Vanderpump Rules fans are reacting to the shocking news that Ariana Madix has dumped Tom Sandoval after finding out he was cheating with Raquel Leviss and with the more details that come out, the worse it gets as it’s now been revealed that Raquel and Sandoval allegedly dated prior to her hookup with Tom Schwartz.
Sources tell Page Six exclusively that Raquel and Sandoval’s romance allegedly “began last summer” and that Raquel “has slept over Tom and Ariana’s house when Ariana’s been out of town.” As the gossip outlet points out, this is pretty much what James Kennedy confirmed to Deuxmoi in a DM shared just yesterday (March 3) when he revealed that the two have been dating for “7 months,” which would line up with July 2022.
Cheating timeline
As fans of Vanderpump Rules are well aware, the build up to Raquel hooking up with Tom Schwartz is playing out on the current episodes, with their dalliance taking place in August 2022. The following month, Raquel Leviss made out with Oliver Saunders, the son of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Garcelle Beauvais, and while Saunders reportedly told Raquel he was single, his estranged wife later took to social media to share her fury at their hookup.
According to Page Six’s sources, Ariana is reportedly “heartbroken” about the cheating. “Ariana was blindsided by the cheating,” the outlet previously reported, adding she had “no idea there were any issues” in her relationship. Ariana and Sandoval had been affectionate in public as recently as this past Wednesday (March 1).
While the report makes it clear that Raquel and Sandoval started hooking up prior to her making out with Schwartz, no details on the extent of their relationship at the time have been revealed. Back in April 2022, rumours surfaced that Raquel and Schwartz made out at Coachella but with this recent news, fans are taking a second look at a photo she shared with Tom Sandoval during the music festival.
As previously reported, the cheating drama is being filmed for Season 10 as production resumed filming once they found out about the news earlier this week.
Vanderpump Rules airs Wednesdays on Bravo.
