Tom Sandoval Praised Ariana Madix Relationship Amid Raquel Affair

Before Tom Sandoval’s affair scandal with Raquel Leviss got here to gentle, the Vanderpump Rules star had been candid about his hope to enhance his relationship with now-ex Ariana Madix.

“Ariana and I have been together for nearly 10 years, and obviously, love Ariana but because of how different we are as people, we’ve kind of grown a little bit apart,” Tom, 40, mentioned in an emotional confessional through the Wednesday, May 10, episode. “The issues that Ariana and I are having are not just her fault, they’re mine also. I’m hoping that Ariana and I can get back to where we were. It’s the best relationship that I’ve ever been in.”

The TomTom proprietor and Ariana, 37, had been relationship since 2014. Us confirmed in March that the pair break up after Tom’s months-long secret affair with costar Raquel, 28.

While most of Vanderpump Rules season 10 was filmed earlier than the twosome’s breakup and the affair scandal, Tom regularly lamented about his and Ariana’s relationship woes.

“It feels like we haven’t been as connected. There’s been a lot of things that have been bothering me and stacking up and swept under the rug,” the Schwartz & Sandy’s proprietor confessed to Ariana throughout Wednesday’s episode. “My very presence f—king annoys you. … That’s another thing, you snap at me and belittle me in front of people and that really f—king hurts my feelings.”

He added: “I don’t feel like we are connected the way that we should be. We didn’t even take a picture together at Scheana [Shay]’s wedding, like, that’s f—king crazy.”

The Lifetime actress, for her half, denied ever saying “your presence” throughout an argument with the Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras frontman earlier than admitting that she at all times desires to “hang out” with Tom however his schedule by no means aligns with hers.

“I love you, I want us to be better,” Tom tearfully added, explaining that he wished they have been extra intimate.

Later within the episode, Tom and bestie Tom Schwartz each turned up at Ariana and costar Katie Maloney’s grand opening of their Something About Her sandwich store. Sandoval even impressed his then-girlfriend when he confirmed up with a recent bouquet of congratulatory flowers.

However, issues rapidly soured when Ariana broke down in tears over the group’s heated screaming match amid her “f—king awful summer” following her grandmother’s dying. Sandoval, in the meantime, barely seen Ariana’s meltdown as a result of he was preoccupied with defending Raquel from Katie, 36, after the previous pageant queen’s August 2022 hookup with Schwartz, 40. (The Utah native and Schwartz finalized their divorce in October 2022 after 12 years collectively.)

“I would just love for you to take any accountability for doing anything wrong ever,” Sandoval yelled at Katie, noting he was concerned within the drama as a result of he’s “in the middle of this.”

The “You’re Gonna Love Me” podcaster, for her half, advised the Missouri native to remain out of her and Raquel’s enterprise and as a substitute take note of Ariana, who was sobbing within the nook with SUR boss Lisa Vanderpump.

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Vanderpump Rules airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.