Scheana Shay revealed what she’d say to Rachel “Raquel” Leviss if she ever ran into her on the latest episode of her podcast.
While also sharing if she has empathy for Raquel, 30, revealing how she’d feel if Vanderpump Rules didn’t return, and weighing in on the series’ potential reboot, Scheana, 39, spoke of her former friendship, confirmed she’s back on Zoloft, and addressed the upcoming second season of The Valley.
“[Raquel and I] were very good friends, and I had such a soft spot for her — maybe it was actually more like a blind spot — but if I could tell her one thing today, I’d probably tell her to drop the lawsuit against Ariana,” Scheana shared on the September 20 episode of Scheananigans. “She did enough damage there, and I just don’t think Ariana needs to be involved in the lawsuit at all.”
As Pump Rules fans well know, Raquel filed a revenge porn lawsuit against Tom Sandoval, 42, and Ariana Madix, 39, claiming Sandoval recorded a racy FaceTime session between the two of them amid their months-long affair and alleging that Ariana illegally obtained the video and sent it to third parties.
“It’s kind of hard to have empathy for someone who is literally weaponizing the justice system against a woman she wronged, who did nothing to her but be a really good friend for many years,” Scheana continued. “I know I’ve never seen any of this alleged content that Raquel claims Ariana had and showed … [And] this friend group, that’s definitely something we would’ve heard about by now.”
Moving on to Raquel’s podcast, Scheana threw some shade, noting that she’s recently been focused on her former castmates, including Jax Taylor, 45, who recently spent several weeks in a mental health facility.
“I hear that she has now basically dedicated her podcast to just talking about her former friend group, did an episode on Jax’s mental health when she has no idea what’s really going on in that situation, so I assume that’s more of like a money/ratings ploy versus what she really wants to be doing,” Scheana considered, adding, “I can’t imagine that’s positive for her mental health.”
While recent reports have suggested that filming on season 12 will begin sometime in the coming months, Scheana said she would be okay if the show was canceled.
“I would be fine with that. At this point, when we filmed our pilot, never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d have 11 successful seasons of a reality show,” she noted. “I mean, I remember when The Hills, I think they ended after six seasons, and then when VPR got picked up, I’m like, ‘Can you imagine if we were like The Hills and got six seasons? How crazy would that be?’ And here we are almost double that. So I’m grateful to the audience who has tuned in over the years [and] who has wrote in that us sharing our stories has helped them.”
“We might have a few stories left to tell. But if not, I feel like there are going to be so many other ways that we can continue to share our stories,” she further shared.
As for a possible reboot with new faces, Scheana described the concept as “interesting.”
“They’ve tried this with Southern Hospitality. I’d definitely at least watch the first episode. Lisa Vanderpump is a genius who’s created empires, so who knows? Lightning could strike twice over there, but I feel like if they really are rebooting it, I would want to be, like, an executive producer or producer,” Scheana stated. “I would want to work on it in some capacity behind the scenes, just because I know how it all works. So if that is happening, we’ll see.”
When a fan wrote to Scheana and wanted to know how she’s feeling, Scheana confirmed she’s “back on Zoloft.”
“I met with a new psychiatrist. I was completely open about everything. I just shared as much as I could because I wanted to make sure I was getting back on the right medication, the right milligrams, and all of that, so I actually feel like my mental health is in a pretty good place right now, which feels good,” she revealed. “I tried to fight getting back on a SSRI for over a year now, and I finally decided, you know what? I know I felt better when I was on it. I tried every other natural microdosing supplement, remedy out there, and I felt best when I was on Zoloft so I’m back on that.”
“Just knowing that my mental health’s first again, and my overall health, I feel very good,” she added.
Then, when someone else asked her if she’d be on The Valley season two, Scheana played coy.
“You already saw me on it last season, and I’ve been at various events with my friends this summer where there happened to be cameras. So, I might appear. It might not be the capacity everyone is speculating. Or, it could be,” she teased.
Vanderpump Rules season 12 is expected to go into production sometime this fall.