Ariana Madix Jokes About Being in Throuple with Tom Sandoval & Raquel Leviss in Resurfaced Video From Before Cheating Scandal

Loaded advice? Raquel Leviss weighed in on Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval’s sex life — and boosted Ariana’s self-esteem — amid her secret affair with the TomTom cofounder.

Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval's relationship begin to show, Raquel Leviss is throwing her hat in the ring and giving Madix advice on how to spruce up their sex life — which would seem friendly and helpful had Leviss not been engaging in an affair with Madix's boyfriend of nearly nine years behind her back.In Wednesday's all-new episode of , the final episode before all hell breaks loose and "Scandoval" is revealed, the group meets up at SUR following Madix and Katie Maloney's party for their new sandwich shop, Something About Her.Leviss, who was not invited to the party following her makeout with Maoloney's ex-husband, Tom Schwartz, reconvenes with Madix at the restaurant's garden bar, where she asks Madix how she and Sandoval are doing — earlier in the episode, the pair had a heated conversation about their relationship and where their disconnect lies, with Sandoval's increased desire to spend time with Leviss over Madix being a point of contention.«He feels like he’s not being heard, which is why he’s always the loudest person in the room,» Madix says after Leviss asks how she's doing following the intense one-on-one.Leviss then brings up Madix and Sandoval's sex life, reminding Madix that she offered Leviss advice when she was going through a dry spell with her ex-fiancé, James Kennedy.Madix stressed that her main issue with Sandoval is that she needs more quality time with the Tom Tom co-owner in order to be open to having sex with him.«I feel like in a relationship, you should want to have sex,» Leviss offers. «OK, but you have to be, like, emotionally intimate before you can be physically intimate,» Madix replies.«You guys were emotionally intimate at one point, obviously, right?» Leviss asks.

Standing by her loyalty. Scheana Shay may have cut ties with Raquel Leviss over her affair with Tom Sandoval — but she doesn’t regret showing support for her Vanderpump Rules costar in the past.

Finding the silver lining. Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor think Ariana Madix‘s life has changed for the better since her split from Tom Sandoval.

Ariana Madix got candid with fans during this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday night. 

Birthday bling! Raquel Leviss splurged on a lightning bolt necklace — like the one Tom Sandoval wears — on Vanderpump Rules before news broke in March that she and the TomTom cofounder were hooking up.

Real Pain. Scheana Shay held back tears as she relived her and Tom Sandoval’s friendship fallout — and intense Vanderpump Rules finale chat — after he cheated on Ariana Madix with Raquel Leviss.

Not the apology he needed. Ariana Madix‘s close pal Jared Lipscomb heard from Tom Sandoval after slamming him for making an insensitive joke amid his cheating scandal.

James Kennedy is livin’ for the drama!

James Kennedy is probably one of the only members of the “Vanderpump Rules” cast members to think Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ relationship could last.

And so the plot thickens!

Ever since Scandoval made headlines last month, one of the biggest questions on many fans and Vanderpump Rules cast members’ minds have been: how did everyone miss the obvious signs of the affair between Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss?!

with their costar Raquel Leviss, she could sense a bit of chemistry between them. In a newly released from last week's episode of Vanderpump Rules—which was set during Scheana Shay's wedding—the caught a vibe while chilling in a hot tub with , 40, and , 28. "It looks like we're a throuple," she joked to her then-boyfriend of nine years and former friend after the group posed for photos.

This deleted scene from Vanderpump Rules will have fans cringing! (And asking why the heck it was deleted!)

Ending their friendship? Scheana Shay slammed her former Vanderpump Rules costar Billie Lee for hanging out with Tom Sandoval after his split from Ariana Madix.

Scandoval is slowly unraveling right before our eyes on Vanderpump Rules.

Ariana Madix's pre-Scandoval joke has a whole different meaning now. In a deleted scene from , Madix joked about being in a throuple with her then-boyfriend, Tom Sandoval, and Raquel Leviss.The moment happened before Sandoval's months-long affair with Leviss came to light.

Bravo fans who continue to watch new episodes of Vanderpump Rules with a fine-tooth comb amid Scandoval need to be tuning into the Never Before Scene episodes.

Scandoval is slowly starting to come to light on Vanderpump Rules.

Bring on the PDA! Ariana Madix was spotted giving Daniel Wai a goodbye smooch at LAX following their cozy outing at Coachella over the weekend.