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James & Raquel's Relationship Timeline Shows The 'Vanderpump Rules' Couple Has Dealt With Drama Before

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Jessica Hardy

Updated on March 13, 2026

Unfortunately, things didn't stay "amazing" for too much longer: Season 7 of Vanderpump Rules brought with it plenty of drama, and a brand new set of cheating allegations against James. This time, it's Kristen's friend Hope, who confronted Raquel at Pride in order to let her know that she and James hooked up at Coachella, while the beauty queen was sleeping just a few feet away. Hope also claimed that she and James have been hooking up for two years behind Raquel's back, but that it was hard for her to own up to the infidelity because James "manipulated me."

Neither Raquel nor James seemed to give these allegations much credence, but the rest of the SURvers think that James has been stepping out on Raquel, and that she should leave him. Calling the couple "a match made in heaven," Lala told Us Weeklythat James loves Raquel "because he can get away with everything."

She continued: "I don’t know that I feel badly for her anymore because … it’s like seeing the murder scene and still needing more evidence. It’s like, ‘Okay, girl, I can’t even deal.’ Like, you’re killing my brain cells at this point, and I don’t have a lot of those to lose."

The ladies of Vanderpump Rules have also encouraged Raquel to ditch her boyfriend over his demeaning language, after she admitted that he "treats me like a queen" until "he's been drinking too much," and then he insults her the same way he has insulted all of the other women on the show.

Despite all of the fighting, cheating allegations and drama, though, it looks as if Raquel is committed to standing by her man, and she and James seem to be together and just as happy as ever. Now, let's just hope nobody ever touches her pasta again.