Raquel Leviss commented on Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval's sex life before her affair with Sandoval became public.
Raquel gave her opinion on how often the couple should have sex in the trailer for next Wednesday's episode of Vanderpump Rules after Sandoval, 40, acknowledged to Ariana, 37, that he wanted to do it more.
"All I want is for us to f---ing get better. "I'd like to be more intimate with you," he told his then-girlfriend.
But Ariana was not on board. "I can't have sex with someone who feels like a stranger," she told Sandoval.
Raquel, 28, then said, "I feel like in a relationship you should want to have sex."
Ariana responded by explaining her point of view and how Sandoval had recently treated her.
"You've worked all night and come home. "And you think you're just going to whip your d--- out and I'm going to be like, 'Yeah, let's f---'?" Raquel questioned. "That will never happen. We need to spend some time together."
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In the teaser, Sandoval discussed his relationship with Ariana with his best friend and business partner Tom Schwartz.
Sandoval subsequently said, "I feel like sometimes my very presence annoys her," after revealing his desire to "go somewhere really cool" with her.
As viewers have discovered, Raquel was already having an affair with the Schwartz & Sandy's co-owner when she urged Ariana that she should "want to have sex" with Sandoval.
Sandoval and Ariana's nine-year relationship ended in March, shortly after his affair with Raquel was revealed. According to a source, the couple "had been having problems for a while," but his disastrous affair with Raquel was "the final straw" for Ariana.
"She's put up with a lot over the years, but she won't sit back and be disrespected this way," the insider continued.
Sandoval's castmates began to suspect that he had "a thing" for Raquel when they were photographed dancing together at The Abbey and it was revealed that Raquel spent the night at Sandoval's house while Ariana was out of town on Wednesday's episode of Vanderpump Rules.
"The last time that Sandoval was talking about a woman the way he talks about Raquel was when he was talking about Ariana to the group when he was with Kristen [Doute]," Lala Kent said, referring to the time Sandoval cheated on his then-girlfriend Kristen, an OG Vanderpump Rules cast member, with Ariana.
Despite the growing suspicions, Ariana maintained her support for both Raquel and Sandoval. "She's one of my closest friends, and not only do I trust and love her, but I also trust and love my boyfriend," she explained.
However, later in the episode, Ariana caught up with Lala, and the two pieced together how Sandoval lied about not being able to catch a ride home when Ariana called him about her grandmother dying — all because he wanted to stay longer at Raquel's Labour Day party.
"When my dad died 10 years ago, we weren't even together then," Ariana admitted in a confessional. And he thought it was such a high importance that he would drop everything to be with me."
"We've been together now for eight and a half years and somewhere it feels like maybe he just doesn't think I'm as important anymore," she added. I'm not sure. I like Tom to everyone else. Like, I'm willing to die for you. So I look like a fool for being Tom's number one fan when he isn't mine."
Sandoval and Raquel have apologised for their roles in the affair after it became public. All parties will appear on the Vanderpump Rules reunion to discuss the consequences of their affair.
Vanderpump Rules airs on Bravo on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
