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Tom Sandoval made the bold move of taking Raquel Leviss to his hometown of St. Louis over the holidays in late 2022, despite the fact that he was in a relationship with now-ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix at the time.
As a photo surfaced of the Vanderpump Rules cast member posing with Raquel in St. Louis and sources claimed Sandoval attempted to bring her around his family and close friends during the December 2022 visit, Raquel scrubbed her Instagram account of her highlights, one of which featured Sandoval dressed as her for Halloween.
In a screenshot taken of Raquel’s Instagram page as of April 11, she no longer has any highlights featured on her page.
Raquel’s removal of her highlights comes just as TMZ shared a report on April 4, revealing that Sandoval returned to St. Louis with Raquel in tow months before the news of their shocking affair was revealed.
As the outlet shared, Sandoval intended to bring Raquel around his family and friends. However, his family was completely unwilling to show any support for their secret romance.
In a photo shared with the report, Sandoval and Raquel were seen with their arms around one another as they posed in front of the Apotheosis on December 29.
Raquel Leviss Visited Tom Sandoval In His Hometown, Family Didn't Want To Meet Her https://t.co/yAZvBIgkEX
— The Paradise News (@TheParadiseNg) April 11, 2023
According to TMZ, Sandoval and Raquel did spend time with his close friends during their trip to his hometown, but only because he told them that he had attempted to call it quits with Ariana prior to the trip and added that they’d been attending therapy together.
As for Sandoval’s family, they knew she was in town but refused to meet her because they found it extremely inappropriate that Sandoval would bring someone other than his then-girlfriend Ariana home.
Following their visit to St. Louis, Sandoval and Raquel drove to Chicago for one of his shows with his band, Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras. But because she didn’t want to be recognized at the event, Raquel did not attend.
As Pump Rules fans may have seen, this isn’t the first time Sandoval and Raquel were caught traveling without Ariana amid Sandoval and Ariana’s nine-year relationship. In fact, just weeks ago, a pic surfaced on Instagram of the two of them with a fan in Roseville, California, in November 2022.
Vanderpump Rules season 10 airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.