Who Are Tom Sandoval's Friends Post-Scandal? Inner Circle Revealed

Tom Sandoval‘s good friend group was in for a shakeup after his dishonest scandal.

Sandoval and his now-ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix had lots of the similar mates earlier than his affair with their Vanderpump Rules costar Rachel “Raquel” Leviss made headlines. After Sandoval and Madix cut up in March 2023 as a consequence of his infidelity, most of their shut friends publicly took her facet.

“Since the scandal broke, I’ve lost a lot of long-term friends,” Sandoval defined in a February 2024 episode of the Bravo hit sequence. “So I’ve leaned into the ones that have stuck around.”

Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules adopted Sandoval’s try and rebuild his internal circle. Shortly after filming began, Sandoval threw himself a birthday celebration with a number of new faces. Sandoval advised cameras that he invited the individuals who remained loyal to him within the aftermath of his private woes.

“I cannot begin to express how truly grateful I am for all the people that have stuck around. These people have put up with so much hate because of things that I did,” he emotionally mentioned throughout season 11, admitting he felt “really bad” in regards to the backlash his mates confronted. “Just being my friend, it really means a lot to me. More than anything.”

His fellow Vanderpump Rules costars, nevertheless, had completely different opinions about Sandoval’s friends. Madix mentioned her ex was surrounding himself with individuals on his payroll.

Meanwhile, James Kennedy poked enjoyable at Sandoval’s latest mates. (Bravo additionally joined in on the joke by labeling every particular person at Sandoval’s birthday celebration to level out what number of have been related to the fact star’s music profession.)

“Tom’s party is like a who’s who? Like who the f—k are you people?” Kennedy quipped in a February 2024 episode. “Tom, you used to be the coolest guy on the block. Now look!”