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Tom Sandoval made a bold step to take Rachel Lewis to his hometown of St. Louis during the holidays at the end of 2022, even though he has been dating his ex-boyfriend. Ariana Madix in time.
As the photo appears in Vanderpump Rules Cast members posing with Raquel in St. Louis and sources claim Sandoval tried to bring her to family and close friends during a visit in December 2022, Raquel scrubbed her Instagram account of her highlights, one of which was Sandoval in a Halloween costume.
In a picture taken from Raquel’s Instagram page from April 11, she no longer has the spotlight on the page.
Raquel removed her spotlight only when TMZ shared a report on April 4, announcing that Sandoval had returned to St.
As the outlet indicated, Sandoval is going to bring Raquel to her family and friends. However, his family refused to show their support for their secret romance.
In a photo shared with the report, Sandoval and Raquel are seen holding each other’s hands as they pose in front of Apotheosis on December 29.
Raquel Leviss Visits Tom Sandoval In Hometown, Family Doesn’t Want To See Him https://t.co/yAZvBIgkEX
– The Paradise (@TheParadiseNg) April 11, 2023
According to TMZ, Sandoval and Raquel spent time with close friends during the trip to their hometown, but only because he revealed that he had tried to break up with Ariana before the trip and added that he had been in therapy. together.
As for Sandoval’s family, they knew he was in town but refused to see him because it was inappropriate for Sandoval to bring someone other than Ariana, Ariana’s girlfriend.
After a visit to St. Louis, Sandoval and Raquel drove to Chicago for one of the shows with his band, Tom Sandoval & most of the extras. However, because she did not want to be recognized on the show, Raquel did not participate.
As Pump Rules fans have also seen, this is not the first time Sandoval and Raquel were caught traveling without Ariana amid the relationship between Sandoval and Ariana for nine years. In fact, just a few weeks ago, a photo appeared on Instagram of two people with fans in Roseville, California in November 2022.
Vanderpump Rules Season 10 airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.