Ariana Madix was allegedly on the chopping block with Vanderpump Rules earlier than the breaking of “Scandoval” in March 2023.
Nearly a yr after catching Tom Sandoval, 41, dishonest on her with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss, 29, sources say Ariana, 38, who has seen a bevy of success because the affair was revealed, practically misplaced her gig on the present as one other report has confirmed that she and Sandoval will proceed to co-own their $2 million dwelling till no less than June.
“Ariana was on the chopping block,” a supply instructed The U.S. Sun on January 26. “Producers were like, ‘We’ve had it with her.’ She was boring, and they believed she didn’t bring anything to the table. She didn’t have much going on at the time, and she was on the show for so long because she was dating Tom.”
According to the report, sure members of the present, together with Katie Maloney, 37, and Lisa Vanderpump, 63, have been conscious that Ariana was allegedly on the chopping block. And, at one level amid season 10, Lisa supposedly mentioned the matter with cameras rolling.
“Lisa even brought it up in conversation while she was mic’d in Season 10, around the end of 2022,” the supply revealed. “She said, ‘If she doesn’t give something, she’s out.’”
“There wasn’t supposed to be a season 11,” the insider continued. “The show was supposed to be over after 10 seasons. Nobody had a contract to continue. So, the only reason the show got extended for another season was because of the affair.”
The supply went on to say that Ariana’s upcoming sandwich store with Katie, Something About Her, supplied a much-needed storyline for Ariana.
“The sandwich shop essentially gave Ariana something to talk about and to film,” they said. “It was new and exciting and turned into a competition with the Tom Toms since they were also in the midst of opening Schwartz & Sandy’s at the time.”
“Everything about what’s going on with the store is going to unfold this season and give fans the answers they’ve been seeking,” the insider added. “Ariana and Katie made it seem like they knew what they were getting into when it came to opening a shop, but the reality is, they are not business people and took on more than they could handle.”
Meanwhile, a January 26 report from the New York Post mentioned that Ariana was going through no less than 4 extra months of sharing her dwelling with Sandoval after receiving a June 3 court docket date after submitting a lawsuit towards him. As the outlet defined, Ariana is requesting not solely the sale of the house, which is price $759,000 extra now than it was after they purchased it, but additionally an equal splitting of the proceeds.
The Post additionally shared that Ariana was struggling to pay the payments for her shared dwelling with Sandoval, and the house the place she now lives.
While talking to Access Hollywood finally month’s premiere get together, Ariana defined that whereas she and Sandoval have been residing collectively for a number of months after their breakup, she formally moved out in September, amid her stint on Dancing With the Stars.
“Living with him is a bit of a misconception. It’s a 4,500-square-foot house. There are two very separate sides of the house so ‘under the same roof’ would be, I think, more of the feeling, but I haven’t been there since September,” she revealed. “It’s a weird thing to navigate, two people who bought a home together, who don’t have millions of dollars to just go buy another one.”
In addition to suggesting that she didn’t have the flexibility to keep up bills on two totally different houses, Ariana additionally questioned Sandoval’s funds.
“Rent is very expensive in Los Angeles. And there’s a lot of people who’ve said, ‘Why doesn’t Ariana move out?’ And at one point, I was able to find a living situation that I wasn’t paying. I did a job, so it worked out. But I know I don’t have that kind of money. So I would assume that he also doesn’t have that kind of money for an expensive mortgage and then also the expensive rent here,” she shared. “So I mean, financially, these are things that I understand.”
Vanderpump Rules season 11 airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.
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