The 28-year-old 'Vanderpump Rules' star reportedly checked out of The Meadows, a mental health facility in Wickenburg, Ariz., last week with a $200,000 bill.
- July 15, 2023
AceShowbiz - Raquel Leviss returns with a major change after her stint at a mental health facility. The "Vanderpump Rules" star is reportedly going back to her birth name Rachel after going by the name of Raquel for most of her life.
According to TMZ, the Bravo personality had an "epiphany" during her months-long stay at the mental health facility. As for what triggered her to make the change, she allegedly "was very upset her haters" found out her real name was Rachel and began using her birth name as a "weapon."
The news outlet stated her therapist told her that "her detractors had weaponized the name 'Rachel' to hurt her." The reality TV star was also told that one of the ways to "neutralize" the internet trolls is by "taking the name back and embracing it."
It's stated in the new report that while the former beauty pageant queen's legal name is Rachel, her friends and family "began calling her Raquel at a very early age, and the name stuck."
The 28-year-old checked out of The Meadows, a mental health facility in Wickenburg, Ariz., last week, TMZ reported on Friday, July 14. After leaving the facility with a $200,000 bill, it was said that Raquel has been staying with a friend as she's anxious about going back out into the world.
Her stint appeared to be helpful for Raquel. A source, who claimed to have spent time with Raquel upon her exit from the treatment center, told the outlet that "she is like a totally different person." Her rep has yet to comment on the reports.
Raquel voluntarily entered the Arizona facility more than a month after news of her months-long affair with "Vanderpump Rules" co-star Tom Sandoval was exposed. "Raquel and her family decided before the relationship was discovered that she would enter a voluntary facility for mental health counseling," her rep said in April. "She was scheduled to go in pre-reunion but decided she wanted to finish her filming commitment. Bravo and production were aware and in support of her journey towards better mental health."
According to her rep, the star wasn't there for "rehab" but for a program focused on "mental health and trauma therapy" instead.
