Raquel Leviss addressed a past conversation with ex-castmate Stassi Schroeder, who told her the “name of the game” of Vanderpump Rules. According to Raquel, Stassi shared that “the worse you behave, the more you get rewarded.” Plus, Raquel explained why she “never acted on” this advice.
Though she began the show as James Kennedy’s girlfriend, she stayed on as a main castmate after their breakup. For many years, Raquel’s dream was to be a pageant titleholder, and she competed often.
During season 10, Raquel’s romance with Tom Sandoval – who was, at the time, in a serious relationship with Ariana Madix – was exposed. Amid the fan hate, Raquel chose to leave the show and focus on her mental health.
“I remember back when I filmed the scene where I sat down with Lisa [Vanderpump] and asked for a job working at Sur,” recalled the star on her Rachel Goes Rogue podcast, via @breakingtherulespodclips on Instagram. “And I was sitting next to Stassi Schroeder, and she told me like basically the name of the game with Vanderpump Rules.”
“[She said,] ‘The worse you behave, the more you get rewarded,'” Raquel continued. “And that always stuck with me in the back of mind.”
But Raquel shared why she didn’t take Stassi’s advice.
“I never acted on it because I had plans on being a [pageant] titleholder and on being a positive role model,” she stated.
The star was then asked if she learned more about herself from pageants or reality TV.
“I learned more about myself through pageants, before season 10 of Vanderpump Rules,” she said. “And then I learned the most about myself through that experience [on season 10].”
Raquel also shared how pageants differed from the show.
“If I’m competing for a pageant, I need to present myself in a very particular, put-together way,” she said. “And because I didn’t have those limitations on myself anymore [on the show], I didn’t care anymore. I was like, ‘Why am I monitoring myself? … I’m not gonna be a titleholder so I might as well give the show my all and might as well commit to like having fun and living it up.”
