Though he’s been involved with the show from the very beginning, Peter Madrigal has never been promoted to the level of full-time cast member on Vanderpump Rules.

And that might be the ultimate compliment.

The most common theory for why Peter has remained on the margins of the Vander-verse is that producers believe he’s simply too sane and well-adjusted to be lumped in with the sociopaths who made the show famous.

Anyway, like the rest of the cast, Madrigal has been profoundly affected by the Tom Sandoval-Raquel Leviss affair.

In fact, he’s down right furious, as he claims that Raquel strung him along so she could use him as a romantic decoy in the early days of her illicit romance.

While appearing on Kristen Doute’s “Sex, Love, and What Else Matters” podcast this week, Madrigal revealed that he had had suspicions about Tom and Raquel months before their news went public.

“I get an interesting text from one Tom Sandoval,” Peter said of the fallout from his date with Leviss.

“He hasn’t texted me in six months and then he texts me and he says, and I quote, ‘Dude! Just watched the first episode LOL! Did you bang Raquel the night after SUR!? [Crying laughing face emoji].”

Peter went on to explain that the emoji was the ultimate tip-off.

“If you go through my text messages with Tom Sandoval, he never texts me emojis. Never does,” said Madrigal.

“At the time, I am so disconnected, I didn’t even think about it. What I’m thinking is, ‘How are they portraying me on the show?’ So, I call him. He was all like, ‘Oh, no, I was just was wondering if you banged Raquel that night,'” Madrigal continued.

“I don’t know why she responded, like, ‘Ugh.’ And now I know why. She was already dating Tom Sandoval,” he alleged.

“She was already having sex with Tom. And that text message from him proves it.”

Peter was clearly surprised by the rejection from Raquel, but he now realizes that it was all for the best.

“I am glad that I dodged a bullet named Rachel,” Madrigal said.

“I have proof, I was used as a scapegoat.”

There might be a little cope going on here from Madrigal, as he seems convinced that the only way a woman could not be interested in him is if she were already involved with someone else.

Although that would help to explain why Raquel broke down in tears on their first date.

Anyway, another new tidbit about Sandoval and Leviss seems to indicate that these two were much more than just f–k buddies for back for longer than we thought.

According to a new report from TMZ, Tom brought Raquel home to meet his family over the Christmas holidays.

Ariana was not on hand for the trip, and when friends criticized Sandoval for such a bold move, he explained that he and Madix were already “basically” broken up.

Sounds like he should’ve informed Ariana of that development!

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Peter Madrigal: Tom Sandoval-Raquel Leviss Affair Has Been Going on WAY Longer Than … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.