Rachel Leviss reveals ‘new identity’ over a year since she left show because of infamous affair
Rachel Leviss has launched a new identity, Rocky, over a year since she left Vanderpump Rules. She had been involved in an infamous affair with her friend, Ariana Madix’s, boyfriend, Tom Sandoval.
During her recent podcast episode on Rachel Goes Rogue, she is no longer going by the nickname, Raquel Leviss. Instead, the former Vanderpump Rules star has been going by the name, Rocky.
Rachel Leviss goes by name ‘Rocky’
On the June 12 episode of her podcast, Rachel Goes Rogue, Rachel Leviss opened up about embracing a new nickname — Rocky — after attending the Lightning in a Bottle festival.
“It’s just funny and cute to me,” she said, adding that she joking introduced herself to a new friend at the festival as “Rocky Rocky Bang Bang” — and the name quickly stuck.
The name has another special meaning from her childhood as she went by the name when she played volleyball as a kid. “It’s a nickname, and I don’t think it needs to be anything crazy,” she added.
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She reveals how ‘Raquel’ happened
Rachel revealed how her nickname, Raquel, was born out of insecurity. “The name Raquel came out of a place where I felt like I wasn’t worthy and I wanted to be something that I wasn’t,” she explained.
“So it came out of a place of insecurity,” she added. “I was trying to overcome a lot of social anxiety and trying to conform myself into who I thought other people wanted me to be.”
Rachel later added of her nicknames, “You can say whatever you want about me. I like nicknames, and I like connecting to the different parts within me. It doesn’t mean I have a whole new identity or anything.”
Leviss recalls Sandoval affair
During the same Thursday episode, Leviss looked back at the affair she had with Tom Sandoval. “I do feel like Scandoval has been dragged out for far too long,” she said of the recent season on Bravo.
She added, “I will say it makes sense from a producer’s standpoint, I guess to cover the entire season of Scandoval because in real time, when this is all happening, that’s all that anyone could ever talk about.”
“I think the reason why it seems strung out is because there’s a little bit of a time warp and it’s a delayed reaction,” she added. “I think maybe it would have been best to not pick up cameras right away.”
