Vanderpump Rules star Rachel Leviss channeled her inner cowgirl in a chic Western-inspired look while attending Stagecoach in Indio, California on Saturday.
As she prepared to watch Miranda Lambert take the stage for her headlining set on the annual festival’s second day, the TV personality, who has taken a step back from the spotlight following her months-long affair with Tom Sandoval, appeared to be doing better than ever as she let loose with a group of friends in the desert.
For the occasion, she sported a floral romper, which showcased her tan and toned legs, a pink Prada crossbody handbag, white sneakers and a yellow bandana.
The reality star completed her look with a pastel pink cowboy hat, which has a small American flag pinned on the back.
Vanderpump Rules star Rachel Leviss channeled her inner cowgirl in a chic Western-inspired look while attending Stagecoach in Indio, California on Saturday
Throughout her fun-filled weekend, the Rachel Goes Rogue podcast host shared photos with her pals as they showed off their outfits and listened to the performers, including Elle King.
Later in the day, she slipped into a sparkly silver minidress and cowboy boots.
‘The cowgirl takeover,’ she captioned a snap with her group of girlfriends, including former Miss Nevada Josie Nicole Stephens, Kimber Madisen Smith, Kelsey Craft, Morgan Romano, who was Miss USA 2022, and Emerie Jones.
The former pageant queen, who won the title of Miss Sonoma County in 2016, was one of many celebrities at the country music festival, which was also attended by Kendall Jenner, Kristin Cavallari, Cindy Crawford and Kyle Richards.
Leviss’ first day look at the festival raised eyebrows as she wore the exact same top her ex-BFF Ariana Madix wore on season 10 episode 14 of Vanderpump Rules – during her affair with Madix’s then-boyfriend Tom Sandoval.
Rachel posted multiple Insta Stories this Friday of herself wearing the top while spending time with her friends near the country music festival.
Her updates included a lengthy selfie video that allowed her more than half a million followers to get a close look at the garment.
Social media commentators were quick to notice that the blouse was identical to one Ariana wore on the 14th episode of season 10 of Vanderpump Rules.
At that point, Ariana had yet to discover that Tom was cheating on her with Rachel, who had been a personal friend of hers as well as a co-star.
As she prepared to watch Miranda Lambert take the stage for her headlining set on the annual festival’s second day, the TV personality, who has taken a step back from the spotlight following her months-long affair with Tom Sandoval, appeared to be doing better than ever as she let loose with a group of friends in the desert
For the occasion, she sported a floral romper, which showcased her tan and toned legs, a pink Prada crossbody handbag, white sneakers and a yellow bandana
When the ‘Scandoval’ story became a national controversy, Ariana received an outpouring of public support and Rachel withdrew from the public eye as a pariah.
However she resurfaced in August to give a wide-ranging tell-all interview about the scandal on Bethenny Frankel’s podcast.
‘I feel like I’ve been portrayed as the ultimate villain,’ Rachel told Bethenny on Just B. ‘My mistakes that I’ve made on camera live on forever.’
During that interview, she claimed that Tom had recorded an intimate FaceTime conversation with her without informing her first.
Later in the day, she slipped into a sparkly silver minidress and cowboy boots
Leviss seen with makeup artist, Austin Ryde
Throughout her fun-filled weekend, the Rachel Goes Rogue podcast host shared photos with her pals as they showed off their outfits and listened to the performers, including Elle King
Leviss’ first day look (seen above) at the festival raised eyebrows as she wore the exact same top her ex-BFF Ariana Madix (right) wore on season 10 episode 14 of Vanderpump Rules – during her affair with Madix’s then-boyfriend Tom Sandoval
She filed suit against him and Ariana in February, accusing Tom of ‘secretly recording their private communications,’ as well as ‘capturing sexually explicit footage’ of her ‘without her knowledge or consent.’
Rachel alleged further that Ariana ‘distributed, disseminated, shared, and publicized the illicit videos intentionally’ after she discovered them on Tom’s phone.
Her complaint, obtained by DailyMail.com, contended: ‘”Scandoval” captured the public’s attention in a massive way, went completely viral, and injected new life into Vanderpump Rules.
‘It also caused mayhem in Leviss’s life, culminating in months-long in-patient treatment at a mental health facility and her departure from the show.’
The complaint alleged: ‘Fomented by Bravo and Evolution in conjunction with the cast, Leviss was subjected to a public skewering with little precedent and became, without exaggeration, one of the most hated women in America.’
Shortly thereafter, a Bravo insider said Tom was ‘so crushed’ by the lawsuit and that ‘None of them ever realized that this would take the toll on Rachel that it did.’
Despite sparking backlash on social media over wearing the blouse, Leviss appeared unbothered the next day as she enjoyed the festival
Leviss seen smiling and laughing with her friends
Speaking to DailyMail.com, the source added: ‘Tom honestly thought that he and Rachel would ride off into the sunset together. He was obsessed with her. He loved her so much and was so sure that she was the one he would spend forever with. For her to turn around and sue him is so absolutely shocking.’
More recently, Tom filed legal documents countering Rachel’s lawsuit, which his team characterized as a ‘thinly veiled attempt to extend her fame and to rebrand herself as the victim instead of the other woman,’ according to Page Six.
Rachel’s attorneys Mark Geragos and Bryan Freedman responded with a statement on her behalf to DailyMail.com, stating: ‘Sandoval’s response in the face of irrefutable evidence that will be presented in court is disturbing.’
The statement continued: ‘Leveraging such claims for media attention and perpetuating victim-blaming is not just deplorable but actionable.”
On Bethenny’s podcast, Rachel blamed drinking and heartbreak for the affair, saying that she had entered treatment in order to ‘try to understand my actions.’
The former pageant queen, who won the title of Miss Sonoma County in 2016, was one of many celebrities at the country music festival, which was also attended by Kendall Jenner, Kristin Cavallari (seen above), Cindy Crawford and Kyle Richards
Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber were also present
Jennder share multiple snaps of herself at Stagecoach, just two weeks after hitting Coachella
Additionally, Richards attended with her daughters
Addressing her viewers and her co-stars, she issued an emotional apology for ‘the hurt that I brought to a lot of people.’
She explained: ‘I was not careful in my actions and I was not thinking long-term. I was completely wrapped up in heartbreak and wanting to get certain needs met.’
Rachel also laid the blame on alcohol, saying: ‘When I was filming, I was drinking a lot to ease that anxiety and in a reality TV environment, I wasn’t getting that safe space for me to express my emotions in a healthy way.’
Sharing that she was ‘remorseful’ for the ‘pain’ she had brought upon Ariana, she nevertheless did not expect her former friend to forgive her.
Ariana was scathing in her reaction to the podcast, saying Bethenny’s interview with Rachel had ‘impacted’ her mental health.
Her wrath was directed less at Rachel than at Bethenny, who in speaking to Rachel had brought up the fact that Ariana and Tom never got married or had children.
Ariana noted that Tom would have been regarded as her common-law husband ‘in many states,’ saying of Bethenny’s remarks: ‘I find that hurtful in regards to other women in relationships who don’t have children. Maybe they can’t have children or don’t want children or don’t want to get married.’
She went on: ‘None of those people’s relationships are less meaningful because of that…she should know better than to say that about anybody.’