Making Bravo historical past. The season 10 finale of Vanderpump Guidelines featured footage of the times after information broke about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ dishonest scandal.
Through the episode, which aired on Wednesday, Might 17, Ariana Madix confronted Tom, 40, about his secret relationship with Raquel, 28.
“I wad experience or die for you and I had her again as effectively. The truth that she has continued to smile in my face whereas additionally smiling on FaceTime with you is likely one of the most God-awful disgusting issues I’ve ever heard of,” the Florida native, 37, mentioned. “Why [aren’t] you sorry that you simply did it?”
In a confessional, the Schwartz & Sandy’s co-owner claimed the previous couple had points they saved non-public. “Ariana and I simply grew aside. We’ve got had points like this for 5 years. And we simply didn’t need that on the market on this planet,” he instructed the cameras.
Us Weekly confirmed in March that the TomTom cofounder and Ariana referred to as it quits after almost a decade of relationship because of his infidelity. In consequence, cameras picked again as much as seize extra footage for a brand new season finale.
Within the episode, viewers additionally received a glimpse at Raquel and Tom’s dynamic. The pair, who initially connected in August 2022, mirrored on their future collectively. They didn’t, nonetheless, share a kiss “as a result of there’s cameras” filming them.
Whereas they didn’t tape collectively post-Sandoval, Raquel tried to make amends with Ariana off display screen with a public assertion. “I need to apologize for my actions and my selections foremost to Ariana, and to my pals and the followers so invested in {our relationships}. There isn’t any excuse, I’m not a sufferer and I have to personal my actions and I deeply remorse hurting Ariana,” she wrote through Instagram in March.
That very same month, the mannequin provided an replace on her relationship with Tom forward of the reunion taping. “It began off as a friendship and became one thing extra,” Raquel instructed TMZ. “We’re simply attempting to get via these subsequent via steps and make amends and listen to everyone out. I do know lots of people are indignant. So simply getting via these subsequent few steps and never placing a label on something. We’re simply type of taking a break for now.”
The bar proprietor, nonetheless, later clarified that he and Raquel took a step again from their romance. “We’re actually good pals,” he mentioned on an April episode of the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast. “Weren’t placing any label on it.”
Tom, who first connected with Raquel in August 2022, additionally detailed the early levels of their affair. “I used to be seeing Raquel as usually as I may. I do know that sounds horrible,” he mentioned, referring to the time the pair spent filming season 10. “And FaceTiming her on a regular basis. And Ariana didn’t even discover as a result of that’s simply how separate our lives had been. I needed to really inform her, ‘How have you ever not observed how distant I’ve been these days?’”
Amid the general public backlash, Us confirmed that Raquel entered a psychological well being facility.
“Raquel and her household determined earlier than the connection was found that she would enter a voluntary facility for psychological well being counseling,” a press release from her rep learn in April, which clarified that the previous magnificence pageant queen was in rehab, however not searching for assist for substance abuse points. “Raquel had deliberate to confess herself earlier than the VPR reunion was taped on March 23. She was scheduled to go in pre-reunion however determined she needed to complete her filming dedication. Bravo and manufacturing had been conscious and in assist of her journey in the direction of higher psychological well being.”
In response to Tom, Raquel has been “doing nice” after selecting to hunt remedy. “Raquel is in a psychological facility,” he instructed TMZ in April. “Whether or not she decides to inform you the place that’s after the actual fact — that’s the place Raquel is. No guests, no pals, no household, no telephone, no nothing.”
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