‘Vanderpump Rules’ Trailer Shows Ariana and Tom’s First On-Camera Meeting Post-Cheating

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.

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.

Vanderpump Rules, which aired Wednesday on Bravo, was filled with drama and tension. The episode opens with James Kennedy at home, working on new music mixes, as his dad, Andros, joins the scene.James and his dad discuss James' drinking, but his dad doesn’t think he has a drinking problem. They then discuss James and Raquel Leviss’ breakup, with his dad admitting he «never really saw» James marrying Raquel, «not from day one.»The episode shifts to Scheana Shay at home in Marina Del Rey, California. While figuring out the seating chart for her wedding, her fiancé, Brock Davies, comments on Raquel’s «roster» being «stacked» at the wedding. Brock mentions how Raquel will be walking down the aisle with her Coachella make-out partner, Brock's friend, Joey, as well as her former fiancé, James.

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.

Andy Cohen is sharing some insight into the highly-anticipated season 10 reunion.After wrapping filming Thursday, Cohen took to his Instagram Stories to tease what's to come following the Scandoval of it all. «Well, that was really confrontational. It was really emotional.

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.

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.

A remaining mystery. Some questions about the Vanderpump Rules midseason trailer have already been answered, but fans are still looking for answers about one particular moment: who is Tom Sandoval kissing?

“Scandoval.”A just-released trailer reveals the conversation between Sandoval and Madix that was filmed after the scandal broke. Watch it below:“I wish we both would’ve tried harder,” a sullen Sandoval says in the clip.“You don’t deserve one f—ing tear of mine,” Madix replies.“You want anything?” he later asks.“For you to die,” Madix responds.The teaser also shows castmember Sheana Shay, who found herself a participant in the “Scandoval” while her and Leviss were in New York together for an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live!” earlier this month.“This is a full-blown love affair,” she says, describing Sandoval and Leviss’s relationship.“I had so much f—ing rage in me,” she continues, alluding to the alleged physical altercation between herself and Leviss.

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.

Caught on film. The Vanderpump Rules midseason trailer offered the first glimpse at Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval‘s intense conversation about his affair with Raquel Leviss.

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.

Audiences are tuning back in to Vanderpump Rules. Following the news that longtime stars Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix had split due to an alleged affair between Sandoval and co-star Raquel Leviss, the series saw quite the boost in ratings.

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.

Ariana Madix is back. The Vanderpump Rules star returned to Instagram after recently deactivating her profile after news broke that her longtime boyfriend, Tom Sandoval, was having an affair with Raquel Leviss. Although Madix is back on the social media platform, she hasn’t posted anything just yet. Meanwhile, both Sandoval and Leviss have used Instagram to issue apologies.On Wednesday, Sandoval shared a personal message on his Instagram, and started his statement by apologizing to «everyone I've hurt.»He then apologized to Madix, writing, «Most of all, I want to apologize to Ariana. I made mistakes, I was selfish, and made reckless decisions that hurt somebody I love.

Lala Kent had her suspicions about Raquel Leviss all along. On Wednesday's all-new episode of which comes on the tail of Leviss' alleged affair with Tom Sandoval --- Kent voiced her concerns over Leviss «stealing men» during a girls trip to Las Vegas.The girls arrive at Burbank airport for their flight to Vegas, ready to get the party started.

Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz will miss season 3 of Winter House, ET has learned. A source tells ET, “Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz were anticipated to film for season 3 of Winter House, but will now miss filming due to the Vanderpump Rules saga. The cast is heading to Colorado this weekend, but now that cameras are back up for, the Tom's will be filming for that.”“There is a possibility the duo could go to Colorado later, and come in near the end of the  season.