A Complete Timeline of the Drama Surrounding Vanderpump Rules’ Tom Schwartz and Raquel Leviss’ Hookup

Credit: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock; Stephanie Augello/Shutterstock

A Complete Timeline of the Drama Surrounding Vanderpump Rules' Tom Schwartz and Raquel Leviss’ Hookup

The fallout from Tom Schwartz and Raquel Leviss’ make-out session continues. Us Weekly is breaking down how the Vanderpump Rules costars’ relationship has sparked a feud between Katie Maloney and Scheana Shay — and nearly a year’s worth of drama. The idea of Tom and Raquel exploring a romance began in April 2022, one month after the former bartender and Katie announced their split. (The spouses had quietly ended things in February 2022 after 12 years together and five years of marriage.) At the time, Tom denied “making out” with Raquel at Coachella — an event he wasn’t even at. The rumors made waves within the friend group, however, with Scheana and Katie seemingly having a conversation about the situation in Las Vegas that same month. “There was a conversation that happened between Katie and I … and Katie said, ‘I think they would make a good couple,’ or, ‘They might be a good match,’ or something along those lines,” the “Good As Gold” singer recalled on Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast in February 2023. “So I took that and ran with it and I told Raquel, ‘Katie kind of gives you her blessing if you want to pursue that.’ And then you’ll see the rest play out.” Katie denied Scheana’s recollection of the story, sharing a series of text messages between the two women dated May 2022. “You literally told me in Vegas that you want tom to move [on] bc it’ll make it easier for you bc you had already. And you encourage me to push him to move on,” Scheana wrote. Katie claimed that her ex-husband moving on is “not really what I’m getting at,” slamming the idea that Scheana needs to “help tom with anything.” She implied that the “Scheananigans” podcast host pushed Tom and Raquel together. [jwplayer CfdsIKw2-zhNYySv2] “I was pretty clear that I didn’t mean or cosign s—t … so why go through with this?” Katie captioned the screenshots of the texts. “After starting to lay some ground work. Inviting Schwartz and Raquel to her birthday (not me) it was very obvious but sure too busy to check in with me.” Three months later, Us Weekly exclusively revealed that Tom and Raquel made out during Scheana’s wedding weekend in August 2022. During the February 2023 premiere, Katie declared that the “one rule” for her and Tom to stay friends post-split — something they both wanted — was no hooking up within the cast. “When we are sharing custody of dogs and share mutual best friends, creating boundaries is necessary,” Katie explained via Instagram after the episode aired. “I wasn’t telling him what to do. I was saying it would create a toxic environment and he agreed. We had seen it play out in our friend group a million times before.” Tom and Raquel ultimately decided to stay friends and aren't dating, but the implications of the wedding hookup haven’t slowed down. Vanderpump Rules airs on Bravo Mondays at 9 p.m. ET. Scroll through for a breakdown of the drama in chronological order:

Credit: Rob Latour/Shutterstock

February 2022

Tom and Katie’s date of separation is listed as February 12 on their divorce docs. They went public with the news one month later.

Credit: Shutterstock (2)

April 2022

The Minnesota native denied hooking up with Raquel at Coachella. “Guys hate to break it to you but I wasn’t at Coachella 😂,” Tom tweeted at the time.

Credit: Nicole Weingart/Bravo

April 2022

The cast of Pump Rules traveled to Sin City to celebrate the opening of Vanderpump à Paris on April 21. It’s likely that this is when Katie and Scheana’s conversation about Tom dating again (referenced in their texts) took place.

Credit: Shutterstock(2)

May 2022

Scheana allegedly invited Raquel and Tom to her birthday party and left out Katie. Sometime after the get-together, Katie texted Scheana, alleging she was using Tom “to create drama.”

“So was that you putting up a front?” Scheana wrote to Katie, referring to their conversation about Tom dating again.

Katie responded: “When in public that’a [SIC] how I present.”

“Literally why would I think you were lying to my face??? You were telling me how much happier you are etc etc so I’ve [been] happy FOR YOU,” Scheana fired back. “You literally told me in Vegas that you want tom to move [on] bc it’ll make it easier for you bc you had already. And you encourage me to push him to move on.”

The twosome went back and forth several times about whether Scheana has been there for Katie amid the divorce and their conversation in Vegas. “I’ve been stressed AF raising a kid wondering if I still have a job so,” Scheana wrote, seemingly referring to Pump Rules not being officially picked up yet. “I’m sorry I haven’t checked in the past few weeks when I was CONVINCED in vegas that you were so much happier right now. I’m so sorry that’s not the case and this is hard. I know how f—king hard it is. I’ve been there too.”

Credit: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock

July 2022

Production on Vanderpump Rules began in early July. Scheana recorded an episode of her podcast with Tom, asking him about the Raquel rumors, which was released on July 22 and will air on the show in February 2023.

After he denied the Coachella hookup again, Tom gushed about Raquel as a person.

“I was so caught up in my own little world and I was married — I never took time to get to know Raquel,” he said at the time. “She was always cool. I just never really took [the] time to invest in her. That’s a horrible way to phrase it. I never really gave her a chance. … She has so much depth and character. I think I wrote her off.”

Credit: NBC; Shutterstock

August 2022

Us broke the news that Tom and Raquel hooked up during the cast’s trip to Mexico for Scheana’s wedding. Katie was at the resort, but not in attendance at the nuptials.

“Apparently there was some heavy drinking involved. They made out,” an insider told Us at the time, claiming that they heard “through the grapevine” that “more happened” between the twosome.

Credit: Shutterstock(3)

October 2022

After wrapping season 10, the cast appeared at BravoCon in New York City. During the fan event, Raquel sported a TomTom hoodie — which didn’t sit well with Katie.

“She a fan girl. Started as a fan of the show and now a fan of the tom’s,” Katie commented via Instagram.

Raquel responded at the time: “I admit… I am a fan of the Tom’s. I’m definitely a fan of the restaurant… best vibe, food and drinks in WeHo in my opinion. But I’m also a fan of Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval!! 🎉 Here to support their business endeavors 💞.”

Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo; Courtesy of Raquel Leviss/Instagram

February 2023

Season 10 debuted on February 8. At the premiere party, Tom told Us that didn’t regret his hookup with Raquel, but “regret[s] hurting Katie … because that was never my intention.”

Katie subsequently called her ex out for saying he was “Team Katie,” responding to his remark via Instagram Stories, writing, “OK sure #noregrets.”

Ahead of the February 22 episode — which will feature Scheana and Tom’s aforementioned podcast taping — the “What I Like” singer claimed she gave her “blessing” for Raquel and Tom to hook up. Days later, Katie released her texts with Scheana.

“Back in May … after we spoke in Vegas … I told Scheana I wasn’t down for this s—t … so keep going with this diabolical nonsense,” she wrote at the time.

Credit: Shutterstock (3)

February 2023

During an episode of Vanderpump Rules, which aired in February 2023 but taped in July 2022, Tom weighed in on his connection with Raquel. "We need to stop our little ... by the way, I love when we hang out and flirt. We don't have to stop hanging out and I feel like we bonded so much. We should probably stop doing our little schtick though. There is a double standard," he explained to Raquel, who added, "It is so innocent and your ex-wife is overreacting quite a lot."

Meanwhile, Katie and Scheana got into an argument over the singer's decision to involve herself in the drama.

"You do not need to talk about the most painful day in my life. It's none of your f—king business. I don't care what you think. There is no room for your feelings," the Utah native said. "There is no room for you in this. Get out of my divorce with Tom. I am really proud of where we are and you are derailing everything. You are meddling like a little troll."

Credit: Shutterstock (3)

March 2023

During an episode of Vanderpump Rules, which aired in March 2023 but was filmed in July 2022, Raquel made a move on Tom before their eventual hookup. The California native later broke the news to Katie — who broke down at the news.

"Raquel is not smart enough to come up with something this diabolical on her own. She's literally the human equivalent of cotton candy," Katie told the cameras while crying onscreen about Tom's connection with a mutual friend. "This is why [Scheana] is dead to me. It's too much."

Credit: Shutterstock (3)

March 2023

In a Pump Rules episode, which aired in March 2023 but was filmed in August 2022, Katie clapped back at Raquel's connection with Schwartz.

"I am trying to move past some s—t that you just did," the Utah native said. "I have been very, very gracious to you. But I don't have to be. I can literally light your ass on fire for what you have done. I am not divorced from this man."