Tom Schwartz is “terrified” to start filming Season 11 of “Vanderpump Rules” following backlash over his role in Tom Sandoval’s affair with Raquel Leviss.
“I’m always slightly terrified when we started a new season. We’ve been through so much with this group and we’re a volatile crew,” Schwartz, 40, told Us Weekly on Friday.
“We’ve always been a volatile group of friends. I don’t think I’ve ever had an argument outside of this group, to be honest. We have a lot of history together and there’s been trials and tribulations, but it comes from a place of love.”
Despite being “scared” for cameras to start rolling again, Schwartz said he is “grateful” to even still be on the Bravo show.
While it appears the reality TV star is slated to return for his 11th season, executive producer Alex Baskin told Variety last month that the cast’s contract renegotiations were on pause.
The biggest issue was not only getting the current cast to re-sign but also getting them to agree to film together — without things getting too heated.
Sandoval’s months-long dalliance with Leviss, 28, was outed in March after Ariana Madix discovered a NSFW video of the former beauty pageant queen on her then-boyfriend’s cellphone.
News of the bombshell affair — dubbed Scandoval — took the internet by storm, with Madix receiving an influx of support.
Schwartz also came under fire at the time after admitting he knew about the affair but decided to keep it under wraps in support of his BFF.
Yet it appears the drama finally took a toll on their friendship as Schwartz admitted earlier this month he has been distancing himself from Sandoval.
“He made a big mess and he left it for us to clean up,” Schwartz said on “When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany.” “It’s hard for me not to be resentful of him … I’m taking a break from Tom right now.”
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