Several members of the “Vanderpump Rules” cast have been spotted filming in Lake Tahoe while Raquel Leviss stayed back in Arizona amid stalled contract negotiations.
In photos obtained by Pvnew, Scheana Shay, Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, James Kennedy, Ally Lewber, Brock Davies — and even Tom Sandoval — were all photographed enjoying a boat day on Wednesday.
The group of friends walked off the boat and onto the beach where Schwartz — wearing a light blue Hawaiian short-sleeve button-down and black shorts — stopped to chat and take photos with a few fans.
Schwartz, 40, appeared to be in a chipper mood since he was photographed smiling while walking alongside Sandoval, 41 – his on-again, off-again best friend.
Sandoval, for his part, seemed to send a message by wearing a gray T-shirt with the phrase “I FEEL FINE” written on it. He paired the shirt with black shorts and a black hat.
At one point, the duo put their drama aside and high-fived a little kid on the boardwalk before posing for a pic with Lewber and fans.
Meanwhile, Kennedy, 31, and Davies, 33, walked past them before Lewber, 27, eventually joined them.
For the outing, Lewber wore a light blue bikini paired with a striped, short-sleeve, unbuttoned shirt and jean shorts. Kennedy kept his look beach casual in a white T-shirt and colorful green swim trunks with sneakers.
The couple were notably photographed walking Graham – whom the DJ recently regained custody of from his ex-fiancée, Leviss.
While the group of five stuck together, Shay, 38, and Kent kept their distance from the rest of the group. One photo showed Shay, 38, scrolling on her phone as Kent looked straight ahead.
For her part, the singer wore a brown, long-sleeve romper over a green one-piece swimsuit and a white bucket hat for the lake day.
Meanwhile, Kent, 32, showed off her hot bod in a short-sleeve, cropped, bright pink bikini top and matching bikini bottoms. She accessorized her look with a pair of white and black Nike Air Jordan 1 sneakers.
Before their day on the water, the fractured group of friends was spotted out and about town by several fans.
One fan posted a TikTok video that showed several interactions between Kennedy, Schwartz and Sandoval.
In the first clip, Kennedy was walking his dog, Graham, while Schwartz and Sandoval trailed behind him in an outdoor restaurant area.
It appeared that Sandoval and Kennedy wanted to continue their conversation since the two were later spotted talking with cameramen following them.
“James and Sandoval walking away from a ‘serious’ talk about Scandoval,” the user captioned the video, referring to the term used to describe Sandoval’s months-long affair with Leviss, 28.
In a second video posted by a different fan, the same group — sans Sandoval — dined with matriarch Lisa Vanderpump and her husband, Ken Todd.
The group traveled to the popular tourist destination to celebrate Vanderpump and Todd’s newest restaurant, Wolf, inside Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino and a hotel in South Lake Tahoe.
Notably, Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney and Leviss didn’t attend the getaway.
Several of the Bravo stars — especially Shay and Kent — faced backlash from fans for partaking in the group trip with Sandoval, despite being close friends with his now ex-girlfriend, Madix.
Both Shay and Kent clapped back at haters and echoed that they are on the trip to celebrate Vanderpump and not to become friends with Sandoval.
“Who said all is forgiven??” Shay tweeted amid backlash on Tuesday. “We are all here for Lisa.”
An insider also assured Pvnew, “Just because the cast is in the same vicinity doesn’t mean that they are getting along.
“They are there to support Lisa’s new restaurant and are honoring her request that temperatures be lowered at the moment,” the source added.
The source emphasized that most of the cast want “nothing to do with [Sandoval],” but Vanderpump has continued to “invite him to various filmed functions.”
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“They are learning to coexist with Tom, who is very much an outcast to the larger group. It’s going to be a long summer,” they continued.
Kent simply called all the negative criticism from fans “stupid.”
While the cast either stayed back in Los Angeles or traveled to Lake Tahoe, Leviss has remained at her family’s home in Tucson, Ariz.
The former beauty pageant queen — who only recently checked out of a two-month stay at a mental health facility — was photographed looking casual while wearing a hat that read “Be a good person.”
Leviss has yet to sign a contract or film for Season 11 of the Emmy-nominated series, as a source recently told us she’s playing hardball for a heavy salary.
