Rachel Leviss Reacts To Tom Sandoval’s ‘Painful Experiences’ On Special Forces, Says ‘I Felt A Little Bit Of Joy’

Following the highly publicized cheating scandal last year involving Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval and his co-star Rachel Leviss, which led to his breakup with longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix, Leviss recently admitted she relished watching her ex endure “physical experiences” on reality TV.

During one of the episodes of her podcast, Rachel Goes Rogue, the 29-year-old star reacted to Sandoval’s admission in The Traitors Season 3. She expressed feeling to “tune in” to watch the Peacock’s Emmy-nominated psychological reality competition show. She said, “I mean, I watched [Sandoval on] Special Forces. I did get asked to be on that, and Tom was trying to convince me to go on Special Forces with him. I’m like, ‘Are you kidding me?’”

The former star of Vanderpump Rules admitted she wasn’t prepared to endure the physically and mentally challenging series after her stay at The Meadows, a mental health facility in Wickenburg, Arizona. She went there to seek voluntary treatment following her and Sandoval’s secret months-long affair. Leviss recalled, “I’m like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ I’m gonna get out of this inpatient treatment facility and go straight into, like, a horrible, traumatic situation where they’re all yelling at me and telling me that I’m a piece of s–t and all that stuff? No.”