Tom Sandoval Reportedly Made Excuses For Why He Didn’t Tell Ariana About Raquel Affair

Cameras were rolling portion Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix discussed the events that led up to their divided — which included Tom, 39, cheating connected his woman of 9 years, 37, with their Vanderpump Rules co-star and Ariana’s person Raquel Leviss, 28 — and present sources are opening to spill the details astir what went connected down closed doors. “Ariana walked distant from the speech feeling similar she was gaslit by Tom,” a idiosyncratic adjacent to accumulation revealed to Page Six connected March 6. “He gave her respective excuses arsenic to wherefore helium ne'er copped to cheating.”

The insider besides claimed that Tom told Ariana helium was disquieted astir however the matter “would interaction her intelligence health”, particularly aft her dear grandmother Phyllis “Bonnie“ Cameron died successful Sept. 2022. “The information that they ain a location unneurotic was besides brought up and however helium thought that would marque their breakup adjacent much complicated,” a 2nd root told the publication. The brace bought a gorgeous newly-built location successful 2019 successful Valley Village for conscionable implicit $2 million, according to Dirt.

Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix airs astatine the ‘Vanderpump Rules’ premiere successful Feb. 2023 (Photo: Shutterstock)

The root besides noted that Ariana feels “perturbed” by her breakup chat with Tom — which took spot successful the above-mentioned location — and that she has been leaning connected her Vanderpump Rules co-stars for support. “Ariana has recapped what happened with her friends and castmates, the bulk of whom are disappointed Tom seems incapable to instrumentality accountability for his actions oregon explicit important remorse,” they divulged. Some of those helping Ariana get done the heartbreaking clip see Katie Maloney, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, and erstwhile VPR prima Kristen Doute.

Neither Raquel nor Ariana has addressed the cheating ungraded publicly, but Tom apologized to his Schwartz & Sandy’s barroom and edifice household — including portion proprietor and co-star Tom Schwartz — for the harm helium whitethorn person caused successful a March 5 Instagram post. “Hey, I afloat recognize and merit ur choler and disappointment towards me, but delight permission Schwartz my friends and household retired of this situation…,” helium began. “Schwartz specifically lone recovered retired astir this precise recently, and astir decidedly did not condone my actions. This was a precise idiosyncratic thing.”

Tom Sandoval (left), Ariana Madix (middle), and Raquel Leviss (right) airs astatine the Los Angeles Mission’s yearly Thanksgiving meal successful Nov. 2022 (Photo: MediaPunch/Shutterstock)

He continued, “Also, Schwartz & Sandy’s mightiness person my sanction connected it, but besides determination are 3 different partners and 20 employees, who particularly trust connected the edifice for income for them and their families. … Please nonstop ur choler towards maine and not them. They did thing wrong.” He ended his connection by announcing that helium is “taking a hiatus retired of respect” for his employees and partners and that helium “needs time” earlier helium addresses the remainder of the harm helium has caused. 

Tom and Raquel’s fling has been ongoing since past summer, according to Page Six. The work claimed that Raquel “has slept implicit astatine Tom and Ariana’s location erstwhile Ariana’s been retired of town.” Of course, past summertime is besides erstwhile Raquel and Tom Shwartz made headlines for reportedly making retired up astatine Scheana Shay’s Aug. 2022 wedding amid Tom’s ongoing divorce from Katie Maloney.

Although the breakup occurred arsenic Season 10 of Vanderpump Rules is airing, Andy Cohen confirmed connected March 6 that fans volition get to spot the play unfold astatine immoderate constituent during the season. “First of all, erstwhile you ticker the remainder of the play of Vanderpump Rules with the overlay of knowing that Raquel and Sandoval — what’s happened with them, and what was perchance happening past — it’s truly shocking,” helium added. “Even Wednesday night’s episode, you’re not going to judge it. Watching it with this overlay…there’s a infinitesimal betwixt Ariana and Raquel wherever you spot wherever their relationship is, which is good, that you won’t believe.”

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