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 - 21:37 / perezhilton.com
Tom Sandoval is breaking down exactly how he got entangled with Raquel Leviss!
Obviously, Scandoval has been about all Bravo fans have been able to talk about for the last month after it was revealed Ariana Madix unearthed a months-long affair between the pair by spotting an intimate video on her boyfriend’s phone last month. After nine years together, it was a heartbreaking sight and led to their abrupt breakup.
But in the weeks since the shocking news hit the internet, we’ve all been trying to wrap our heads around the timeline of everything. When did Raquel and Tom first hit it off? And what’s up with them now? Thankfully, we’re in luck!
The Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras frontman sat down with Howie Mandel on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, which dropped on Tuesday, and he spilled ALL. THE. TEA.
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Tom began by explaining how his relationship with Ariana had fizzled, saying they were nothing more than “a brand” and “roommates” who’d long ago stopped getting intimate. Because of this, he was “yearning for connection,” and he found that in an attractive young woman… Yes, you know the one…
The bartender claimed he and Raquel became fast friends after her split from James Kennedy and called their time “confiding in each other” a “source of strength” for him because he was in a “very dark place.” But their connection wasn’t romantic at first.
According to Sandoval, he first tried to get his best friend Tom Schwartz to hook up with the SUR waitress because he thought it would be fun to have his friends dating. When Schwartz wasn’t showing any interest, he opened up to the possibility that maybe he himself was the right Tom for the 28-year-old, he
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.
The topic on everyone’s mind. Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ affair was a shock to Vanderpump Rules viewers — but the cast was seemingly onto the couple for a while.
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Vanderpump Rules continues with the drama caused by Raquel Leviss and Tom Schwartz’s kiss and shows several co-stars questioning Tom Sandoval’s relationship with Leviss. The episode starts with the cast home from Scheana Shay and Brock Davies' wedding in Mexico. Scheana and Brock are writing thank-you notes while James Kennedy and Ally Lewber are unpacking and discussing Schwartz and Raquel's wedding make-outs.
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Ariana Madix continues to show support for Raquel Leviss on Vanderpump Rules.Bravo released a preview for Wednesday's VPR episode, which shows Madix and Tom Sandoval — who broke up last month after his affair with Leviss was exposed — defending Leviss from co-star Katie Maloney.The animosity comes from last week's episode of VPR, where fans watched Leviss continue her pursuit of Tom Schwartz, despite ex-wife Maloney's insistence against it. The two ended up making out as guests of Scheana Shay’s wedding cheered them on. In the sneak peek, Sandoval asks Maloney, «Are you guys not friends anymore because of him and Raquel making out?» When Maloney replies «Yes,» Sandoval quickly defends Leviss and Schwartz, saying, «I don't think it was really, like, a big deal.
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!In a seven-minute preview of next week's episode, Tom Schwartz is seen calling his BFF Tom Sandoval, who was in the middle of filming a confessional for the show, soon after his ex-wife, Katie Maloney, abruptly left after she picked up their two dogs in a tension-filled exchange.The tense visit comes amid fallout from Schwartz and Raquel Leviss were caught having a make-out session in Mexico during Scheana Shay's wedding celebrations to Brock Davies, which left Katie with a bitter taste in her mouth. Raquel and Sandoval were already in the midst of their secret months-long affair at the time of her controversial kiss with Schwartz.«Katie can do whatever she wants and I will support her,» Schwartz laments to Sandoval during their phone call.
Scheana Shay and her photoshopping skills are erasing Raquel Leviss from an important moment. Shay was on the podcast and said after it was revealed that Leviss and Tom Sandoval had an affair behind Ariana Madix’s back, she had to remove Leviss from her wedding photos. «I decided to edit all my wedding photos and put Lala [Kent]’s face on Raquel’s,» Shay said. «I had to,» she added.
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Tom Sandoval is detailing his first kiss with Raquel Leviss. The star appeared on the latest episode of the , and opened up in detail for the first time about the start of his affair with Leviss, which began amid his nearly decade-long romance with Ariana Madix.Sandoval explained that, over the last year, he began to «feel trapped» in his relationship with Madix and realized that he needed to «make a change to feel alive again, to feel motivated, to feel optimistic again.»Enter Leviss, who came along «at the worst time ever» for Sandoval because he was «yearning for a connection.»«As Raquel and I became really good friends,» he explained. "… I thought she was so awesome.
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