Owning up to it? Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss confessed to Ariana Madix about their sleepover on Vanderpump Rules — but they left out some crucial details on screen.
11.04.2023 - 18:37 / usmagazine.com
The kiss that launched a Bravo scandal. Tom Sandoval revealed that his affair with Raquel Leviss started before her hookup with Tom Schwartz.
During the Tuesday, April 11, episode of the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast, Sandoval, 40, noted that he had already kissed Leviss, 28, before Scheana Shay and Brock Davies‘ wedding in August 2022.
“We just kissed. It was magnetic,” he recalled, before throwing shade at his romance with Ariana Madix. “I felt something that I hadn’t felt in so long emotionally.”
The TomTom co-owner said his first kiss with Leviss pushed him to get into therapy. “The feelings were something very, very strong,” he continued. “Those feelings that I had started to take over in a sense. Logic went out the window. Because I wasn’t experiencing that [with Ariana] — I hadn’t experienced that [before].”
Sandoval’s bombshell confession came one month after news broke about his split from Madix, 37, due to his infidelity. “Ariana found out [about the affair] after looking at Tom’s phone while he was on stage performing his new song,” a source shared exclusively with Us Weekly in March.
At the time, the insider revealed that Sandoval and Leviss were hoping to have a future together. “Tom and Raquel are the real deal. This isn’t just a regrettable fling or one-night stand.” the source added. “It’s no excuse for what they did and the people they hurt, but they see a long-term future together. Only time will tell if their bond can survive the backlash.”
The Missouri native broke his silence after Vanderpump Rules fans shared negative comments about his restaurants in response to the scandal. He later issued a separate statement apologizing to Madix.
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Lala Kent is letting her opinion be known!On Wednesday, following this week's all-new episode of Vanderpump Rules, Kent appeared on, where she shared her thoughts on Tom Sandoval's affair with Raquel Leviss, Tom Schwartz's explosive appearance last week, and of course, the Scandoval of it all.«It was so cringy. He needs to walk through it with a PR team first,» Kent said of Shwartz's sit-down. «Maybe I should walk through stuff with a PR too, so I don't know.»Addressing Schwartz's bombshell revelation that Sandoval is «in love» with Leviss, Kent said she thinks Leviss may be in love with Sandoval, but doesn't necessarily think it's a two-way street.«I think Raquel may be in love with him, I don't think he's in love with her because I think he's incapable of that type of emotion,» the reality star said.As fans of the show know, last month, ET confirmed that Sandoval and Ariana Madix called it quits after she discovered the aspiring musician was having an affair with Leviss.As for when Kent said she became suspicious of Sandoval and Leviss' tryst, Kent said she first thought something was amiss back in August when the months-long affair is rumored to have begun.When it comes to the theory that Schwartz's makeout session with Leviss was done in an attempt to throw everyone off Sandoval and Leviss' scent, Kent said she believes Schwartz was indeed a decoy, whether or not he was aware of it at the time.«I think Schwartz was absolutely the decoy, and I don't think he realized it. That's what's so gross about it,» Kent stated.Kent doesn't have much hope for a long-term romance between Sandoval and Leviss, saying, «Absolutely not. He's going to now see that it's real life, and he's going to be like, there isn't much happening
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