The Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion is lastly right here — and it didn’t disappoint!
On Wednesday evening, Bravo aired the primary of three episodes breaking down all of the scandals that slammed the VPR gang this season — most notably Scandoval! And simply as you would possibly anticipate, tensions have been HIGH as Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval noticed one another face-to-face to rehash their disastrous breakup alongside their different mates.
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Going Solo
Interestingly, the present began with solo interviews with Tom, Ariana, and the mistress Raquel Leviss, giving them every an opportunity to talk actually in regards to the scenario with out others’ opinions getting in the way in which.
Host Andy Cohen started by telling the TomTom co-owner it “feels like you’re the most hated man on television right now.” Then he gave Ariana an opportunity to specific why she by no means suspected her companion of 9 years of dishonest on her along with her then-BFF. She defined:
“We all know men are trash, but I trust my girlfriends. So, for someone to be so ingratiated in my life, as my friend, how could someone be as close to me as she did?”
Where Was Raquel?
As you would possibly bear in mind, there was a ton of hypothesis about how they have been going to have the ability to movie the reunion with everybody concerned as a result of proper earlier than taping, Raquel obtained a restraining order in opposition to Scheana Shay after an alleged bodily altercation in New York City.
Well, Andy discovered a good workaround! While Scheana was onstage with the others, Raquel was 100 ft away in a trailer watching the drama go down. While she didn’t get a lot time to speak within the first a part of the reunion, her eyes obtained a exercise with how a lot she was rolling them whereas listening to the others! LOLz!
Ariana & Tom’s Relationship
OK. So into the meat of all of it! The Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras singer — who was clearly very nervous to be there — claimed he and Ariana had a considerably pretend relationship for cameras. He dished:
“Ariana and I kept our relationship pretty private for many years. We had issues. I felt like I was her gay BFF. We put on a front when we were filming and I even talked to our showrunner. For us to be having these issues and keeping it from people, I just didn’t think it was fair to the rest of the cast.”
The present reduce to a never-before-seen clip from September 2022 wherein Tom could possibly be heard telling a producer:
“I feel guilty, people put themselves out there, man. It’s not fair. I feel like it’s important for us to, like, talk about this s**t and not pretend like it’s all amazing.”
His Fancy AF Cocktails co-author clapped again, arguing:
“I feel like I always showed everything, from my point of view. He’s framing it now as something else. Because he has to, he’s desperate.”
Raquel’s Half-Assed Apology
During the personal sit-down with the Watch What Happens Live host, Ariana revealed Raquel reached out to her to apologize for the affair — but it surely was far too little, far too late. She shared:
“She texted me. It took her 48 whole hours to text me.”
In a screenshot of the alternate, Ariana could possibly be seen texting the 28-year-old:
“You are DEAD TO ME”
The SUR waitress replied hours later:
“Ariana, I don’t know what to say right now besides I really f**ked up and I am so so so sorry.”
Ariana hit again with:
“Shut the f**k up you f**king RAT”
OOF!
Tom’s Apology
Tom obtained an identical response when he tried to apologize to his ex-girlfriend, saying:
“I’m sorry for doing the one thing I said I wouldn’t do, and I did it in the worst way possible. I love you and I apologize.”
Let’s simply say the 37-year-old did NOT settle for that apology:
“He has victim-blamed me 100 percent of the way so I don’t believe anything that just came out of his mouth. I think he’s f**king full of s**t and he can f**k off.”
Ariana not taking Sandovals bullshit and calling him out on stage was so good #pumprules #vanderpumprules pic.twitter.com/T9Dct9NLER
— Mark (@MarkJCampbell) May 25, 2023
James Kennedy & The Giant Brawl
James Kennedy was undoubtedly a scene-stealer! The DJ had a string of laugh-out-loud humorous one-liners all through the reunion, particularly when Andy steered he was the “No. 1 guy” within the group following Tom’s downfall. He quipped:
“It’s not hard to compete when I’m working with [Tom] Schwartz and a clown.”
He then referred to Sandoval and Schwartz as “Tweedle Dee and Tweedle little d**k.” After Tom delivered his teary apology to Ariana, James completely known as him out on his BS, yelling:
“Pull yourself together, you’re not at the Academy Awards. […] F**king crocodile tears. P***y.”
Then he fully roasted the bar proprietor:
“You’re a clown. And you know what? Your band sucks d**k. You’re a nothing, you’re a nobody. You’re a loser and your bar is going down the drain, you backstabbing hoe.”
JEEZ!
They shut him down QUICK!???????? #PumpRules pic.twitter.com/Sjzh4Zjuov
— Vanderpump Rules (@PumpRulesBravo) May 25, 2023
All of this pent-up pressure led to a near-physical confrontation which we’ve been listening to about for weeks! In what was in all probability probably the most heated second of the episode, James mourned the lack of their friendship, saying sadly:
“You’ve been a big bro, dude. It just goes to show how much a friend you never were. You’ve always been an opportunist.”
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Shockingly, Tom tried to disclaim they have been ever mates! So shady!!! He then claimed James “f**ked Kristen [Doute] to get on the show” earlier than the 31-year-old rushed towards him, forcing Andy to leap up and separate them to stop a struggle (dropping his cue playing cards within the course of). Once again in his seat, James shouted:
“Get in my face again I will f**k you up, motherf**ker. […] I will f**k you up so quickly.”
When James was about to go after Tom a second time, Andy shouted, “stay in the f**king chair.” So, as a substitute of getting bodily he threw one other verbal jab:
“P***y bitch. You’re a worm with a mustache!”
LMFAO!
So dramatic!! It goes to point out that the dishonest scandal affected much more individuals than simply these concerned within the relationship.
Hypocrites!
While a lot of the drama boils all the way down to Tom and Raquel’s determination to cheat, Andy rightfully identified they’ve just about all been entangled in messy relationships earlier than. Wondering why they’ve a proper to be mad, he mused:
“This is a group of cheaters. James, you slept with Kristen while she and Sandoval were still together. Ariana, you cheated with Sandoval while Tom was with Kristen. Schwartz, you made out with literally everyone when you were married to Katie. James and Lala [Kent], you guys had sex with each other despite already being in relationships with other people. No one in this group has clean hands except for Katie [Maloney] and LVP [Lisa Vanderpump].”
He’s not improper!
Double Dating!
In a break from the Scandoval drama (sorta…), Schwartz lastly admitted his relationship with feminine pal Jo Wenberg (who he moved into his residence after his divorce from Katie) was, in actual fact, romantic:
“It did evolve into a situationship or a friends with benefits thing with clearly defined boundaries. We were both coming out of long-term relationships and for a minute there we were each other’s happy place.”
Not a fan, Katie known as her a “creep.” Andy then questioned if Schwartz and Jo’s journey with Sandoval and Raquel to Big Bear was a double date, however Schwartz denied the allegation. Katie chimed in:
“The four of you went to Big Bear together!”
Ariana was additionally skeptical, saying, “what it was, a f**k fest?” Schwartz insisted he was “going snowboarding with Tom Sandoval,” however Ariana identified she and the opposite women weren’t invited. James then famous his ex-fiancée “hates snowboarding” so the one motive she probably went was “to f**king f**k Tom.” Yeesh!
The New Randall Emmett
Elsewhere, the Give Them Lala podcast host in contrast the 39-year-old cheater to her ex Randall Emmett, predicting:
“Give it 10 years, he is Randall Emmett. He is absolutely terrifying, I couldn’t get Randall to stay home, and then when s**t hit the fan, I couldn’t get him the f**k out of the house. That is the f**king narcissist. Everyone needs to be warned about this person. Like this is a dangerous human being.”
Whoa… She makes level! Things are already fairly comparable — no less than with the residing scenario! While Ariana appeared to agree with this POV, Lisa — who defended Tom a TON in the course of the present — mentioned it was “actually a ridiculous stance to start saying Sandoval’s a dangerous person.” Lala doubled down:
“I didn’t ask for anyone else’s opinion. He was sleeping next to her, this was his life partner. If he could do that to her, there’s something wrong with this person.”
PREVIEW: Lala snaps at Lisa when she interrupts about her opinion of Sandoval. #pumprules pic.twitter.com/1tl7jKKGv6
— Vanderpump Rules (@sur_rules) May 24, 2023
Damn. This was all simply within the first episode! We nonetheless have one other TWO bombshell episodes to get by way of!! What was your favourite half?? Sound OFF (beneath)!
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