Tom Sandoval Joked About ‘Pump Rules’ Dating Overlap Pre-Raquel Affair

Speaking it into existence. Tom Sandoval had loads of ideas in regards to the overlap within the Vanderpump Rules solid’s relationship historical past — and never all his feedback aged properly.

During an unaired scene from an episode of the hit Bravo sequence, which premiered on Wednesday, March 8, Sandoval, 39, mirrored on Katie Maloney‘s request that Tom Schwartz not date anybody of their buddy group.

“If you look at our history, I was with Kristen [Doute] and then I was with Ariana [Madix]. Then Kristen was with James [Kennedy] and James was with Raquel [Leviss],” the Missouri native defined within the deleted clip, which was filmed in July 2023. “And then Raquel was with Peter [Madrigal]. I mean, the only people, I guess, that haven’t experienced that are Schwartz and Katie because they have been together for the past 12 years.”

Sandoval’s quotes on the solid’s love lives surfaced shortly after information broke off display screen of his cut up from Ariana, 37. “They were having problems for a while,” a supply completely revealed to Us Weekly on Friday, March 3, including that issues “only came to a breaking point” when the Florida native was made conscious that her then-boyfriend was untrue with Raquel, 28.

The TomTom co-owner initially launched a press release defending his Los Angeles companies earlier than issuing a second apology to Madix.

“I want to first and foremost apologize to everyone I’ve hurt through this process. Most of all, I want to apologize to Ariana,” Sandoval wrote through Instagram on Tuesday, March 7. “I made mistakes, I was selfish and made reckless decisions that hurt somebody I love. No one deserves to feel that pain so traumatically and publicly.”

He added: “I can only imagine how devastating this has been for Ariana and everyone around us. I feel really horrible about that. My biggest regret is that I dishonored Ariana. I never meant to disappoint so many people, including our loving families and friends.”

Meanwhile, Raquel addressed the scandal in her personal public assertion, writing through Instagram on Wednesday, “I 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.”

The magnificence pageant contestant, who has since filed for an order of safety in opposition to Scheana Shay following a bodily altercation over the drama, additionally supplied an replace on her relationship with Sandoval.

“Knowing how many people we hurt, I need to understand my choices and learn to make better ones. I need to take care of my health, work on self growth and take time to be OK with being alone,” she wrote in a further Instagram assertion on Wednesday. “I care for Tom and I don’t want to label anything or predict what lies ahead. Right now I need to heal.”

Madix, for her half, initially deleted her social media platforms earlier than the information broke. She has since returned to Instagram as she and the Vanderpump Rules solid proceed to movie new scenes for season 10. The reunion is predicted to movie in two weeks.