Don’t have it! ariana madix close the claims that raquel leviss thought Thomas Sandoval he was in an open relationship at the beginning of their affair.
During part 1 of the Vander Pump Rules Season 10 Reunion, which aired on Wednesday, May 24. Scheana Shay alleged that he had heard from a mutual friend that Sandoval, 40, told Raquel, 28, that he and Ariana, 37, were not exclusive in April 2022.
The claim made some fans think that perhaps the former pageant queen didn’t realize she was doing something wrong when she began her romance with the Schwartz & Sandy businessman.
“Could it be that he manipulated Raquel in the same way that Ariana has claimed he manipulated her for years,” a fan commented on page sixInstagram post about Scheana’s accusation. “I mean why wouldn’t Raquel believe her if that’s what she told her. She was taking her on vacation, to meet her parents…”
Ariana herself then responded to the fan, setting the record straight. “Just to clarify, she DID NOT BELIEVE that,” she wrote. “She told someone that he told her that. Important parts are missing here, which is totally understandable. They can’t fit every bit of context into the show.”
Tom, for his part, denied telling Raquel he was in an open relationship in a clip from Peacock’s extended version of part 1 of the reunion after Scheana, 38, called him.
“Raquel was told in the jacuzzi at Coachella, last April [2022] – because of Sandoval that they were in an open relationship and he was getting close to her,” the “Good As Gold” singer said during the episode.
Ariana Madix, Raquel Leviss, Tom Sandoval.
Nicole Weingart/Bravo (3)The TomTom co-founder responded: “What are you talking about? That’s bulls—t. I did not say that. She didn’t repeat that.”
Despite denying the allegation, the Missouri native previously admitted that his months-long fling with Raquel was not his first indiscretion during his nine-year relationship with Ariana. (us weekly confirmed in March that the duo have parted ways due to the cheating scandal).
During the bomb rules In the season finale, Scheana asked Tom about his supposed connection to “Miami Girl,” to which he replied, “Ariana’s always known the truth about that.” The restaurateur repeatedly denied having sexual relations with annemarie maldonado (née Kunkel), aka “Miami Girl”, at the beginning of her romance with Ariana during season 3 of bomb rules.
The Something About Her businesswoman, for her part, revealed why she kept her ex-boyfriend’s secret for so many years during an appearance on Watch What Happens live with Andy Cohen earlier this month.
“They slept together, it was before he and I were exclusive,” she explained. “I didn’t want people to think the worst of the man I planned to spend the rest of my life with.”
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Part 2 of the Vander Pump Rules The season reunion airs on Bravo on Wednesday, May 31 at 9 pm ET.