Tom Sandoval admits when he first got interested in Raquel Leviss

nypost.com:

has since stated that Sandoval and Leviss had a shot at redeeming themselves. “I think any chance that either of them separately had for [redemption] ended when they started giving trash interviews victimizing themselves,” she told the New York Times, referring to Leviss’s TMZ interview and Sandoval’s Howie Mandel interview.

In her TMZ interview, Leviss said the whole ordeal has been “a lot” for her. Meanwhile, in his April appearance on Howie Mandel’s podcast, Sandoval gushed about his infidelity, which didn’t win him any public popularity points. “I felt something that I hadn’t felt in so long, like, emotionally,” he said about his first kiss with Leviss.

He described Leviss as “so awesome,” “so kind,” “smart,” “witty,” “fun,” “beautiful” and “f––king amazing.”Ariana Madix has also stated that Sandoval and Leviss “had sex in my guest room while I was sleeping next door.” The scandal has caused a renewed interest in “Vanderpump Rules” to the extent that some fans have speculated it might be staged, just to drum up interest.

Bravo has denied that claim to The Post.The show, which has aired since 2013, had been getting stale. But after the news about Scandoval broke, the show enjoyed a 30% bump in viewership.