Raquel Leviss has no regrets about kissing Tom Schwartz amid his divorce from Katie Maloney — even if it seemingly ruined the two ladies’ relationship.
Leviss and Schwartz shocked viewers — and their cast mates — after they locked lips while filming Season 10 of “Vanderpump Rules” over the summer. However, Leviss says their spark quickly fizzled out once Maloney found out.
“We are really good friends. We hang out and he’s a great guy,” Leviss, 28, exclusively told Page Six at the show’s premiere Tuesday night.
“As far as a romantic thing, it was more his decision to not pursue that. I think Katie had a big reasoning as to why. But I respect his decision and I gained a really good friendship out of it.”
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When asked where the two ladies stand, the reality star revealed they’re “not on great terms right now.”
The “TomTom” co-owner and Leviss hooked up during Scheana Shay and Brock Davies’ wedding over the summer — just five months after he and Maloney announced their separation.
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Leviss was also getting over a breakup at the time after calling off her engagement to co-star James Kennedy in December 2021.
Maloney, 36, was “very annoyed” that Schwartz made out with someone “in their circle of friends,” later slamming Leviss as “a fan girl.”
While Schwartz, 40, told Page Six he stands by his decision to kiss Leviss, he regrets how it impacted his ex-wife.
“It was only a kiss. I don’t regret it,” he told us. “Now if we want to get into some of the intricacies, maybe the timing was a little disrespectful.”
“In the moment I was so caught up in my own little world,” he continued. “Something was in the air…but I regretted it in the sense that it hurt some people that I care a lot about. Like James and Katie…maybe not so much James but Katie.”
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While Maloney still seemingly harbors some resentment towards Leviss, she and Schwartz are on better terms.
“We’re good. At this point I think we’re good,” she told us. “It’s just been a process to find that foundation of our friendship that is healthy for us both and not crossing any boundaries.”
“We are still in eachother’s lives and we want to be. He’s still like my family and I still have love for the guy.”
“Vanderpump Rules” returns Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
