Raquel Leviss and James Kennedy. Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock; Charles Sykes/Bravo
She’s prepared to maneuver on! Practically 4 months after Raquel Leviss and James Kennedy known as off their engagement, she has dipped her toe again into the courting pool.
“Final night time I went out for drinks with Peter [Madrigal], and it was only a enjoyable little time,” Leviss, 27, advised Vanderpump Guidelines costar Katie Maloney throughout a Friday, April 1, look on her “You’re Gonna Love Me” podcast. “I figured this is able to be a superb alternative for me to simply get again out into the courting world as a result of I haven’t had an official date because the breakup. So, when he requested me to go seize drinks with him, I used to be like, ‘OK, certain.’”
The California native added: “Let’s not get carried away. It was one pleasant date, however nobody else has requested me out on a date. So, that is actually the primary one that requested me out on a date, and I mentioned, ‘Why not?’ It’s good observe after 5 years. … It’s scary, nevertheless it [is] additionally invigorating.”
Leviss and the England native, 30, began courting in 2016 earlier than getting engaged in Could 2021. The pair introduced their cut up the next December whereas filming the season 9 reunion of Vanderpump Guidelines.
“After these 5 fantastic years we had collectively, we determined we’ve two totally different objectives and made the choice to name off the engagement,” Leviss wrote by way of Instagram on the time. “We love one another very a lot, however we aren’t in love anymore. We would like nothing however the most effective for one another so please preserve any ideas constructive. Sending Love.”
Lower than three months after their cut up, the mannequin moved on with girlfriend Ally Lewber. Leviss, for her half, was targeted on her therapeutic earlier than diving again into courting.
“Raquel tries to simply give attention to herself and never what her ex has been as much as. She even unfollowed him on Instagram,” a supply completely advised Us Weekly in March. “The breakup was very emotional for her so she’s actually on the trail of restoration and getting again right into a wholesome frame of mind.”
The fact TV star — who joined the Bravo collection in 2016 as her relationship with Kennedy started — opened as much as Maloney, 35, about studying her ex-fiancé had a brand new love.
“I’m judging you when you have a girlfriend after your engagement has been damaged off. Like actually what number of months? Like one month? 4 weeks after the engagement was damaged off, James has a brand new girlfriend,” Leviss advised the Utah native, who filed for divorce from Tom Schwartz final month, throughout Friday’s episode. “That’s not information to anyone however I’m judging you when you have a girlfriend after your engagement has resulted in a one-month interval. It’s fast. It’s wonderful, although.”
She continued: “I’m not judging too onerous as a result of I used to be the one who ended issues, and all of us deal with breakups in another way. However I do really feel like being single isn’t a foul factor. It’s a nice time to relearn who you might be and heal out of your previous traumas and to determine what you actually, actually like.”
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