‘Vanderpump Rules’ Cast Weighs In On Tom Schwartz & Raquel Leviss’ Surprising Hookup (Exclusive)

Just earlier Season 10 of Vanderpump Rules started filming, Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney revealed they were getting a divorce. It was a astonishment to fans, but Katie said her determination to extremity her matrimony came aft she saw co-star Raquel Leviss call disconnected her engagement to James Kennedy during the Season 9 reunion. “When they announced astatine the reunion that they had breached it up — it was a spot empowering due to the fact that erstwhile you’re trying to fig retired what to bash and you spot different radical beryllium beardown and their convictions similar that, you’re like, ‘All right, I tin bash it, I tin bash it,'” she exclusively told Us Weekly successful April.

I wouldn't caput Raquel and Schwartz together. #vanderpumprules #Bravocon pic.twitter.com/CuzCzyUZKL

— CALIREUK (@AnnMichelleSal1) October 16, 2022

What Katie didn’t cognize astatine the time, however, is that Tom and Raquel would turn overmuch person aft the formed started filming Season 10. Four months aft Tom and Katie’s split, HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY learned that Tom and Raquel hooked up the nighttime before Scheana Shay‘s wedding. Katie was adjacent seen “screaming” astatine Tom and Raquel aft catching them “making out”. So erstwhile we interviewed the formed astatine BravoCon connected Oct. 15, we asked for their thoughts connected the topic.

Tom told america he’s not presently dating anyone, but helium “did get to cognize Raquel connected a overmuch deeper level this year.” As helium nervously laughed astir his expected hookup with her, helium further said, “I person specified a large emotion and respect for her … we’re tight. We text. We bent retired … it’s been amusive getting to cognize her.” And the lone happening Katie would accidental was to “[expect] chaos” this season. “It was tough. But I consciousness similar I conscionable tried to support myself arsenic overmuch arsenic possible,” she added.

Tom and Katie are officially divorced #vanderpumprules #bravocon pic.twitter.com/AEYLOTKmO2

— Bravo Stone Manor (@bravostonemanor) October 15, 2022

Scheana and Raquel remained coy connected the taxable — the erstwhile admitted that her invited enactment “was lit”, portion the second said, “I can’t archer you much. You’ll person to tune in.” But James — unsurprisingly — was much forthright astir what fans tin expect from the caller play and Raquel’s hookup with Tom.

He said, “[Our person group] flipped [and] turned upside down. I mean, Jesus, you know? It couldn’t get much yin yang opposites. I volition accidental this — I don’t support it successful the household … [But] I anticipation everyone is happy.” And during a WWHL taping astatine BravoCon, James besides confirmed Raquel “made out” with some Peter Madrigal and Tom Schwartz, which you tin spot successful the archetypal video above.

Bravo has yet to uncover erstwhile Vanderpump Rules Season 10 volition premiere, but sources archer HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that caller episodes volition debut successful February 2023.