And it seems denying her stage name is being weaponized. A bit of a slap down, if you will. Or a reality check perhaps.
Scheana’s lawyer, Neama Rahmani, never missed an opportunity to call the VPR jezebel “Rachel” in his statements to the press. And there have been quite a few of those.
Peter Madigral is one of Raquel’s co-stars that refuses to use her stage name as of late. He was jilted by the infamous beauty after she went on two dates, then dumped him. She also called him a “starting pony” during an interview. She’s Rachel to him now.
But the name game doesn’t end there. It turns out, Raquel went by another alias after she started sleeping with Sandoval behind Ariana Madix’s back. TMZ reported that it was all sly Sandoval’s idea. His lover, whatever you want to call her, went along with it.
The illicit couple decided to assign different names to each other for the sake of their phone conversations. So what “most extra” name did Sandoval give his lady love? Was it something dramatic? Perhaps he went for some sort of sequin-evoking alias?
Nope. For their interactions, Raquel became “Jamie.” Sandoval was basic for once. The news outlet reported that some in their friend group knew about the fake names. And on a few occasions, the Schwartz & Sandy’s co-owner slipped up and called Raquel “Jamie” in public. Yikes!
It’s anyone’s guess what Raquel would have come up with for Sandoval. TMZ did not find out what Sandoval’s alias was.
This tidbit of information seemingly contradicts Sandoval’s claim that Ariana knowingly “turned a blind eye” to his indiscretions. And if he broke up with her prior to her finding a sexually explicit video of Raquel/Jamie on his phone, why bother to hide it? He had no problem smacking Raquel’s bottom on camera, so why the secrecy?
Here’s a theory. Sandoval and Raquel were more into role-playing. Flying under the radar and sparing Ariana some humiliation could have been a secondary concern.
TELL US- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SANDOVAL AND RAQUEL USING CODE NAMES? WHAT NAME DO YOU THINK RAQUEL PICKED FOR TOM?
She added, “I really hope that it’s the way that I remember it and I hope by the end that there can be some resolve for everyone. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out.” Reports of a rough ride between Heather and Tamra have been coming out since filming began. Sources had no problem revealing Fancy Pants and Tammy Sue have been “butting heads” for most of the season with the denouement being, you guessed it, the cast trip.
We’ve already heard about the alleged “gang-up” that Tamra supposedly created in Mexico. Because what is a season of RHOC without Tamra screaming at the top of her lungs and engaging in aggressive table-sitting? Heather didn’t want to say too much and give away any details, but she was definitely thankful to return to her home and buckets of money after an intense day of filming.
Heather shared, “These shows are hard to do, they really are. But any time I was having a difficult moment, I was very cognizant of the fact that … I get to go home to my husband [Dr. Terry Dubrow] and my children.” Also important to mention, should stress appear on Heather’s face in any manner, Terry can quickly neutralize the situation and fix any visible signs of concern.
She explained that her life at home is “so fulfilling” and “so solid,” she can pretty much deal with anything her co-stars fling her way. “When things are upsetting and challenging, I can handle it,” Heather continued.
All of that said, Heather was initially excited her friend was coming back to the show. “I was excited that Tamra was coming back. Tamra is … ‘Orange County.’ She really is and she’s been on the show for so long and she’s added so much to the show. And I think will continue to do so for as long as she’s on.”
I guess this goes to show- be careful what you wish for – you just might get it. The RHOC ladies head back into fighting mode on June 7, 2023.
TELL US- DO YOU BELIEVE HEATHER AND TAMRA REALLY DON’T GET ALONG? IS IT POSSIBLE THEY ARE FAKING A BAD RELATIONSHIP FOR THE CAMERAS? ARE YOU GLAD TAMRA HAS FINALLY RETURNED TO RHOC?
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Self-deprecating as ever. Tom Schwartz has no problem laughing at himself when it’s warranted. As ever, the laid-back Vanderpump Rules star can take some criticism with a smile.
So it’s no surprise that a comment posted to Schwartz’s Instagram called him out on his questionable appearance on Watch What Happens Live. He told Andy Cohen that VPR fans should “hug“ Sandoval if they see him.
After the WWHL episode aired, Schwartz’s ex-wife Katie Maloney suggested he get “media training.” And it was this comment that a follower referenced when they commented on Schwartz’s social media post.
Us Weekly reported that on April 22, 2023 Schwartzposted photos of himself and the dogs he shares with Katie. He captioned the images, “Post a pure pic with the pups please? Absolute honor to be a part of your book supporting @wagsandwalks. Featuring my two favorite creatures on planet earth.”
A follower responded with a snarky comment. “I see we suddenly hired a PR team,” the fan wrote. “You can tell from my unhinged interviews I don’t have a PR team Lexi,” Schwartz responded.
“I want to first and foremost apologize to everyone I’ve hurt through this process. Most of all, I want to apologize to Ariana,” Sandoval wrote. “I made mistakes, I was selfish and made reckless decisions that hurt somebody I love. No one deserves to feel that pain so traumatically and publicly. I can only imagine how devastating this has been for Ariana and everyone around us. I feel really horrible about that. My biggest regret is that I dishonored Ariana. I never meant to disappoint so many people, including our loving families and friends.”
It was about a month later that Schwartz appeared on the infamous WWHL episode. During the interview, he revealed exactly when he found out that Raquel and Sandoval hooked up.
“I learned about the affair in August. The one-night stand was in August and then it became, from my point of view, it became an emotional affair,” Schwartz explained. “Which is still inappropriate, but I didn’t think it was linear. [Then] in January, he came to me and told me that he was in love with Raquel.”
As for what Schwartz said in defense of his friend, it bordered on self-sabotage. “First of all, Ariana, love you. I know you don’t love me right now, but I still love you. And also, Tom, I know the whole world hates you. But I’m not going to abandon you, old buddy. I’m not going to abandon you. He knows he’s a monster for what he did,” Schwartz explained. “If you see him, maybe give him a hug. Even if he doesn’t deserve it, give him a hug. He’s down bad.”
Later, Andyshared some advice for the reality TV star on his SiriusXM show Radio Andy. “Now what I told him was, ‘Here’s how this works in an interview,’ and ‘This is difficult when you’re being interviewed.’ I am a talk show host who likes to fill dead air.” Andy continued, “However, I am also someone who has said too much, many, many times. … When there is a topic, I am not looking to make trouble for myself over or I think maybe I want to be concise here or I don’t want to get in trouble. I don’t want to get anyone else in any trouble. I need to be careful with my words that would have been the Tom Schwartz moment on Wednesday.”
“So what you do, I told Tom Schwartz is, ‘You answer the question, and then you stop talking,” the WWHL host added. “And when you stop talking that means I have to say something and then I will either change the subject and ask a new question because you theoretically answered the question.’”
I mean, the dogs are cute. But Schwartz still needs media training.
TELL US- WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE COMMENT? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SCHWARTZ’S CLAP BACK? DOES HE NEED MEDIA TRAINING?
And it worked. For months, all the talk was about Raquel and Schwartz. Yet all the while, Raquel was sneaking around with Ariana Madix’s boyfriend of nine years. They even had code names for each other on their phones. Yes, it was a slick operation. But some question how it was that Sandoval could accept his mistress kissing another man.
The mother of one does not think that Sandoval responded in an expected fashion. He was not “jealous,” according to Lala. Rather, he seemed “gleeful” at the drama the kiss brought to the friend group. They “fixated on” it. Katie Maloney took the brunt of the emotional fallout.
Lala also suggested the Schwartz & Sandy’s co-owner got off on sharing his girl with Schwartz. “It’s, like, the grossness gets him off,” Lala opined. “It’s sick. It’s so sick.”
She then mimicked the Sandoval & The Most Extras frontman. “My girl, who I’m f–king behind the scenes, is now making out with my best friend,” Lala dramatized. She has stood by her theory for quite some time. When news that Raquel and Sandoval were sleeping together first broke, Lala put him on blast for “getting off on creeping around.”
“It’s that adrenaline rush, that high,” the Give Them Lala Beauty founder said on Heather McDonald’sJuicy Scoop podcast. “It just gives them this rush that they can’t get anywhere else.”
Since then, Sandoval has attempted to repair his image. He claimed to be “good friends” with Raquel. Yet he shared they decided to take “a break” while on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast.
Raquel has all but disappeared from the LA scene. Her rep announced that she has checked into a mental health facility. Lala hoped that this was not a “PR stunt” meant to “create this illusion for [haters] to back off.”
Meanwhile, Sandoval went out into the desert to find himself. He vacationed at Miraval in Arizona. He also put the resort on blast for not protecting his privacy.
“They claim to be a refuge for wellness and betterment, but that is obviously false,” Sandoval posted on Instagram. “They’d rather feed into the negativity and spectacle that has engulfed my life.”
The ever-outspoken Lala addressed the vacation claims. She would be “so offended” if Raquel was using a mental health narrative as a cover. According to Lala, Raquel is a “broken and lost soul” whose “f-ked up” choices indicate a need for therapy.
And who is out without a care in the world? Ariana, of course. She’s been linked to NYC-based personal trainer Daniel Wai. The two were canoodling at Coachella and at LAX earlier this week.
TELL US- DID SANDOVAL GET OFF ON RAQUEL AND SCHWARTZ’S KISS? DID HE ENJOY “CREEPING AROUND?” DO YOU BELIEVE RAQUEL IS GETTING MENTAL HEALTH HELP?
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In the aftermath of the major blindside of Brandon Cottom, Episode 9 of Survivor saw a lot of players jockeying for their final positions. It’s quite rare that there would be a tribe split of 3-3-3, but that’s exactly the scenario we found ourselves in at we reached this crucial stage in the game. And the evenness of it all led to mass chaos, even among the pouring Fijian rain that fell throughout this week’s episode.
Dark Cloud
Kane Fritzler could easily say that the rain may have been coming from that dark cloud that has followed him around all season. Lightning finally struck, in the form of seeing his torch getting snuffed after a “live” Tribal Council came to a close. As Kane mentioned, he’d been on the wrong side of every single vote, and he just couldn’t seem to find his footing.
He ended up sitting out during his final Immunity Challenge – along with Carson Garrett , Lauren Harpe and, Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt – to earn a big bag of rice for his tribe. Admittedly, Kane didn’t think he’d stand (pun intended) much of a chance once he found out what the challenge was, so winning rice was at least a nice consolation. And Kane’s parting words, “Enjoy the rice, you bitches!” will go down in Survivor infamy.
Clearly, Carolyn Wiger is still not being taken seriously as a player. Her correct assessment that there were much bigger threats than Kane was apparently ignored when Kane was sent to the jury anyways. Just as Kane was “woken up” in this game, he was put to sleep.
Ruining Ratu
Kane’s exit leaves the former Ratu Tribe in ruins. His only allies were Jaime Lynn Ruiz and Lauren and both of them left this Tribal Council demoralized, at best. Lauren held on to that “Extra Vote” advantage the entire game, only to squander it at Tribal. And Jaime believes that she just lost an Immunity Idol, having sent it out of the game along with Kane when she asked him to hang on to it (just in case someone played a “Knowledge of Power” advantage that could have possibly stolen it away).
May they take comfort in watching the show back, realizing that the Idol Kane had stuffed in his shoe was actually a fake Idol. Not playing it saved them both the embarrassment.
Danny Goes All In
If there was another major development during Episode 9, it was the public coming-out party for Danny Massa. The viewers had known that Danny was a savvy strategist and someone to watch, but he finally made that blatantly clear within the game as well. Danny had strong opinions when it came to sitting out of the Immunity Challenge, and wasn’t afraid to share them. He actively and openly searched for the hidden Immunity Idol (kudos to Heidi who not only found it but vowed to keep it a secret!). He then swore on his “Scout’s Honor” that he wouldn’t vote for any of the Challenge sit-outs, admitting publicly at Tribal Council, “Yeah, I was never in Boy Scouts.”
Danny made it clear that he is in this thing to win it. It’s a big gamble, as he’s a massive target moving forward. But the bright side of playing loud and out front is, if it works and you make it to the end, the jury won’t be able to deny him the million dollars.
Episode Take-Away
It was a big episode from the perspective of numbers and power shifts. The once mighty Ratu alliance has been decimated, and all advantages (real and fake) have been flushed. “The Three Stooges” alliance of Carson, Carolyn, and YamYam Arocho may feel like they’ve been steering the ship recently, but not getting Danny out of the game when they had the chance might end up being a huge thorn in their side. Or to use a Stooges reference, a poke in the eye.
Danny wanted to gain the numbers advantage over Ratu, and also feared their advantages. Now he has the numbers and the advantages are gone. Is he really going to stay targeted on Jaime and/or Lauren? I think not. He will likely turn his attention towards The Stooges, and they would be stupid if they weren’t looking to weaken Danny next. Carolyn’s Idol was a big reason to believe that she/they may come out on top of that battle, but now that Heidi has an Idol as well, things are looking quite even.
But who do you target if you’re The Three Stooges? Danny is the obvious choice, but Frannie is proving to be one of the fiercest competitors in the game. She just won her second individual Immunity Challenge and had someone play an Idol for her. Frannie also has Matt Blankinship on the jury who will be doing everything in his power to sway the jury Frannie’s way (not that she needs it based on her merits, but it’s definitely a plus). So is Frannie the biggest threat and not Danny? How will Heidi’s Idol play into things?
So much more game to go, with just four episodes of Survivor 44 left!
The Survivor Official Podcast that followed this week’s show has Jeff Probst and the gang taking a look back at some of the most controversial twists in the show’s history. Again, this is a must-listen for die-hard Survivor fans and casual fans alike. You can find the podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Final Episode Tallies
Out this week:Kane
Won Immunity: Frannie (2)
Vote Result: Lauren gave her Extra Vote advantage to Jaime, who played it. No Idols were played. 5 – Kane (Danny, Heidi, Carolyn, YamYam, Carson), 3 – Heidi (Lauren, Jaime Vote #1, Jaime Vote #2), 1 – Danny (Kane), 1 – Jaime (Frannie)
Current Advantage/Disadvantage List:
Heidi – Immunity Idol
Carolyn – Immunity Idol
Next Week’s Episode: We hear Jaime proclaim, “The era of alliances is over.” There’s a lot of scrambling going on. And Carson tells us that a betrayal will happen. It’s just a matter of which side will he betray.
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