Vanderpump Guidelines’ Ariana Madix obtained an outpouring of assist when her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval had an affair with their costar Raquel Leviss — however she is aware of that public opinion might change at any time.
In response to an Instagram consumer’s current prediction that Pump Guidelines viewers will “hate Ariana” and “develop a comfortable spot for Tom” throughout season 11, Ariana, 38, wrote again, “definitely wouldn’t be shocked if the viewers swings that manner.”
Followers obtained their first glimpse at how Ariana and Sandoval’s dynamic has modified throughout a teaser for season 11 that dropped earlier this month. (The extremely anticipated new installment premieres in January 2024.)
“Smash my life, my house after which try to kill my f–king canine. My lawyer can be coping with you,” Ariana yelled at Sandoval, 41, within the trailer.
After the clip premiered at BravoCon, Ariana completely instructed Us Weekly that the allegation that Sandoval tried to kill her canine was based mostly on him persevering with his “reckless, careless conduct.”
Elsewhere within the clip, the exes — who known as it quits in March after 9 years of courting within the wake of the scandal — tried to take pleasure in a seaside outing with their costars. James Kennedy actually drew a line within the sand, telling the group, “That’s Ariana’s aspect, Sandoval’s aspect over right here. Don’t go over the road.”
Though the Pump Guidelines forged reunited to movie the brand new episodes, not everybody within the group is chummy with Sandoval. Lala Kent defined the place she stands with the restaurateur after she defended him from a booing crowd on the Vanderpump Guidelines BravoCon panel earlier this month.
“I do know that Ariana is aware of me and generally I’ve to remind her that, ‘Though I say these items, it doesn’t imply I’m going to ask [Sandoval] to Christmas dinner,’” Lala, 33, defined in the course of the Monday, November 13, episode of her Amazon Reside present.
She continued: ‘“It doesn’t imply I’m checking in on him. Like, you’re my good friend. I’ll at all times be sincere with you and I’ll at all times assist you.’”
Lala added that followers should tune in to see how the forged dealt with the fallout from the affair. “This season goes to look very completely different. And I feel everybody could be very uncooked and confused,” she stated.
Whereas Sandoval will face the music throughout season 11, Raquel, 29, determined to not return to the Bravo actuality collection. She opened up about her selection throughout an August look on Bethenny Frankel’s “ReWives” podcast.
“I do know that different individuals on the forged are extra essential than I’m. So, I don’t even assume that I might get a redemption arc, to be sincere,” stated Raquel. “I additionally know that I wouldn’t have the ability to share all of my story. No matter I share will get condensed to 5 minutes max.”
Raquel additionally stated that she “requested for equal pay with Tom and Ariana” and for reimbursement for her stint in a psychological well being therapy facility after the scandal. “They refused to pay me equally,” she claimed. Frankel, 53, chimed in to say that Raquel made much less cash than her interns.
Lisa Vanderpump subsequently shot down the claims, telling TMZ that Raquel made $361,000 on season 10 of Pump Guidelines.
“When [Raquel] was within the facility, her workforce texted and emailed us. We needed to verify she was in a great place first and I used to be going to do a one-on-one together with her,” Lisa, 63, instructed the outlet in August. “She talked about [returning]. Her workforce reached out. However ultimately, I feel she determined to not.”