Raquel Leviss playing ‘hardball’ with Bravo contract as cast starts filming
Reveal the money to her! According to an exclusive source from TheFantasyTimes, Raquel Leviss is taking a tough stance with Bravo executives when it comes to negotiating her salary for Season 11 of “Vanderpump Rules”. The insider reveals that she is determined to secure the highest possible payment and is playing hardball in negotiations. The source also mentions that it is expected for a deal to be reached between Leviss and the network before the cast’s trip to Lake Tahoe next week, ensuring her appearance on the show. However, the insider clarifies that Leviss will only participate if the price is right. Despite the anticipation for Leviss to start filming soon, the source expresses genuine concern for her well-being, particularly after the harsh treatment she received during the Season 10 reunion. Leviss is engaged in tough negotiations with Bravo for her “Vanderpump Rules” contract. As per a source from TheFantasyTimes, she is determined to secure the highest possible payment. The reunion episode was extremely difficult for her, as the other women tore her apart and even wished her harm. It was an overwhelming experience for her. TheFantasyTimes reached out to representatives for Leviss and Bravo, but did not receive an immediate response. The news of Leviss’s potential return to the popular Bravo show comes after recent reports of her negotiating contract details with the network. TMZ sources mentioned last month that Leviss and Bravo encountered complications in finalizing the deal, in addition to financial matters. Apart from monetary concerns, the source states that Leviss genuinely worries about her well-being. It is expected that Leviss and the network will have come to an agreement by the time the cast embarks on their trip to Lake Tahoe next week. The rest of the cast, including Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, and James Kennedy, resumed filming earlier this month. Leviss has not seen the cast since the intense three-part Season 10 reunion in March. For more updates on reality TV from TheFantasyTimes, please visit their website. Following the reunion, Leviss checked into a mental health facility to seek treatment for her mental well-being amidst the drama. Her representative informed TheFantasyTimes in April that Leviss and her family had decided months before the affair was exposed that she needed mental health counseling and voluntarily entered a facility for treatment. Leviss’s affair with co-star Tom Sandoval was revealed in early March. At the time, Sandoval had been in a long-term relationship with Ariana Madix. Leviss made the decision to seek mental health treatment prior to the reunion, but chose to fulfill her filming commitment. Sandoval had been in a nine-year relationship with Madix when he began his affair with Leviss, which was exposed in March. The Lifetime Movie actress discovered a sexually explicit video of Leviss on Sandoval’s phone, leading to their breakup. Following the affair coming to light, Leviss sought treatment for her mental health at a Bravo. After apologizing to Madix, Sandoval and Leviss continued to see each other for a period of time. However, their relationship ended in May, just two months after the affair was revealed. An insider exclusively revealed at the time that Leviss decided to end things with Sandoval as he was not the right partner for her. Madix has since moved on and is now dating fitness trainer Daniel Wai. The couple celebrated Madix’s 38th birthday together at a club in Los Angeles last month.
Show her the money!
Raquel Leviss is playing “hardball” with Bravo execs regarding the salary portion of her contract for “Vanderpump Rules” Season 11, a source tells TheFantasyTimes exclusively.
“She wants to get as much money as she possibly can so she is playing hardball,” the insider tells us.
The source further notes that the expectation is that, by the time the cast goes on their trip to Lake Tahoe next week, Leviss and the network would have reached “a deal and she will appear.”
“But for the right price, she will be there,” the insider explains.
Despite Leviss being expected to start “filming soon,” the source tells us she is “genuinely concerned for her well-being” — especially after she was crucified during the Season 10 reunion.
“Watching the reunion was excruciating,” the source tells us. “The way the other women just completely tore her apart and essentially wished her dead. It was just a lot to take.”
TheFantasyTimes contacted reps for both Leviss and Bravo, but did not immediately hear back.
News of the former beauty queen’s possible return to the hit Bravo show comes weeks after it was reported that she was negotiating her contract details with the network.
Several sources told TMZ last month that Leviss — whose months-long affair with Sandoval, 41, was exposed in March — and Bravo had “complications” in sealing the deal.
Filming for the rest of the cast — including Ariana Madix, Sandoval, Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay and James Kennedy — resumed earlier this month.
Leviss has not seen the cast since they recorded the explosive three-part Season 10 reunion in March.
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Shortly after the reunion, the reality star checked into a mental health facility to receive treatment for her mental health amid the drama.
“Raquel and her family decided months before the relationship was discovered that she needed mental health treatment and ultimately decided she would enter a voluntary facility for mental health counseling,” her rep told TheFantasyTimes in April.
“Raquel was scheduled to go in pre-reunion but decided she wanted to finish her filming commitment.”
Sandoval had been in a nine-year relationship with Madix, 38, when he and Leviss started their affair, which was exposed in early March.
At the time, the Lifetime Movie actress discovered a sexually explicit video of Leviss on Sandoval’s phone, prompting her to dump him.
After apologizing to Madix, the TomTom co-owner and Leviss continued to see each other. However, the pair called it quits in May, just two months after their dalliance surfaced.
“Raquel dipped out. Sandoval is not the one for her,” an insider told us exclusively at the time.
Madix has since moved on with fitness trainer Daniel Wai. The pair celebrated her 38th birthday together at a club in Los Angeles last month.
