‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Raquel Leviss Had an Onscreen Panic Attack Prior to Scandoval Drama: ‘I Beat Myself Up Over Everything’

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A difficult conversation. Raquel Leviss suffered from a panic attack while addressing her split from James Kennedy — and the subsequent aftermath — during season 10 of Vanderpump Rules.During a new episode of the hit Bravo series, which aired on Wednesday, March 15, Raquel, 28, opened up to Lala Kent, Katie Maloney and Kristina Kelly about her decision to end her engagement.“I was actually planning on leaving him when he went to London to visit his dad,” the California native, who announced the split in December 2022, recalled. “No [I wasn’t going to tell him].

I was going to pack up all my stuff and leave the ring box with the ring in it with a note.”Raquel said she struggled with the next chapter of her life after the breakup, adding, “I feel like in a relationship like that where I am so focused on James, I lost my identity and now being single is my new identity.”As the beauty pageant contestant continued to discuss her personal life, she started to cry on screen.“Literally people have been asking, ‘Raquel who are you?’ And my answer is ‘I don’t know.'” Raquel said before she started having trouble breathing. “I am just trying to figure out my life.

I don’t feel good — I feel shaky.”Raquel’s costars helped her work through her anxiety before they kept traveling on their girl’s trip. “I don’t know [how to let things go].

I beat myself up over everything,” she told Lala, 32, Katie, 36, and Kristina about addressing her issues.James, 31, and Raquel surprised Vanderpump Rules viewers — and their costars — when they announced their decision to part ways at the season 9 reunion.“We have decided to break off the engagement.