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Nothing to hide! Raquel Leviss<\/strong><\/a> has opened up about a number of topics related to her cheating scandal<\/a> with Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a> ahead of the Vanderpump Rules<\/em> reunion taping<\/a> on Thursday, March 23, including how their romance began and if Tom Schwartz<\/strong><\/a> was aware of their affair.<\/p>\n \u201cIt started out as a friendship, and it turned into something more. But I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll go into detail about all of that at the reunion,\u201d a makeup-free Raquel, 28, told a videographer<\/a> about Scandoval while sitting outside the Blush Nail Bar in Valley Village, California, on Wednesday, March 22. She also denied that his best friend and business partner Schwartz, 40, had any knowledge of the romance while Tom, 39, cheated on his girlfriend of nine years<\/a>, Ariana Madix<\/strong><\/a>, with the former beauty queen.<\/p>\n Since Tom and Ariana, 37, have split<\/a>, Raquel dished on what lies ahead with the TomTom club owner. \u201cI don\u2019t know where our relationship is going to be. We\u2019re just trying to get through these next few steps and trying to make amends, hear everybody out,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n \u201cI know a lot of people are angry, so just getting through these steps and seeing where it goes \u2026 We\u2019re not putting a label on anything,\u201d the former SUR hostess said about her future with Sandoval.<\/p>\n Raquel put to rest the much-discussed rumor that her kiss<\/a> with Katie Maloney<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s ex-husband Schwartz was a ruse to hide her relationship with Sandoval<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s not true,\u201d she said of the allegations, adding, \u201cI genuinely had an interest in Tom Schwartz and there\u2019s a genuine curiosity there, so it wasn\u2019t a cover up.\u201d<\/p>\n The former Miss Malibu confirmed that she has spoken to Ariana since the cheating news broke on March 3. \u201cWe talked on the phone, and I apologized to her over text, but she didn\u2019t receive it very well,\u201d Raquel revealed. When it comes to what will happen at the reunion when the women come face-to-face, she said, \u201cI know I have to take accountability for my actions<\/a>, and I\u2019m completely prepared to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n Raquel didn\u2019t go into detail about the alleged altercation<\/a> involving costar Scheana Shay<\/strong><\/a> which caused the model to file for an order of protection<\/a> against her former friend. But she did point to an injury above her eye and alluded to it coming from the reported fight.<\/p>\n \u201cScheana knows what happened that night. I\u2019m not going to go into it too much, but I do have a permanent scar on my eyebrow,\u201d Raquel explained.<\/p>\n The \u201cScheananigans\u201d podcast host\u2019s lawyer has denied that a physical altercation ever went down.<\/p>\n \u201cThis case is a fabrication by a known liar and a cheat who has betrayed everyone close to her. Scheana never punched Raquel, period,\u201d Scheana\u2019s attorney\u00a0Neama Rahmani<\/strong>, president of\u00a0West Coast Trial Lawyers<\/a>, shared in a statement to\u00a0Life & Style<\/em>\u00a0on March 9. \u201cThe supposed dark markings around her left eye have been there for months,\u201d referencing photos that Raquel submitted to the court\u00a0which appears to show her with a black eye<\/a>\u00a0following the alleged altercation.<\/p>\n As far as taking accountability for the chaos that her affair with Tom has caused, Raquel admitted the whole situation has been \u201ca lot. I\u2019ve kind of been off social media altogether \u2026 but I guess there\u2019s consequences to my actions. I wasn\u2019t really thinking things through too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n