Raquel Leviss and Tom Schwartz MAKE OUT in new Vanderpump Rules sneak peek
Before sparking controversy by having an affair with Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss also had her eyes set on his best friend, Tom Schwartz.
Until Scandoval’s plot twist, the romance seemed to be the biggest conflict in Season 10, with Schwartz’s estranged wife Katie Maloney forbidding him from hooking up with anyone in their friend group.
However, once Scandoval broke up, the romance between Schwartz and Leviss seemed like an afterthought as fans accused them of using it to distract from the affair.
But now fans got to see more of Schwartz and Leviss’s budding romance in a new preview of episode 10 of Vanderpump Rules.
The duo had a make-out session at Scheana Shay’s wedding party in Mexico, where they were cheered by friends after sharing their first kiss.
‘It feels illegal’: Raquel Leviss and Tom Schwartz kiss at Scheana Shay’s wedding parties, infuriating Katie Maloney
“Is that for us?” Schwartz asked about the cheers. “Was it anti-climatic?” he asked Leviss about their kiss.
“It was kind of fun,” she added before suggesting moving things to a more secluded area away from prying eyes.
They moved to a more private location, where the kissing continued.
“His lips are like soft and sweet tender kisses,” Leviss described in a confessional.
When they finished, Leviss started giggling. “I won’t make love to you again, sorry,” Schwartz joked.
“No, you can always kiss me!” she said.
“I feel dizzy, I feel happy, I feel excited, I feel like maybe this could be something?” she mused in a confessional.
“We just kissed, it feels illegal,” Schwartz said. “The Forbidden Fruit.”
‘It was quite nice’: she added before suggesting they take things to a more remote area away from prying eyes
‘Forbidden fruit’: Schwartz said it felt wrong to kiss Leviss amid his ex’s protests
Speaking of Maloney, Leviss said, “She already hates me, so she might as well.”
“Well, I’ll never tell her. Don’t tell her!’ Schwartz teased.
“Everyone already knows,” Leviss replied. “Nobody knows,” Schwartz replied, prompting Leviss to agree.
Later, Katie, Schwartz’s estranged wife, learned about the kiss after Scheana spilled the tea during a phone conversation with Lala Kent.
“Did you see Schwartz and Raquel kissing because everyone says that’s what happened and I didn’t see that,” Scheana said to Lala. Lala had Scheana on speaker, which meant everyone in the room — including Katie — could hear it.
Kiss and tell: A giddy Raquel said of the kissing session, “His lips are like soft and like sweet delicate kisses”
She likes what she sees! “No, you can always kiss me!” she told Schwartz after he apologized for kissing her
Katie looked upset as she continued listening, “I was talking to my friend who I wanted to introduce you to, then I heard people cheering and I thought, ‘Wait what happened? Is there more entertainment?’ They say, “Yes, Schwartz and Raquel kissed!” I was like what!?’ Scheana explained.
“I think this is gross,” Lala announced. “You need to find out if that really happened.”
Katie looked visibly uncomfortable as everyone in the room reacted to the news.
“I feel like someone punched me in the stomach and then kicked me in the face. People cheering on Tom and Raquel, none of them care about me,” Katie opined in a confessional.
Lala called Scheana back to get the full story. Scheana’s fiancee Brock Davies, who was also on the phone, confirmed that the kiss had taken place.
Not happy: Meanwhile, Maloney was upset when he learned they’d been cuddling
Inside scoop: Scheana Shay revealed the kiss while on speaker phone with Lala Kent
‘I hate them both’: Katie said she was full of hate after hearing about the PDA
“Yes, we’ve seen it all!” he exclaimed.
“Why are people cheering for that!?” Lala wanted to know.
“Because they want to see Schwartz happy!” replied Brock.
Katie could barely digest the news as she covered her face during the conversation. “Katie didn’t do anything to that girl to make her do something like that,” Lala insisted. “She’s a disgusting swamp creature.”
“Well, I’m going to bed,” Katie said after the phone call ended.
In a confessional, Katie admitted, “I feel so much hatred inside me,” she said. “I hate them both, but I hate Tom even more. Raquel, fuck her, but Tom owes me more than this.’
Meanwhile: Tom Sandoval seemed intrigued by the kiss, while his girlfriend Ariana Madix was shocked when she found out
The true scandal: it would later emerge that Sandoval and Leviss had an affair behind Ariana’s back
“You what!?” she said, clearly bewildered, after Sandoval told her about the kiss
Lala didn’t mince words when she took out her anger on James Kennedy, who was once engaged to Raquel. “Your ex-fiancé is a goddamn whore. You’re ah*, you’re a cheap broken h*.”
Meanwhile, as the group celebrated in another room, Sandoval was intrigued by the kiss. His girlfriend Ariana was shocked to hear it.
“You what!?” she said, clearly bewildered, after Sandoval told her about the kiss. She covered her mouth with her hands, stunned to hear that people had cheered them on.
“People cheered!?” she said.
It gets worse: Madix was also disappointed when he heard people cheering the kiss
‘Get the (expletive) out of here’: Ariana was not amused when her friend Raquel jokingly offered the key to Schwartz’s room
In a confessional she said, “Just when I thought it was safe.”
When Raquel explained to them what had happened, Ariana’s jaw dropped. “We just had a cute little moment, and he said, ‘I’m ready to make love, if you are.'”
“You know Katie is on her side of the resort, James and Raquel, they seem cool. Now that this has happened, I feel like we’re right back where we started, if not 10 feet underground,” Ariana said in a confessional.
Ariana was not amused when Sandoval jokingly offered Leviss the key to Schwartz’s room: “Tom, get the (expletive) out of here.”
The next episode of Vanderpump Rules airs on Bravo on Wednesday.
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