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- Tom Sandoval is greatest identified for starring on Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules.
- He allegedly had a latest affair with Raquel Leviss.
- Tom was relationship Ariana Madix on the time of the alleged affair.
- It was reported that Tom and Ariana break up after 9 years collectively in March 2023.
Tom Sandoval‘s reported affair with Raquel Leviss has been one of many greatest headline-making dramas to ever occur between stars of a Bravo present. The Vanderpump Rules solid member was apparently romantically concerned with Raquel whereas he was nonetheless relationship his longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix, and it led to the demise of their relationship. The information shocked many followers of the present and has not too long ago been the principle matter mentioned within the Bravo universe.
Find out extra about Tom and Ariana’s romance in addition to the alleged affair that ended all of it beneath.
Tom’s relationship with Ariana Madix
Tom, who has been a solid member on Vanderpump Rules since Jan. 2013, met and began working with Ariana when she joined the present at the beginning of season two, which premiered in Nov. 2013. Although it’s unclear precisely once they first struck up a romance, they confirmed they have been relationship through the present’s season two reunion in 2014. Before the affirmation, Tom’s then girlfriend Kristen Doute accused him of dishonest on her with Ariana, however they each denied the declare earlier than ultimately admitting they did share a kiss.
After years of what seemed to be a robust relationship, Bravo followers have been shocked to be taught that Tom apparently had an affair with Raquel, who first appeared on Vanderpump Rules as co-star James Kennedy‘s girlfriend in season five in 2016. Although the affair had allegedly been going on since the middle of 2022, Ariana reportedly didn’t discover out about it till March 1, 2023, when she discovered a sexual selfie video from Raquel and a “history of inappropriate texts” on Tom’s cellphone.
“This has been going on for upwards of six months — all the while, Tom was sleeping next to Ariana in bed,” one insider informed PEOPLE in March 2023. “She was completely blindsided by this; devastated doesn’t even scratch the surface of how she feels. This is someone she thought she knew; someone she planned to spend the rest of her life with. You can’t even put into words that betrayal.”
On March 3, 2023, a supply confirmed to PEOPLE that Tom and Ariana broke up after relationship for 9 years. “They had been having problems for a while, but this was the final straw for Ariana,” an insider informed the outlet in regards to the break up. “She put up with a lot over the years, but she won’t sit back and be disrespected this way.”
Tom’s alleged affair with Raquel Leviss
Raquel first joined Vanderpump Rules in 2016, when she was relationship James. The lovebirds bought engaged in May 2021, as filming for season 9 of the present started. Their proposal aired in Oct. 2021, however two months later, they introduced the marriage was off as a result of they’d break up up. They each launched a joint assertion about going their separate methods on Instagram in Dec. 2021.
“After these 5 wonderful years we had together, we decided we have two different goals and made the decision to call off the engagement. We love each other very much, but we aren’t in love anymore. We want nothing but the best for each other so please keep any thoughts positive. Sending Love,” the assertion learn.
After rumors started to flow into that Tom started having an affair with Raquel across the summer season of 2022, followers observed some potential clues about their alleged secret romance. Some identified that the 2 of them wore matching lighting bolt necklaces throughout latest separate appearances. The appearances included Raquel at BravoCon in Oct. 2022 and Tom on the House of Barrie opening that very same month.
After Ariana reportedly discovered in regards to the alleged affair on March 1, 2023, they ended their nine-year romance, and Tom broke his silence on the dishonest allegations three days later. He shared an Instagram message that talked about his castmate and good friend, Tom Schwartz, and his household and mates, who he claimed have been being bothered by outsiders because of the controversial state of affairs.
“Hey, I fully understand and deserve ur anger and disappointment towards me, but please leave Schwartz my friends and family out of this situation…,” Tom wrote earlier than including that Schwartz had “specifically only found out about this very recently, and most definitely did not condone my actions.” He additionally mentioned he could be “taking a step back & taking a hiatus out of respect for my employees & partners. I need some time to address everything else. Sorry for everything.”
On the identical day he broke his silence, Tom was noticed leaving Raquel’s house, in a photograph posted by TMZ. He seemed to be making an attempt to remain underneath the radar in an all-black outfit accomplished with a black baseball cap, through the outing. The evening meetup occurred hours after they’d reportedly filmed earlier within the day.
As Tom introduced he was taking a step again, many followers started to surprise if the alleged affair could be featured on the upcoming tenth season of Vanderpump Rules, and based on an insider, the possibilities are excessive as a result of “cameras” have been “rolling” when the information broke. A manufacturing supply additionally claimed that Bravo and manufacturing firm Evolution started filming once more to comply with the fallout of the dishonest scandal.