Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, and Raquel Leviss. Shutterstock (3)
Busted. Tom Sandoval claimed he couldn’t journey to see Ariana Madix as she was grieving the lack of her grandmother — but it surely didn’t take lengthy for Lala Kent to poke holes in his story.
During a brand new episode of Vanderpump Rules, which aired on Wednesday, May 3, Lala, 32, questioned Tom’s conduct whereas Ariana, 37, was again residence in Florida.
“Sandoval, go take your degenerate ass elsewhere. I am watching you and you are a f—king mess. I am at a barbecue over Labor Day and your girlfriend is at home dealing with the loss of her grandmother,” the sweetness mogul informed James Kennedy in regards to the suspicious encounter she witnessed. “This was a dope Labor Day party and there were a lot of f—king people. Scheana [Shay] was there, Brock [Davies] was there, Raquel [Leviss] and Sandoval.”
In a separate scene, Lala broke down her considerations to Katie Maloney, Kristina Kelly and Lisa Vanderpump. “The day that Ariana’s grandmother died, Tom Sandoval came to the barbecue that I was at in Newport. Ariana was calling him furious, and he was like, ‘OK, I will come home right now.’ And he didn’t leave for another two hours. He was with Raquel all day long,” she revealed.
The former SUR bartender wasn’t thrilled to listen to Lala’s facet of the story later within the episode. According to Ariana, Tom, 40, claimed he didn’t go to her as a result of he “couldn’t get a ride” residence. Lala, nevertheless, recalled seeing the TomTom co-owner resolve to remain on the bash as a substitute of leaving with a pal.
“Jason said he was leaving the party and then you said, ‘No I am actually going to stay?’ And then you chose to stay longer?” Ariana requested Tom in entrance of Lala. “I found out that my grandmother died while you were there. You knew about that and then Jason said, ‘I am going to leave.’ So, you said, ‘I am going to stay.’”
The Missouri native admitted he thought Ariana “wanted to be alone” whereas coping with the tragic loss. “I should have [went to you]. I just figured you kind of … I don’t know,” he stated as he struggled for a proof.
Ariana continued to push Tom on his claims that he wasn’t in a position to journey, including, “When my dad passed away 10 years ago, we weren’t even together then and he thought it was such a huge priority to drop everything and be there for me. We have been together now for eight and a half years yet somehow somewhere it feels like maybe he doesn’t think I am as important anymore. I don’t know.”
The Fancy AF Cocktails coauthor famous she was initially high quality with Tom’s clarification — till Lala shared new particulars in regards to the get together.
“You said you didn’t know Jason had left because you were taking a s—t. You realize that you put me in a position with this where people will think that I am a f—king idiot. Everyone thinks that you just wanted to hang out there for a few more hours after that,” Ariana informed Tom earlier than elaborating in a confessional. “I choose Tom over everyone. Like, I am ride or die for you. So I look like an idiot being Tom’s No. 1 stan when he isn’t mine.”
Tom’s inconsistent conduct grew to become a serious matter of dialog on display screen as Us Weekly confirmed in March that he and Ariana referred to as it quits as a result of she discovered about his affair with Raquel, 28.
Several previous and current Vanderpump Rules stars have since recalled witnessing indicators of Tom and Raquel’s uncommon bond earlier than their dishonest scandal. Jax Taylor, who starred on seasons 1-8 of the Bravo present, beforehand talked about the Labor Day get together on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
“Last time we saw him was at a friend’s house in Orange County for Labor Day — and they were both together — now it makes sense,” the previous actuality star, 43, claimed in March. “I didn’t understand it at the beginning.”
Jax continued: “They were together and I don’t remember but I think Ariana called him and said, ‘Hey, my grandmother passed away or got sick.’ He didn’t go home — he didn’t leave. He used the fact that he couldn’t get an Uber. Meanwhile, people were coming in and out of the house all day long.”
A supply near Tom, nevertheless, informed Us that Jax’s claims have been unfaithful and the previous coworkers haven’t seen one another in over a yr.
One month later, Tom claimed he tried to tug the plug on his romance with Ariana prior to now. “It scared me. [Her reaction] really scared me,” he stated on the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast in April, alleging his now-ex-girlfriend was “fully in denial” about their breakup. “That’s why, like you say, ‘Why didn’t you just break up with her then?’ It’s because of the threat of … self-sabotaging. And you know how f–king — how much that hurts me?”
Ariana, in the meantime, has publicly moved on after she was seen packing on the PDA with health coach Daniel Wai at Coachella. At the time, a second supply solely informed Us that Ariana isn’t in a rush to get right into a critical relationship once more.
“She’s enjoying her freedom and being single for the first time in years,” the insider shared, noting that Ariana is “single and is having the time of her life.”
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