Ariana calls Raquel “devilish, insane, inhuman” after an affair with Tom.
The trailer for this season’s three-part Vanderpump Rules reunion on Bravo just dropped, and it’s as messy as fans could have hoped.
Taken after “Scandoval,” the bombastic revelation that Tom Sandoval cheated on his longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix with fellow actress Raquel Leviss, the entire reunion appears to be full of wild moments, accompanied by the three cast members discussing their love triangle with passionate analysis of her co-stars.
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On key moments: Madix calls Leviss “diabolical, insane, subhuman” for getting involved with Tom; Leviss’ ex-boyfriend James Kennedy called her and Sandoval “poo-poo heads”; and host Andy Cohen yells “My cards!” when a fight causes his posted questions to be thrown apart.
And that’s just the beginning: Tom Schwartz also has to deal with questions about his role in “Scandoval” as well as his general dealings with his ex-wife Katie Maloney. Sandoval and Leviss panic among producers about being filmed during a hiatus; Lisa Vanderpump laments the love life of her former bar staff; and legal documents are issued as a potentially physical altercation between Scheana Shay and Leviss paves the way from the courthouse to reunion.
Regarding that moment in the trailer, as a result of a restraining order Leviss obtained against Shay claiming that Shay physically assaulted her when news of the affair broke, the two cast members couldn’t sit down at the same time when you meet again. Instead, only one could be with the group while the other watched remotely via a video feed elsewhere in the building.
Minutes after the trailer was released on May 11, Kennedy joined Bravo social media producers Donald Adler and Jenny Armstrong on the network’s Instagram Live to share his reaction. “It’s crazy, it’s a crazy trailer,” Kennedy said, coming online at Equinox mid-workout. “Goosebumps run down my spine.”
When asked how long he’s wanted to call Tom Sandoval “a poo-poo head,” Kennedy said, “I got all I needed off my chest and I felt good about it.” He explained that he pulled out of commenting on the Scandoval drama online because he had his licks on camera during the reunion. “I laughed a little bit here and there, but mostly stayed out of it.”
Kennedy also gave some insight into filming the reunion, explaining that every season is different, but this round was a little better for him because he joked, “I wasn’t on the wrong side.”
Overall, however, Kennedy confirmed that filming was “intense for all of us.” The emotions were higher than ever at a reunion and you could feel it in the air.”
Check out the trailer below.
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