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 - 20:49 / usmagazine.com
Pumping the breaks. Tom Sandoval claims he and Raquel Leviss have taken a step back in their relationship — and aren’t dating — after their affair made headlines.
“We’re really good friends,” Sandoval, 40, said of Leviss, 28, during the Tuesday, April 11, episode of the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast. “Were not putting any label on it.”
The TomTom cofounder revealed that the pair are “taking a break” amid all the drama. When asked by Howie Mandel whether the Vanderpump Rules costars are “friends with benefits,” the Missouri native insisted, “Not right now.”
Us Weekly confirmed last month that Sandoval and Ariana Madix called it quits after nine years together. Their split came in the wake of Madix, 37, learning that her longtime boyfriend had been intimately involved with their Bravo costar for months.
“There [are] two things that happened here. The ending of a relationship and the affair,” Sandoval told Mandel, 67, on Tuesday. “I can tell you right now, by far, the most painful thing for Ariana is the ending of the relationship.”
The Schwartz & Sandy’s cofounder explained that the breakup has also been “the most painful thing for our friends.”
He recalled the former couple being dubbed the “Mom and Dad” of their group during their romance. “We took care of our friends,” Sandoval said, adding that now people are “grouping the breakup and the affair together and they are taking it out on me.”
While the Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras singer told the podcast listeners that he “understands” his friends’ anger, he claimed “the breakup was an inevitable thing.”
Elsewhere in the episode, Sandoval alleged that he broke up with Madix on Valentine’s Day, which was nearly one month before their split made headlines.
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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.
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Wishing her the best. Tom Sandoval claimed he’s rooting for ex Ariana Madix’s happiness after their breakup — and his affair with Raquel Leviss — made headlines earlier this year.
Vanderpump Rules, eagle-eyed fans took to Twitter to point out a NSFW moment that may have hinted at the start of Scandoval.In a clip from Wednesday's episode, titled, «It's All Happening… Again,» Tom Sandoval's appears to smack Raquel Leviss' butt right in front of then-girlfriend, Ariana Madix. The cringe-worthy moment went down during one of the many pre-wedding events ahead of Scheana Shay and Brock Davies' Mexico nuptials.While it's unclear what Sandoval was doing, fans are speculating that the TomTom co-owner tapped Leviss on the backside, causing her to shriek in surprise, as she appears to swat Sandoval's hand away.Madix meanwhile, is just feet away, and is getting up to exit the room when the alleged smack went down.The moment ironically occurred after Sandoval was poking fun at Leviss for making out with Tom Schwartz, just minutes before — a scene that caused blackash of its own after Schwartz's ex, Katie Maloney, expressed her disapproval over Leviss' dalliances with her then soon-to-be ex-husband.The way the camera grabbing Sandoval smacking Rachel’s ass when they got up to leave… #PumpRules#vanderpumpRules#vprpic.twitter.com/6IdBOTPRGfAs fans of the show know, last month, ET confirmed that Sandoval and Madix called it quits after she discovered the aspiring musician was having an affair with Leviss.
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