Raquel Leviss reportedly wants a huge pay raise to return for Vanderpump Rules Season 11.
Insiders tell Page Six that while Bravo has been in negotiations with Raquel Leviss about appearing on Vanderpump Rules Season 11, she still has not signed on the dotted line weeks into filming. “She wants to get as much money as she possibly can so she is playing hardball,” a source close to the negotiations tells the gossip outlet.
The cast — including Ariana Madix, Scheana Shay, James Kennedy, Katie Maloney, Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, and Tom Sandoval — are set to film a big cast trip in Lake Tahoe next week and according to Page Six, producers want Raquel there. “For the right price, she will be there,” the insider maintains.
Despite appearing ready to sign on for Vanderpump Rules Season 11, the source relays that Raquel Leviss is still worried about filming another season with the same cast, considering how the reunion went for her. “Watching the reunion was excruciating,” the same insider tells Page Six. “The way the other women just completely tore her apart and essentially wished her dead. It was just a lot to take.”
No Raquel, no show
As previously reported, Vanderpump Rules has been filming Season 11 since the end of June with most of the Season 10 cast returning. At the time, a TMZ source explained that Raquel was hesitant to sign on for another season.
“Now here’s the practical problem … the longer VPR rolls cameras, the harder it’s gonna be to integrate Raquel into the storylines,” reads TMZ’s 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.”
Vanderpump Rules will return later this year.
