Didn’t age effectively? Tom Sandoval blew off Bravo’s questions on his shut bond with Raquel Leviss — because the couple secretly had an affair.
Throughout a brand new episode of Vanderpump Guidelines, which aired on Wednesday, April 26, a Bravo cameraman requested the TomTom co-owner, 40, immediately whether or not something “bodily” ever occurred between him and Raquel, 28.
“No. Nothing has occurred between Raquel and I. Like, nothing,” Tom stated whereas smiling in a confessional. “Prefer it wouldn’t occur between you realize … me and Katie [Maloney].”
Earlier within the episode, Katie, 36, questioned Tom’s choice to spend time with the wonder pageant contestant when his then-girlfriend, Ariana Madix, wasn’t round. Tom, for his half, slammed the Utah native for maintaining the onscreen deal with his private life.
“It’s annoying that Katie would say one thing like that. It’s insulting to not simply me however Ariana as effectively,” he instructed the cameras. “Raquel and I weren’t dancing all shut in a darkish nook of a speakeasy. A bunch of us simply went to The Abbey. Two of these individuals occurred to be Raquel and I.”
The Missouri native later known as out Katie’s feedback in entrance of their costars, saying, “Ariana is just not very pleased with you proper now. As a result of you realize precisely what you stated. Apparently as a result of me and Raquel went to The Abbey and apparently that’s the place our secret rendezvous is.”
In response, the “You’re Gonna Love Me” podcast host admitted she didn’t really feel unhealthy about doubting Tom’s dedication to Ariana. “I used to be making an attempt to clarify to Ally [Lewber] that Tom and Ariana don’t hold one another on leashes. They don’t have guidelines for one another of their relationship,” she detailed. “But additionally, my opinion of Raquel couldn’t be decrease at this level so if Tom and Ariana do have an open relationship, then Ariana is aware of nothing about it.”
Later within the episode, Tom argued that Katie was spreading lies about him to their costars. “You don’t take any accountability ever, Katie,” he continued earlier than addressing her March 2022 cut up from his enterprise companion Tom Schwartz. “You shouldn’t be with somebody for who you need them to be. You need to be with them for who they f—king are.”
Sandoval and Raquel’s connection was a serious matter of dialog throughout season 10 of Vanderpump Guidelines. Because the mannequin mentioned her curiosity in Schwartz, 40, on display screen, Us Weekly confirmed her offscreen affair with Sandoval in March amid his romance with Ariana, 37.
The California native issued a public apology after Ariana and Sandoval‘s cut up made headlines, writing by way of Instagram, “I need to apologize for my actions and my selections foremost to Ariana, and to my buddies and the followers so invested in {our relationships}. There isn’t a excuse, I’m not a sufferer and I have to personal my actions and I deeply remorse hurting Ariana.”
Katie, for her half, stated she had no sympathy for Raquel amid the drama. “I gave you each alternative. I used to be so sort to you once I didn’t must be, however I used to be,” she stated on a March episode of the “Give Them Lala” podcast. “The truth that you didn’t actually step [up] or respect that or acknowledge that and also you walked throughout that and took an enormous dump on it, you’re an fool.”
The truth star famous that she might “confidently say ‘f–ok you’” to Raquel, including, “You deserve … what’s coming to you proper now.”
Katie felt as if she “by no means stood an opportunity” making an attempt to remain on good phrases with Sandoval. “He was at all times going to search out fault with me,” she defined about their friendship over time, including that the businessman “by no means” revered or acknowledged her throughout her marriage to Schwartz.
Earlier this month, Sandoval slammed his costars for utilizing his dishonest scandal as a subject on their varied podcasts and interviews.
“Utilizing all this stuff as content material for his or her podcast. Fellow solid members are asking me all these questions, however you don’t need to know since you care about Ariana [Madix]. You need to know so you will have extra content material in your podcast,” he stated on the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast. “It’s f—king disgusting to me. It’s so gross. You aren’t somebody who provides a flying f—ok about Ariana. You’re doing this in your personal private achieve.”
On the time, the Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras frontman recalled having “darkish ideas” within the aftermath of the drama. “Shut buddies did see the problems,” he added, referring to his relationship with Ariana earlier than their cut up. “I don’t know [why it blew up]. I simply assume it was actually surprising. This occurred when there wasn’t quite a bit happening [in the news].”
The Florida native, in the meantime, has not publicly addressed her ex-boyfriend’s claims concerning the finish of their relationship. She beforehand took to social media to mirror on the individuals who supported her.
“Hello. the place to start? i need to categorical my most honest gratitude for the outpouring of affection and assist i’ve obtained from buddies, household, and other people i’ve by no means even met within the final two weeks,” she wrote by way of Instagram on March 16. “When i’ve felt like i couldn’t even stand, you all have given me the power to proceed and seen me by way of my darkest hours. to say i’ve been devastated and damaged is an understatement. nevertheless, i do know that i’m not on this alone.”
Madix continued: “So lots of my closest buddies are additionally grieving this loss proper now and reeling from this betrayal on so many ranges. i’m so f—king fortunate to have the most effective assist system on this planet and that i hope i can repay each single individual for the love you will have proven me. what doesn’t kill me higher run. love, ariana.”
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