Not having it! Ariana Madix shut down claims that Raquel Leviss thought Tom Sandoval was in an open relationship at the beginning of their affair.
During part 1 of the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion โ which aired on Wednesday, May 24 โ Scheana Shay alleged that she 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 caused some fans to think that perhaps the former pageant queen didnโt realize she was doing anything wrong when she began her affair with the Schwartz & Sandyโs entrepreneur.
โCould it be that he manipulated Raquel the same way that Ariana has claimed he manipulated her for years,โ one fan commented on Page Sixโs Instagram post about Scheanaโs allegation. โI mean why wouldnโt Raquel believe him if thatโs what he told her. He was taking her on vacations, to meet his parents โฆ โ
Ariana herself then replied to the fan, setting the record straight. โJust to clarify โ she didnโt BELIEVE that,โ she wrote. โShe told someone that he told her that. There are missing major chunks here which is totally understandable. They canโt fit every piece of context into the show.โ
Tom, for his part, denied ever telling Raquel he was in an open relationship in a clip from Peacockโs extended version of part 1 of the reunion after Scheana, 38, called him out.
โRaquel was told in the hot tub at Coachella โ last April [2022] โ by Sandoval that they were in an open relationship and he was coming onto her,โ the โGood As Goldโ singer claimed during the episode.
Ariana Madix, Raquel Leviss, Tom Sandoval. Nicole Weingart/Bravo (3)
The TomTom cofounder shot back, โWhat are you talking about? That is bullsโt. I did not say that. She did not repeat that.โ
Despite denying the allegation, the Missouri native previously admitted that his months-long affair with Raquel wasnโt his first indiscretion during his nine-year relationship with Ariana. (Us Weekly confirmed in March that the duo called it quits due to the infidelity scandal.)
During the Pump Rules season finale, Scheana asked Tom about his long-alleged hookup with โMiami Girl,โ to which he replied, โAriana has always known the truth about that.โ The restaurateur repeatedly denied having sex with Annemarie Maldonado (nรฉe Kunkel), a.k.a. โMiami Girl,โ at the beginning of his romance with Ariana during season 3 of Pump Rules.
The Something About Her entrepreneur, for her part, revealed why she kept her ex-boyfriendโs secret for so many years during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen earlier this month.
โThey slept together, it was before he and I were exclusive,โ she explained. โI didnโt want people to think the worst about the man I was planning to spend the rest of my life with.โ
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Part 2 of the Vanderpump Rules season reunion airs on Bravo Wednesday, May 31, at 9 p.m. ET.