Apparently, Vanderpump Guidelines producers have been simply as shocked about scandoval as the remainder of us!
For individuals who want a refresher, Ariana Madix broke up together with her longtime boyfriend, Tom Sandoval, in March after discovering he was having a seven-month affair with their co-star Raquel Leviss. Because the information broke, the forged insisted the key relationship between Sandoval and Raquel got here as a shock to them. However as viewers have seen whereas watching episodes of season 10 of VPR over the previous few weeks, the group had suspicions about their shut relationship since final 12 months! James Kennedy’s girlfriend Ally Lewber revealed a “bizarre” interplay Raquel and Sandoval had at The Abbey with out Ariana, main Katie Maloney and Lala Kent to suspect one thing was occurring. A number of individuals have questioned a sleepover Raquel and Sandoval had at his and Ariana’s residence – whereas she was away for her grandmother’s funeral. Eagle-eyed followers even noticed the 40-year-old allegedly grabbing Raquel’s butt at one level this season!
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There have been so many apparent indicators about her and Sandoval’s secret relationship — to level the place followers questioned whether or not the producers knew in regards to the affair for some time or re-edited the present after scandoval’s publicity. Many additionally puzzled why they didn’t pursue the dishonest scandal additional whereas filming season 10, though the forged was suspicious of the infidelity then. And now, we’re lastly getting some solutions!
Throughout his SiriusXM present Radio Andy on Thursday, Andy Cohen revealed that Vanderpump Guidelines producers by no means noticed the affair between Sandoval and Raquel coming — regardless of having a lot footage of the forged questioning their shut “friendship” with one another. Why is that? The Bravo producer defined that since Ariana saved shutting down the allegations, they determined to belief her intestine and never imagine the rumors as nicely:
“That is what manufacturing pointed to as a result of I referred to as them as soon as I began seeing the episodes and I used to be like, ‘Are you telling me you guys didn’t get that this was occurring?’ And so they stated all of them form of adopted Ariana [Madix]‘s lead. And Ariana was saying, ‘No. I do know Raquel and this isn’t occurring.’”
Andy stated she appeared so certain Raquel wouldn’t betray her on the time that the group determined to not pursue the dishonest storyline additional. So when the affair information broke, it surprised the forged, crew, and producers:
“The humorous factor is — if you consider it now — in case you take heed to what Ariana is saying she shouldn’t be saying, ‘Tom would by no means do this. Isn’t she primarily pointing to Raquel? She [kept saying] that Raquel shouldn’t be that form of woman and that we have been barking up the incorrect tree.”
He continued:
“I feel as a result of Ariana was shutting down the conversations about them being in an open relationship, and he or she was shutting down the concept Raquel may ever even do this. That’s the reason nobody took it additional, and that’s the reason it really was a shock. Then you definately take a look at this footage and also you’re like, ‘This story wrote itself.’”
That’s so heartbreaking. Ariana trusted and defended the previous pageant queen a lot all through the season. She even advised Katie on Wednesday’s episode of the fact collection that Raquel was so “loyal” and would by no means betray her by sleeping with Sandoval:
“Raquel is my buddy. She is somebody that’s form and candy and constant and only a delight for the reason that day I met her. Clearly I like Raquel dearly and he or she’s one among my closest buddies. I not solely belief and love her — I belief and love my boyfriend.”
Jeez. It will need to have been so painful for the 37-year-old to be taught she was incorrect in regards to the SUR waitress. Clearly, Raquel and Sandoval had everybody fooled! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Tell us within the feedback under.
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