Nick Viall Says Tom Sandoval Appeared ‘Emotionally Invested’ In Raquel Leviss And ‘Snuck In’ Photos Of The Pair While Filming ‘Special Forces’

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Nick Viall is spilling the beans on his “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” co-star Tom Sandoval. Following the announcement of the reality competition series’ season 2 cast earlier this week, Viall shared his impression of Sandoval, given that filming for the show began after news broke of his affair back in March — the reality star cheated on his ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix with their “Vanderpump Rules” co-star Raquel Leviss, who now goes by her birth name Rachel.

On the latest episode of Nick’s “Viall Files” podcast, the “Bachelor” alum claimed that Sandoval, 40, smuggled in some photos of him and Leviss while filming “Special Forces” in New Zealand, even though it was prohibited. READ MORE: Nick Viall & Rachel Bilson Reveal They Faked Being A Couple Because They ‘Wanted Attention’ “He snuck in pictures of him and Rachel and he showed them to the cast, for what’s that worth,” Viall, 42, said. “You weren’t allowed to sneak things in.

I would have loved to sneak in a picture of [my fiancée] Natalie [Joy] and I.” While Viall noted that he “could have tried” to sneak in his own personal photos, he “just didn’t,” whereas Sandoval “went out of his way to bring in, like, endearing photos of him and Raquel/Rachel and show them around.” The “Bachelor” franchise star added that Sandoval gave the impression of “a guy who cared” about Leviss amid the controversy surrounding their affair. “Honestly, the conversations with the cast were kinda, like, ‘Well, f**k, you might as well go for it.’” Viall recalled. “There seemed to be some real reluctance about [whether] the public would allow them to be together, but he came across to me…as someone who still had feelings and cared about Rachel. READ MORE: Ariana Madix