Andy Cohen Disses Howie Mandel After Tom Sandoval Interview

Kicked out of the clubhouse? Andy Cohen referred to as out Howie Mandel shortly after his bombshell podcast interview with Tom Sandoval — and he didn’t maintain again.

The Most Talkative writer, 54, made a reference to Mandel, 67, in the course of the Tuesday, April 11, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. “Tonight’s Jackhole [of the Day] goes to the fact that Howie Mandel apparently didn’t know what he was getting himself into with his interview of Tom Sandoval today,” the producer teased. “Because it seems like maybe he didn’t do his homework?”

Cohen subsequently performed a clip from the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” episode, which dropped earlier on Tuesday. In the audio, Mandel appeared to not acknowledge the Vanderpump Rules forged members talked about by Sandoval, 40, as he shared his facet of the story relating to his dishonest scandal with Raquel Leviss.

“Now both Sandoval and Howie are being dragged on social media,” Cohen added. “Howie, you have to be careful before you take a side. Bravo fans are very passionate.”

The Emmy winner beforehand chimed in on the interview by way of Twitter, replying to a social media person who inspired him to ask Mandel on WWHL “to explain himself.” Cohen answered on Tuesday: “Or not.”

Sandoval’s podcast look marked the primary time he spoke in-depth about his affair with Leviss, 28, which has been dubbed “Scandoval” since making headlines in March. Us Weekly confirmed final month that the previous SUR bartender and Ariana Madix referred to as it quits after 9 years of courting as a result of his infidelity.

Both Sandoval and Leviss issued public statements on the drama and apologized to Madix, 37, for his or her actions. During his chat with Mandel, nevertheless, the TomTom co-owner claimed that he and Madix have been already damaged up weeks earlier than information of his affair went viral.

“Like many relationships, it felt like it became more of like a best friends, family [thing] — sometimes roommates,” he argued. “There were a lot of ways where the relationship was just lacking the intimacy, the connection. We would travel more by ourselves than we would together. I would go to weddings by myself. … We for a while had been sort of having our own lives.”

The Schwartz & Sandy’s cofounder stated his life felt “bleak” after turning 40 in July 2022. “I started to lose my optimism in life and my drive. I started to feel trapped. I started thinking like, ‘I don’t need this house, I don’t need this s–t, but I feel like I need to make a change to feel motivated, to feel optimistic again,’” he stated.

According to Sandoval, he tried to interrupt up with Madix on Valentine’s Day — with out coming clear about Leviss on the time — however the Florida native was “in denial” about ending the connection. “Obviously, she was very upset. She freaking punched me and all this s–t,” he alleged. “A couple days later, I sit down and talk with her again, and she’s like, ‘I’m not letting you leave me. You’re gonna have to me force me out of this relationship.’”

The Bravolebrity famous that he was nonetheless concerned with Leviss whereas having breakup conversations with Madix, who was none the wiser. “I was seeing Raquel as often as I could. I know that sounds horrible,” he stated. “And FaceTiming her all the time. And Ariana didn’t even notice because that’s just how separate our lives were. I had to actually tell her, ‘How have you not noticed how distant I’ve been lately?’”

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Madix has but to touch upon Sandoval’s interview. She broke her silence on the scandal by way of Instagram final month, writing, “What doesn’t kill me better run.”