Tom Sandoval's affair with Rachel "Raquel" Léviss turned Vanderpump Rules into a pheno

 'Vanderpump Rules' EP Alex Baskin Wishes Scandal 'Never Happened'

During the Wednesday, January 31 episode of the "Give Them Lala" podcast, Lala Kent asked EP Alex Baskin what he meant when he called Scandoval "the worst thing that ever happened" on Vanderpump Rules.

“Contrary to what some people have said in some quarters about this controversy that saved the show, the truth is that we were making a great show in season 10,” Baskin said in response to the suggestion that the Sandoval's infidelity saved the Bravo series from cancellation. 

“We actually had a great season. It was a bounce-back season and the public was interested" Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss' cheating scandal came with an unexpected payday for several Vanderpump Rules stars. When the Bravo series launched Season 10 in February 2023, the topic on everyone's mind was Tom Schwartz's relationship with Leviss amid his divorce from Katie Maloney. A month later, was confirmed that Scandoval

While reflecting on the aftermath, Baskin recalled experiencing times where he wished Scandoval “never happened.”.