Rachel Leviss popped up for a casual tell-all interview on Bethenny Frankel’s podcast yesterday, strongly implying that she isn’t returning for Vanderpump Rules Season 11 (which is currently filming) and saying that she hasn’t seen any extra compensation as a result of Scandoval.
“I haven’t seen a single penny,” Rachel said. “It’s not fair. And I feel like a toddler saying, ‘It’s not fair!’ But it really isn’t. And I feel like I’ve been portrayed as the ultimate villain. My mistakes that I’ve made on camera live on forever. And you mentioned something about the addiction of doing reality TV and the way that they always dangle that carrot in front of you, like, ‘Well, you need to tell your side of the story otherwise it’s gonna be written for you.’ And that’s terrifying. So I almost went back, just because of that.”
Meanwhile, Bethenny told Rachel that she—and her VPR costars—get paid “in a year less than my interns get paid.” Prompting Rachel to respond with, “One of the things that producers also told me is that you get paid based off your performance from the season prior. So that already set me up to want to perform well going into season 10.”
I meannnn not sure what Bethenny pays her interns, but TMZ, Variety, *and* the Hollywood Reporter have confirmed that Rachel made over $350k for Vanderpump Rules Season 10. Meanwhile, Lisa Vanderpump was asked about Rachel’s salary by TMZ, and had no problem revealing that she made $361,000 for Season 10 of Vanderpump Rules.
Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm, She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.