Vanderpump Rules’ Raquel Leviss Recalls Being Able to ‘Count On’ James Kennedy Before Their Split

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Looking back. Vanderpump Rules star Raquel Leviss recalled being able to “count on” James Kennedy in an emotional Instagram post on Wednesday, January 19, weeks following their split.“If you really knew me, you would know that public speaking is my biggest fear,” Leviss, 27, wrote while sharing a photo from her July engagement party, which was filmed for the reality series. “You’ll see me give a toast [on Season 9], which I was so terrified to do I had major writer’s block the week leading up to the party.

James helped me come up with something nice to say and we wrote it down on my phone.”Adding that she got flustered after realizing she “didn’t have an extra hand to read my notes,” Leviss said her then-fiance, 29, came to her rescue. “It might have seemed funny but James was there to support me and help me through my speech,” the former SURver wrote. “I’m tearing up writing this because although we are not together anymore, I really could count on him for moral support during challenging times like this one.”Leviss and Kennedy began dating in 2016 after meeting at a New Year’s Eve party, and the former pageant queen joined the cast of Vanderpump Rules shortly after.