Raquel Leviss still hasn’t signed on for Season 11 of Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules, despite the reality series entering production earlier this week.
Despite Bravo’s best efforts, Raquel has not signed a contract for Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules, according to a new report from TMZ. Show insiders tell the gossip outlet that the network was uninterested in negotiating with Raquel while she was in a mental health facility and only started discussions about Season 11 with her team three days ago (June 27).
While TMZ claims not to know the inner deets of Raquel’s potential deal, salary is usually issue number 1 and the fact that the two sides are still in discussions indicates she will most likely sign on for filming in the coming days. That said, time may be of the essence for the troubled reality star.
“Now here’s the practical problem … the longer VPR rolls cameras, the harder it’s gonna be to integrate Raquel into the storylines,” reads the TMZ report. “No one wants to pressure her to come back too early, but they want a show with lots of drama. A source connected to the show tells us … production is ready when she is ready.”
Record high ratings leads to spinoff
As previously reported, Vanderpump Rules scored the highest-ratings of any Bravo show in the last 9 years with Part 1 of the Season 10 reunion where Ariana Madix faced off against Tom Sandoval for the first time since news of his affair with Raquel surfaced. Interestingly enough, Part 3 — which featured Raquel joining the cast on stage — did not score the highest ratings of the reunion as many spectators suspected.
Whether Raquel signs on or not, Bravo is clearly feeling Vanderpump Rules as they are also in discussions to move forward with a Valley-based spinoff featuring Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute, and Brittany Cartwright.
In addition to Raquel, Season 10 of the Bravo hit starred Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, Lisa Vanderpump, Lala Kent, and James Kennedy with everyone else expected to return as series regulars for Season 11.
Vanderpump Rules will return with Season 11 next year.
