Real Pain. Scheana Shay held again tears as she relived her and Tom Sandoval’s friendship fallout — and intense Vanderpump Rules finale chat — after he cheated on Ariana Madix with Raquel Leviss.
“Every single thing we spoke of in that conversation [on the show] felt so important,” Shay, 37, completely instructed Us Weekly on Wednesday, May 3, whereas selling her partnership with Smirnoff for its Locura Tour in celebration of the brand new Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind. “It was one of the harder conversations and scenes I’ve ever filmed, to be honest.”
The Bravo star wiped away tears as she spoke about Sandoval, 40, and their on-camera heart-to-heart over his affair, which followers will see through the season 10 finale on Wednesday, May 17. (Part of the dialogue was teased within the finale preview, which dropped on Tuesday, May 2.)
Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss Gregory Pace/Shutterstock; Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock; Stephanie Augello/Shutterstock
“That’ll be definitely hard to watch back because this was a 13-year friendship that ended not because of anything he did to me, but because of what he did to someone else and because of his actions,” Shay defined to Us. “And that doesn’t align with how I live my life. It was a really challenging scene to get through. It was really, really tough.”
Us confirmed in March that Madix, 37, and Sandoval known as it quits after 9 years collectively within the wake of his months-long affair with Leviss, 28. The aftermath of Madix and Sandoval’s break up — and the dishonest scandal — has been documented on season 10 of the fact present, which resumed filming after the information broke.
During the preview for the finale, Shay confronted Sandoval about his indiscretions and the timeline of his relationship with Leviss. Looking again, the “Good as Gold” singer instructed Us that she’s assured “there was a game plan” on the Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras singer’s half, however she couldn’t spill the precise particulars.
“I know in our conversation [that] you see in the trailer, [when] he’s like, ‘I was gonna break up with Ariana regardless.’ The game plan was given to me then,” Shay revealed. “I just don’t know how much of that you’ll see. He had a game plan. Her, I don’t know.”
While the drama has been arduous on Madix — who has since began seeing Daniel Wai following a Coachella makeout session in April — Sandoval and Leviss’ actions have additionally harm a number of of their Pump Rules costars.
“These were two of my absolute best friends, so to lose both of them at the same time [was hard],” Shay instructed Us on Wednesday of the Missouri native and the previous pageant queen.
The “Scheananigans” podcast host defined that not like previous forged issues, the dishonest scandal made her fully shut out each responsible events. “It was I immediate disconnect, like, we were done that night in New York. I was done with both of them,” she mentioned. “I could never see continuing a friendship after what I found out.”
Shay continued: “This is just on such a different level. I mean, this was someone who was in their home … the three of them would do stuff together all of the time. Ariana was the only one not clued into what was actually going on.”
Despite all of the stress surrounding the Pump Rules associates, the California native has remained centered on her personal ventures, together with teaming up with Smirnoff for Cinco de Mayo. The TV persona will probably be in Chicago on Thursday, May 4, to host a pop-up for the festive vacation — and deal with visitors to Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind cocktails.
“It tastes really good. I’m [also] a sucker for any cute branding. And I loved the decor of this,” Shay instructed Us of the alcohol model’s new taste of vodka. “But then I made a little spicy tamarind [margarita], a skinny version last night, and it was so good. I didn’t even need to add that much to it because the vodka has all of the flavor.”
She teased: “I am not always the tequila girl, so I can always be a vodka girl. I’m never hungover after vodka, and it’s just so good. I’m really excited for this. I love a spicy drink.”
The actuality star famous that with the brand new Smirnoff taste, Cinco de Mayo celebrants can “take [their] celebrations from basic to bold.” For extra particulars on Shay’s partnership with Smirnoff — and the Chicago Locura Tour occasion — click on right here.
Vanderpump Rules airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET. The season finale is about to air on Wednesday, May 17.
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With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
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