‘Vanderpump Rules’ Stars & Bravolebrities Share Thoughts On Midseason Trailer Showcasing First Look At “Scandoval” Drama

Ariana Madix may be dealing with the fallout of her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval's highly publicized affair with their  co-star Raquel Leviss, but there is an exciting opportunity on the horizon for the reality star! A source tells ET that Madix is currently «in talks» to join  for season 32, though nothing is firm. The upcoming season of ABC's hit dancing competition is set to premiere in September 2023. , which was the first to break the news, reports that Madix “has already received all of the approvals and sign-offs from NBC Universal,” the parent company of Bravo, which produces . As many know, Madix and her reality TV cast members have been embroiled in an affair scandal, now dubbed «Scandoval.» Last month, news broke that Madix and her boyfriend of nearly 10 years, Sandoval, called it quits after she discovered he was having an ongoing affair with Leviss. Sandoval and Leviss' affair began over the summer, in July 2022, but it wasn't until March that she saw an inappropriate video of Leviss pop up on her then-boyfriend's phone.

Raquel Leviss' defense amid the backlash she's received from her affair with her  co-star, Tom Sandoval.Saunders — the eldest son of  star Garcelle Beauvais, spoke up for Leviss during an appearance on  podcast Monday.«It rubs me the wrong way how many people I feel like are so quick to judge or say negative things about somebody without really, genuinely knowing the person. You gotta give her a break,» Saunders, 32, said. «It's a mistake, and we all make mistakes.»As fans of the Bravo reality TV series know, Leviss, 28, and Saunders were caught making out during a season 10 episode of the show, during a girls' trip to Las Vegas.Filming of the Vegas trip took place months before news of Sandoval's affair with Leviss broke — bringing his nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix to an end.While Saunders, who called Madix a «sweetheart,» voiced his support for Leviss, he did acknowledge her wrongdoing amid the Scandoval madness.«Yes, she shouldn't have been hooking up with our friend's dude, but we all make mistakes.

 season 10 reunion, Bravo released a photo of Ariana Madix's outfit for the special — and it's fierce!Just weeks after her breakup from Tom Sandoval amid his cheating scandal with Raquel Leviss, and following her «Boys Lie» style statement, Madix is showing her ex what he's missing in a red cut-out gown that puts her abs on full display.«Prepare the group chat

Andy Cohen says the Vanderpump Rules reunion has so much action that Peacock is planning to release «extended» versions. On SiriusXM's , Cohen shared some insight into the highly anticipated season 10 reunion and described the day as a «real reckoning.»The Bravo boss said he filmed one-on-one interviews with Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss.«I did separate one-on-ones with Tom, Ariana and Raquel, so that I could get all of their stories just in conversation with me, because I had a sense that I wasn't-- now, by the way, I re-asked a lot of the stuff in front of the group, but wanted to get everyone-- and I also, I had things that I had… my own concerns, I had my own things I wanted to confront them about, things that I had noticed,» he said. «I got to do that, so that's how we started and then we brought them in as a group, OK?»He continued, «So, it was a real reckoning.

cast filmed their highly anticipated reunion last week and Scheana Shay is finally giving fans a glimpse into what went down. On this week’s episode of Dear Media’s, the reality star sits down with her co-star, Lala Kent, to discuss the  reunion, how Ariana Madix handled herself, and how Shay is doing after the restraining order Raquel Leviss filed against her was dismissed. «I thought Ariana handled herself so well. Like, she sat back and looked insanely hot and amazing and just f**king sliced with her words.

Lala Kent says looking back, the  cast saw many red flags between Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss -- and chose to ignore them. The reality star was on SiriusXM’s on Tuesday, and revealed that at one point someone recalled «opening the doors and seeing Sandoval and Raquel under covers together» when he was in a relationship with Ariana Madix. The cast member then thought, "'This is weird but they’re just best friends.'«Kent doesn’t give away who caught the two in the compromising position but says it was off-camera at a party. The 32-year-old reality star goes on to tell Lewis that she did not tell Madix about anything because the two „haven’t been close for a while.“ However, she said she did tell Scheana Shay. Kent says Shay confronted Madix, Leviss and Sandoval but they all said nothing was going on.  alum Jax Taylor recently spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about Sandoval's affair with Leviss.

Vanderpump Rules is having a resurgence, but the future of the show is unknown, ET has learned. After seeing how the reunion played out, a source tells ET that the creative team behind Vanderpump Rules is trying to figure out where the show goes next. Meetings are on the books to discuss the series' future. It has not yet been renewed for season 11.

season 10 reunion is sure to bring some drama. For some of the castmates… it will be from a distance.

fraught with Shakespearian-level dramatic irony as the show reveals the mounting drama leading up to the revelation of Tom Sandoval, 40, and Raquel Leviss’ months-long affair.In this week’s installment, the gals are still reeling from the Lake Havasu girls trip gone wrong (the most common type of Lake Havasu girls trip).A pool party with the whole gang at Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix’s once happy home plays, on the surface, like “Mean Girls” lite. Lala Kent and Katie Maloney are still on the offense over Leviss’ behavior on the trip — namely that she got drunk and made out with a Vegas waiter Kent liked and then used a kiddo galaxy light to illuminate her Vegas hotel room.“I was being young and fun and single and living my life, and these girls literally set me up to make me seem like I’m only chasing after guys that they’re interested in,” Leviss, 28, says early in the episode.Kent and Maloney, 36, are accused of being the villains in their treatments of Leviss, who seems intent on defending herself against the volatile Kent.“She is kinda thriving, kinda hot,” Tom Schwartz says of Leviss defending herself.Not surprisingly, Tom Sandoval also stands up for the woman we now know to be his mistress, confronting Maloney for being a supposed bully.“Katie, here’s the thing with you: If somebody doesn’t have your exact perspective, they’re somehow wrong” he says.

Tom Sandoval to the rescue!On Wednesday's all-new Vanderpump Rules, Tom stepped in to defend Raquel Leviss following her fallout with Lala Kent, Katie Maloney and Kristina Kelly in Lake Havasu.Following the trip, the group convenes at Tom and his then-girlfriend, Ariana Madix's, home, for a pool party, where Lala decides to share her side of the story with Scheana Shay.«I think she’s weak,» Lala says of Raquel.«She’s built so much confidence this year,» Scheana retorts.«That’s a PC answer, and I respect it, but I’m gonna decline that,» Lala replies.While Lala says she's unable to forgive Raquel for calling her a «mistress,» Scheana reminds her that it was not long ago that she too was wearing that label. «It’s like wearing a f**king scarlet letter,» Scheana says in an interview before a flashback to her sit-down with Brandi Glanville for being with her then-husband, Eddie Cibrian, hits the screen.«Here we are in 2022 and I’m still a home-wrecking whore,» she continues.The conversation about Raquel's behavior on the trip continues, with Kristina joining in. But Scheana isn't going to let all the back-and-forth about her then-bestie slide — she decides to tell Raquel that Lala called her weak.«I think Lala’s pathetic.

EXCLUSIVE: Ariana Madix — who’s been knee-deep in a “Scandoval” involving her Vanderpump Rules ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval — has determined her next move: she’s joining the Meagan Good starrer Buying Back My Daughter for Lifetime.

Raquel Leviss will come face-to-face with her Vanderpump Rules co-stars on Thursday, ET has learned.  A source tells ET, “Raquel will be at the reunion, in person. Raquel wants to be there to show her face and apologize to Ariana [Madix] in person.” Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix called it quits on March 10, after cheating allegations between Sandoval and Leviss came to light. Leviss previously spoke out about the scandal in an exclusive statement to ET and tried to apologize to Madix privately after news broke of the scandal.A post shared by Entertainment Tonight (@entertainmenttonight)«As far as her situation with Scheana, the logistics of filming are still being figured out but both will be there and will film.

Ariana Madix. After ' first post-Scandoval footage was released, fans noticed Madix's topless swim with her male pal, but Kenyon was quick to set the record straight on social media.On TikTok, Kenyon confirmed, «Yes, that's me naked in a pool with Ariana on the trailer that everyone is talking about.»«It's me, hi, I am the one naked in the pool with Ariana and I am gay, so glad we could clear that up,» he added, before joking, «Make sure you guys support my friend's show on Wednesdays on Bravo.

fans (and everyone else who has become sucked into the Scandoval of it all!). In the new midseason trailer for the Bravo reality series, viewers get to see the first footage of the fallout between Tom Sandoval and his ex Ariana Madix over hisalleged affair with Raquel Leviss.Sandoval is seen kissing someone in bed as it cuts to Scheana Shay declaring herself the «OG home wrecking whore of this group,» before saying, «and then came Lala [Kent] and now you.» Shay is talking Leviss, who laughs in the clip, which is clearly taken before the pair's alleged altercation in the wake of the cheating scandal news.Leviss is also seen kissing Tom Schwartz as his ex Katie Maloney declares that they are not divorced yet.

Ariana Madix has remained relatively quiet since the Vanderpump Rules scandal broke, but that’s about to change, ET has learned. A source tells ET, “Ariana is getting ready for the reunion. She’s preparing herself and getting in the correct mindset for it.

Teddi Mellencamp wants to clarify her take on Scandoval. Or rather, her  about it.Earlier this week, a comment Teddi made on Melissa Gorga's  podcast spun itself into a headline across multiple outlets, all covering the fallout from  star Tom Sandoval cheating on longtime love Ariana Madix with co-star Raquel Leviss.«She probably paid Raquel to do this,» Teddi remarked, the «she» being her former  castmate Lisa Vanderpump, who stars on and executive produces . «Clearly I was making a joke and I'm being eviscerated for making a joke, which wasn't even being reported correctly, because everyone conveniently leaves out I said 'probably' and was ,» the  podcast host tells ET. «I love Bravo fans, I think how passionate they are is obviously why is so successful, but it feels like my words will continue to get twisted and when people will come at you and say, 'I wish you weren't alive, I wish you died!'» she adds. «They get brutal with even the words they say.

 is back, with the fallout from Raquel Leviss' kiss with Oliver taking center stage. On Wednesday's all-new episode, Raquel has a panic attack after Lala Kent, Katie Maloney and Kristina Kelly call her out for her behavior during their girls' trip to Las Vegas.After confirming that she did in fact kiss Oliver, Raquel seems shocked that she's being judged for something she thought Lala gave her the OK to do.«Raquel, why are you like this?» Katie asks.«Are you serious right now?» Raquel fires back. «Like, it was Lala's territory and I was not allowed to kiss him?»«No, no.

Kate Aurthur editor The #Scandoval has, predictably, been great for ratings: Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” is soaring.  According to the network, the March 8 episode of “Vanderpump Rules” — the first to air since the news broke about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ months-long affair — drew 2.2 million viewers across all platforms in Live + 3 ratings. In live viewing, that episode doubled its ratings from the previous week.  The network’s nightly talk show, “Watch What Happens Live,” which featured series matriarch Lisa Vanderpump being interviewed by Andy Cohen, also benefited, drawing 593,000 viewers in the 18 to 49 demographic alone. 

Pump the brakes. What fresh hell is this?Reality TV reached record levels of emotional carnage in the wake the shocking revelation that “Vanderpump Rules” star Tom Sandoval has been carrying on a months long affair with cast mate Raquel Leviss, the supposed bestie of his long time girlfriend, Ariana Madix. The dark deed came to light while Madix was supporting her two-timing man and his cover band the Most Extras (eye roll) as they took the stage at his bar TomTom in West Hollywood.

#Vanderpump cast member who’s texted her. Can you guess? SUR’s servers and bartenders were initially a hard partying bunch with dreams of modeling, acting and music careers. Vanderpump acted as both mother hen and referee to her staffers, counseling them as they dated and mated — almost exclusively with each other.As the seasons wore on, the stars began to all have similar facial features as they spent their Bravo earnings at the cosmetic surgeon.