Lisa Vanderpump ‘paid’ Raquel to have affair

“Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum Teddi Mellencamp thinks her former buddy and co-star Lisa Vanderpump orchestrated “Scandoval” to spice up rankings for “Vanderpump Guidelines.”

“She most likely paid Raquel [Leviss] to do that,” Mellencamp, 41, instructed of the SUR server’s just lately revealed affair with co-star Tom Sandoval.

The previous Bravolebrity made the declare in an episode of Melissa Gorga’s “On Display” podcast that was recorded earlier than Vanderpump’s March 8 look on “Watch What Occurs Dwell” to debate the scandal.

Neither Vanderpump nor Leviss has responded to Web page Six’s requests for remark.

Mellencamp went on to assert that the one motive Andy Cohen invited Vanderpump, 62, to be a visitor on his late-night discuss present after such a prolonged hiatus was as a result of “no person’s cared till now.”

The health mogul additionally predicted that the “Pump Guidelines” boss would stick up for Sandoval — who was in an nearly 10-year relationship with co-star Ariana Madix whereas he was secretly romancing Leviss — as a result of she feels Vanderpump “at all times takes the boys’s facet.”

“She’s gonna say the identical factors that I’ve been saying, like, ‘Hear, [Sandoval and Madix] weren’t in an excellent place for a very long time. His wants weren’t met. [Sandoval and Leviss] fell in love. They couldn’t assist themselves,’” Mellencamp instructed host Gorga, 43, and fellow visitor Tamra Decide whereas impersonating the English restaurateur.

After “Actual Housewives of Orange County” star Decide, 55, insisted that Vanderpump solely “desires the perfect for her forged,” her “Two T’s in a Pod” co-host retorted, “I believe she desires the perfect for herself, as I’d as nicely. You guys wouldn’t? You’d need your exhibits to tank?”

Decide identified that “Pump Guidelines” is “skyrocketing proper now,” prompting Mellencamp to answer, “Which is my level, which is strictly what [Vanderpump] desires.”

She went on to “assure” that Leviss, 28, can be “engaged and pregnant inside a 12 months.”

Whereas Vanderpump didn’t essentially defend Sandoval, 40, on “WWHL,” she did argue that “it’s not like [Sandoval or Leviss] murdered anybody” and identified that there’s “a lot infidelity on the planet.”

She additionally begged outraged followers to cut back their “vigilante justice.”

“These are individuals which are residing their life in a public discussion board, which may be very tough,” she famous of the love triangle’s contributors.

Comply with Web page Six’s protection of ‘Scandoval’:

However the OG “Housewife” doesn’t assume Sandoval or Leviss must be let “off the hook” so shortly, both.

“Condemn their actions, however don’t condemn the individuals, OK?” she suggested. “All this aggression … it may well have severe ramifications. I actually imply that. I believe everyone must be cautious with that.”

As Web page Six reported, Madix, 37, dumped Sandoval on March 1 after discovering a sexually specific video of Leviss on his telephone, which led to the invention that the 2 had been “speaking inappropriately for months.”

The information rocked the Bravoverse and past, as cameras shortly picked again as much as seize the fallout for inclusion within the at the moment airing tenth season.

“Vanderpump Guidelines” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.