A Bambi-eyed bitch no more? In a shocking turn of events, Lala Kent reaches out to Rachel “Raquel” Leviss in the Vanderpump Rules Season 11 premiere. Why? Because Kent realizes that she might have way more in common with Leviss than she ever cared to admit in years prior.
Following the Season 10 reunion, Leviss went behind Tom Sandoval‘s back and confessed to more lies about their affair, telling the audience that she was previously scared to admit the full truth because she didn’t want to betray him and have no one left on her side. This was something Kent, who has been open about her volatile relationship with ex-fiancé Randall Emmett, resonates with all too well.
“I know what it’s like to have a man in front of you, painting a beautiful picture, saying, ‘You’re the one for me. You’re my soulmate.’ And you see what your future could be with this person,” Kent says. “And you’re willing to fucking risk it all. So much so that I ignored everyone around me telling me, ‘Girl, you’re the other woman.’”
The reality star becomes teary-eyed as she adds, “The hardest part about that is like all the names I was called — me being labeled a home-wrecking whore — like, if you just lay it all out there, they’re all true.”
After Lisa Vanderpump suggests that Leviss might need someone to talk to, Kent steps away from the group — which includes Ariana Madix — and into the TomTom back alley, where she does something no one saw coming.
“Hey, Raquel. I’m sure I’m the last person you expected to hear from,” she says in a voice message. “I hope that you’re doing OK. I don’t know if you’re back in L.A. or not, but I’d like to have a conversation with you at some point if you’re open to that. Alright. Hope to talk to you soon.”
In her confessional, Kent explains why she decided to reach out to the former Sur waitress, who spent months in a mental health facility after her affair with Sandoval came to light.
“What Raquel did, what she said, how she went about things was so fucking stupid,” she tells the cameras. “But as someone who knows what it’s like to walk through life and see comments about being a mistress, I don’t want her to wear that forever.”
While we know Leviss ultimately decided to exit the Emmy-nominated series, Kent’s phone call seemingly leaves the door open for her return. Remember, when Season 11 began filming in July 2023, it wasn’t yet confirmed whether or not she would come back. In fact, it wasn’t until mid-August that Leviss officially said she was stepping away from reality television altogether.
Vanderpump Rules airs every Tuesday at 8/7c on Bravo. New episodes are available to stream the next day on Peacock.
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