SUR-ving up the tea.
 
Amid rumors that the relationship betwixt Vanderpump Rules co-stars Tom Schwartz and Raquel Leviss has grown into thing much of a "flirtationship," Tom gushed erstwhile it came to his existent thoughts connected his co-star.
 
"We have, like, a connection," helium told E! News' Erin Lim exclusively astatine BravoCon connected Oct. 15. "Yes, maine and Raquel person gotten overmuch closer. I person a large appreciation for her. I've gotten to cognize her, and I've gotten to spot each these antithetic facets of her property I didn't cognize existed…I didn't recognize however f--king comic Raquel is—and witty."
 
A root had told E! News that Tom and Raquel (who split from co-star James Kennedy past year) were getting closer. According to the insider, this led to increasing "tension" betwixt Tom and his ex Katie Maloney. (The improvement betwixt the once-friendly exes came astir 5 months aft the 2 announced their breakup aft 12 years together).

"At this constituent successful my life, dating seems similar specified an abstraction to me," Tom shared. "I'm not adjacent reasoning astir dating, I'm embracing being single, focusing connected my vocation and our concern [with Tom Sandoval]."
 
Guess we'll person to spot if that motto changes erstwhile play 10 of Vanderpump Rules airs connected Bravo.

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