Charli Burnett and Raquel Leviss are an actual dichotomy of former magnificence pageant contributors. If Raquel is the poster baby for pageant ladies gone incorrect, then Charli has a stable head on her shoulders. She left that ecosystem and was capable of work and performance inside acceptable parameters of societal norms.
By distinction, Raquel received herself concerned within the largest actuality TV scandal in current reminiscence. Talk about that crown weighing heavy.
Charli was supportive of Raquel through the Vanderpump Rules solid journey to Vegas, the place Katie Maloney celebrated her divorce. Yet in real-time, the SUR server stated that she grew to become uncomfortable with Raquel’s conduct. During a current interview on the Viall Files, Charli claimed to have reduce ties with Raquel earlier than information of her affair with Tom Sandoval even broke.
Charli thinks “being pretty” was Raquel’s identification
In one notable second of Season 10, Raquel cries to Peter Madrigal about competing in pageants for the final time that yr. The actuality star appeared misplaced and searching for identification. Charli thought that Scandoval, the kiss with Tom Schwartz, and just about all of the questionable conduct that season stemmed from Raquel nonetheless functioning within the mindset of a wannabe pageant queen.
“I just think that she just never maybe grew from the place we were at 18 when we were doing pageants. And she had this idea that her life was supposed to pan out. And I honestly think that pageants were the reason why she did this,” Charli instructed host Nick Viall.
Perhaps Raquel’s lack of any objectives or ambitions saved her in that emotionally stunted place. The VPR star appeared to suppose so.
“When you work in an environment where you’re always competing against other women and you don’t grow from that standpoint. And you don’t grow as a person. And you search for that validation with everything that you did in pageants, it goes into other areas in your life,” Charli continued.
To Raquel’s detriment, Charli recommended that she, “never grew out of seeking validation.” And that “being pretty” was the one approach to get that validation.
Nick interjected, “Or like Ariana [Madix] said, kind of tied up in men.” Charli responded, “Yeah, because that’s been a stamp of approval. You’re good enough. You’re worthy enough.”
This concept additionally is smart in regard to Raquel’s combative nature in direction of the opposite feminine solid members. Especially Lala Kent, who additionally concluded that Raquel seeks identification from males.
Catch the Vanderpump Rules Reunion on May 24 at 9/8c on Bravo. Perhaps Charli confronted Raquel with this concept on the taping.
TELL US- DO YOU THINK PAGEANTS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED RAQUEL? DOES SHE SEEK VALIDATION IN HER APPEARANCE? WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO CHARLI’S COMMENTS?