Making Bravo historical past. The season 10 finale of Vanderpump Rules featured footage of the times after information broke about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Levissā dishonest scandal.
During the episode, which aired on Wednesday, May 17, Ariana Madix confronted Tom, 40, about his secret relationship with Raquel, 28.
āI wad ride or die for you and I had her back as well. The fact that she has continued to smile in my face while also smiling on FaceTime with you is one of the most God-awful disgusting things I have ever heard of,ā the Florida native, 37, stated. āWhy [arenāt] you sorry that you did it?ā
In a confessional, the Schwartz & Sandyās co-owner claimed the previous couple had points they saved non-public. āAriana and I just grew apart. We have had issues like this for five years. And we just didnāt want that out there in the world,ā he informed the cameras.
Us Weekly confirmed in March that the TomTom cofounder and Ariana known as it quits after almost a decade of relationship on account of his infidelity. As a consequence, cameras picked again as much as seize extra footage for a brand new season finale.
In the episode, viewers additionally bought a glimpse at Raquel and Tomās dynamic. The pair, who initially connected in August 2022, mirrored on their future collectively. They didnāt, nevertheless, share a kiss ābecause thereās camerasā filming them.
While they didnāt tape collectively post-Sandoval, Raquel tried to make amends with Ariana off display with a public assertion. āI want to apologize for my actions and my choices foremost to Ariana, and to my friends and the fans so invested in our relationships. There is no excuse, I am not a victim and I must own my actions and I deeply regret hurting Ariana,ā she wrote through Instagram in March.
That similar month, the mannequin provided an replace on her relationship with Tom forward of the reunion taping. āIt started off as a friendship and turned into something more,ā Raquel informed TMZ. āWeāre just trying to get through these next through steps and make amends and hear everybody out. I know a lot of people are angry. So just getting through these next few steps and not putting a label on anything. Weāre just kind of taking a break for now.ā
The bar proprietor, nevertheless, later clarified that he and Raquel took a step again from their romance. āWeāre really good friends,ā he stated on an April episode of the āHowie Mandel Does Stuffā podcast. āWere not putting any label on it.ā
Tom, who first connected with Raquel in August 2022, additionally detailed the early phases of their affair. āI was seeing Raquel as often as I could. I know that sounds horrible,ā he stated, referring to the time the pair spent filming season 10. āAnd FaceTiming her all the time. And Ariana didnāt even notice because thatās just how separate our lives were. I had to actually tell her, āHow have you not noticed how distant Iāve been lately?āā
Amid the general public backlash, Us confirmed that Raquel entered a psychological well being facility.
āRaquel and her family decided before the relationship was discovered that she would enter a voluntary facility for mental health counseling,ā an announcement from her rep learn in April, which clarified that the previous magnificence pageant queen was in rehab, however not searching for assist for substance abuse points. āRaquel had planned to admit herself before the VPR reunion was taped on March 23. She was scheduled to go in pre-reunion but decided she wanted to finish her filming commitment. Bravo and production were aware and in support of her journey towards better mental health.ā
According to Tom, Raquel has been ādoing greatā after selecting to hunt therapy. āRaquel is in a mental facility,ā he informed TMZ in April. āWhether she decides to tell you where that is after the fact ā thatās where Raquel is. No visitors, no friends, no family, no phone, no nothing.ā
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