drinking a lot to alleviate that anxiety and in a reality TV environment I didn’t have that safe space to express my emotions in a healthy way.” . .’
Sharing that she was “remorseful” for the “pain” she caused Ariana, she nevertheless didn’t expect her former friend to forgive her.
Ariana was scathing in her reaction to the podcast, saying Bethenny’s interview with Rachel had “impacted” her mental health.
Her anger was less directed at Rachel and more at Bethenny, who, while talking to Rachel, had brought up the fact that Ariana and Tom had never married or had children.
Ariana noted that Tom would have been considered her common-law partner “in many states,” speaking about Bethenny’s remarks: “I find it hurtful to other women in relationships who don’t have children. Maybe they can’t have kids or they don’t want kids or they don’t want to get married.
She continued: “None of these people’s relationships are any less meaningful because of this…she should know better than to say this to anyone.”
