Is he a knight in shining armor or just one of ‘her’ boys?
In the fallout from Raquel Leviss’ affair with Tom Sandoval, who was dating her close friend Ariana Madix, Oliver Saunders is defending Raquel Leviss. The oldest son of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Garcelle Beauvais offered his two cents on what has been dubbed “Scandoval,” repeatedly referring to the months-long dalliance as a mistake on the part of Leviss.
Saunders said, “It wasn’t the right thing to do to one of her friends. It’s not the right thing to do to somebody, but it seems like she’s just trying to make the most of her existence. You are aware that everyone is fallible, right?”
He said it was crazy that so many people want to try to crucify her for the dalliance. He added, “I don’t think that you could judge somebody’s whole character based on just one action that’s happened. It’s as if they’ve never committed an error or picked the wrong option.”
“Do you know what I mean? He went on to say that it was something inherent to humans. Yes, she ought not to have been hooking up with the guy dating her acquaintance. … But as I said, we all make blunders.”
When the employee of “Vanderpump à Paris” made out with Leviss, cameras were rolling for the tenth season, which is currently airing. At the time, he was still married to his wife, Samantha Saunders, from whom he has since become separated.
During this time, the former beauty pageant winner was having an affair behind everyone’s back with the frontman of “Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras,” who is 40 years old. Samantha asserts that they were not separated at the time, despite Oliver’s insistence that he was separated.
Two weeks after the controversial embrace, he submitted the paperwork to begin the divorce process. Unlike fellow “Pump Rules” cast member Peter Madrigal, who also kissed Leviss when she first started having an affair with Sandoval, Oliver does not particularly feel used as a decoy.
Nevertheless, he admitted that presenting on reality TV has positive and negative aspects. “Your private life is on display. And because you put yourself in this certain light, you can get comments from other people and opinions on stuff like that, so I guess it is just a part of it,” he said to the host during the interview.
But you know, it just rubbed the wrong way with me how many people I feel like are so quick to judge or say negative things about somebody without really getting to know the person,” he added. “But you know, it just rubbed the wrong way.”
Oliver observed, “If you watch somebody on a TV show for ten years… you do feel as though you have some sort of connection with this person.” He pleaded with supporters to give Leviss a break.