Tom Sandoval is breaking down the aftermath of Scandoval on the following episode of Particular Forces: World’s Hardest Take a look at.
“I’ve had a hell of a, like, three months,” Sandoval, 41, stated in Us Weekly’s unique clip of the Monday, October 16, episode, as tears welled up in his eyes.
After the Particular Forces Directing Employees (DS) questioned why the Vanderpump Guidelines star was struggling, he admitted that it was as a result of he had “an affair.”
“She’s additionally on the present,” Sandoval added, referring to Raquel Leviss. “It was simply the proper storm, like, my publicist had by no means seen something prefer it. ‘A f—king actuality star having an affair’ [was] on CNN? It’s so silly.”
Us confirmed in March that Sandoval had break up from his girlfriend of 9 years, Ariana Madix, following his months-long secret dalliance with Raquel, 28. In consequence, lots of Sandoval’s Vanderpump Guidelines costars lower ties with him in favor of Ariana, 38.
“It grew to become this ‘Workforce Ariana’ factor. They offered $200,000 in merch in, like, two weeks,” Sandoval recalled in the course of the sneak peek. “Seeing folks I’ve been associates with for effectively over a decade simply activate me, it was simply so exhausting.”
Sandoval’s DS instructors, nevertheless, had little sympathy for his actions (or tears), noting that it appears to be like “pathetic” to see the TomTom proprietor try to “play [the] sufferer” when he isn’t one.
“The very first thing you have to be doing is proudly owning it,” Mark “Billy” Billingham succinctly added.
Because the fallout from Scandoval, Sandoval and Raquel have paused their relationship. Raquel even blocked him from her Instagram web page final month after he tried to ship her a contented birthday message.
“Rachel and Tom haven’t spoken in practically three months,” a supply solely informed Us in September, utilizing Raquel’s beginning title and noting that they’ve had “zero contact” since June when she sought therapy at a psychological well being facility. “[She] made the choice that it was healthiest to chop Tom out of her life utterly [and] ceased communications with him.”
Sandoval can be not on talking phrases with Ariana regardless of the pair nonetheless dwelling in the identical home. Ariana, who’s now courting Daniel Wai, and the Schwartz & Sandy’s proprietor solely talk via a third-party middleman about house-related considerations.
“I sleep quite a bit simpler at evening not giving a f—ok about when he’s coming via that door,” Ariana stated throughout an August look on costar Scheana Shay’s “Scheananigans” podcast. “That’s one factor I’ve to say about us dwelling in the identical home. I don’t have to consider how he’s coming into my bed room as a result of he isn’t. I sleep with my door locked. Simply in case.”
Particular Forces: World’s Hardest Take a look at season 2 airs on Fox Mondays at 9 p.m. ET.