Scheana Shay, Lisa Vanderpump, Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix. Gizelle Hernandez/Bravo (2)
Lisa Vanderpump isn’t brazenly choosing sides, however her Vanderpump Rules costars suppose she has a choice between Team Ariana Madix and Team Tom Sandoval.
During the Tuesday, February 6, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Scheana Shay was requested who she thinks Vanderpump, 63, has a “softer spot” for between Madix, 38, and Sandoval, 41.
“Sandoval. You will see it this season,” Shay, 38, teased in regards to the upcoming drama.
Season 11 picked up three months after information broke that Sandoval and Madix referred to as it quits resulting from his affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss. Vanderpump broke her silence days after the scandal made headlines in March 2023 by asking that Bravo viewers tone down their anger towards Sandoval and Leviss, 29.
Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval confronted main backlash for their dishonest scandal — and their Vanderpump Rules costars have been entrance and middle throwing shade. The couple made headlines in March 2023 when Us Weekly confirmed that Sandoval and Ariana Madix referred to as it quits after practically a decade collectively resulting from his infidelity. The magnificence […]
“It’s a show, but [the cast is] all hurting. And I am not saying we should let them off the hook,” she stated throughout an look on WWHL. “Condemn their actions but don’t condemn the people. All this [online] aggression has serious ramifications. I really mean that — I think everyone should be careful.”
Vanderpump subsequently filmed with each Madix and Sandoval in extra footage that was captured for season 10. She confronted backlash from followers and solid members alike for displaying Sandoval assist on display screen.
Madix admitted on WWHL in May 2023 that she discovered Vanderpump to be a “little too nice to” Sandoval in the course of the season 10 finale. Vanderpump, for her half, stood by the choice to indicate Sandoval some compassion at a low level in his life.
“Everybody else was chastising him. I didn’t feel like joining the pack. I mean, it seemed so kind of slanted. Everything was against him, you know?” the restaurant proprietor solely informed Us Weekly on the time. “I’ve known him for a long time. Of course, I’m condemning what he did. That’s why I said, ‘You’re not a bad person. You just did a bad thing.’ And my heart was always with Ariana. Maybe I didn’t kind of, you know, scream at him and lambast him, but everybody else had done that.”
Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ cheating scandal came with an unexpected paycheck for several Vanderpump Rules stars. When the Bravo series kicked off season 10 in February 2023, the topic on everyone’s thoughts was Tom Schwartz‘s hookup with Leviss amid his divorce from Katie Maloney. One month later, Us Weekly confirmed that Sandoval and Ariana […]
Vanderpump added: “The man that was sitting in my living room, it felt like a broken man. So, I just didn’t want to pile on, to be honest. Have I had conversations and held him accountable? Yes, I mean, I felt the same way, absolutely, that everybody else did. But at some point, they’re like my children in some way.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum famous that it was onerous for her to decide on a aspect.
“They’ve grown up with me. … You might scream at him for a second, and I did that before, but when I saw him, then you’ve gotta try to at least move forward or look for the path forward — even though it was too early to move forward [or] look for the path forward,” she concluded. “But of course, we were all very upset. We felt duped. We were disgusted, we were hurt — all of those things.”
While some issues by no means change, the solid of Vanderpump Rules is used to a shake-up … and a touch-up. Vanderpump Rules was launched to Bravo viewers throughout a particular episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in January 2013. Season 1 starred Lisa Vanderpump, who was a Beverly Hills Housewife on the time, Stassi […]
Vanderpump later confirmed her love for Madix when she attended the Dancing With the Stars season 32 finale in December 2023. Vanderpump received emotional whereas watching Madix nearly win on the ABC dancing competitors present.
“I never knew she was capable of anything so magnificent,” Vanderpump informed cohost Alfonso Ribeiro. “I’ve watched every week, and it’s brought tears to my eyes.”
Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET and is offered to stream on Peacock the subsequent day.
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