‘Vanderpump Rules’ stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss have split just two months after their affair was exposed.
Leviss, 28, and Sandoval, 39, caused an uproar among the reality show cast when their infidelity was exposed, breaking the heart of Ariana Madix, the hunk’s girlfriend of nine years.
But now Leviss has pulled out of the romance – dubbed the Scandoval affair – after deciding she had no future with Sandoval.
An insider told Page Six: “Raquel is out. “Sandoval isn’t right for her.”
have reached out to the couple’s representatives for comment.
Although the affair was only revealed in March, both Sandoval and Leviss have revealed that their romance actually began last summer.
In a new clip from Wednesday’s episode of the hit show, received by People on Monday, Tom’s unfairly treated ex-wife Madix reveals to shocked Scheana Shay and Katie Maloney that her ex-wife was having sex with her ex-girlfriend Leviss for the first time , in Raquel’s car.
It’s over: Vanderpump Rules stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss have split just two months after their affair was revealed
Love triangle: Leviss, 28, and Sandoval, 39, caused an uproar among the reality show cast when their infidelity was exposed, breaking the heart of the hunk’s girlfriend of nine, Ariana Madix (pictured during their affair together in November 2022 ).
This moment came at the worst possible time, as the rendezvous took place while Ariana was grieving the death of her dog, Charlotte.
In the clip, Ariana was surrounded by teary-eyed friends, including Scheana and Katie, who sat on the floor around her as she explained how she first found out about Tom and Raquel’s six-month affair.
“I went to Tom Tom’s with Tom because he had this party thing.” “I found a screen capture of them on FaceTime,” Ariana said of her ex Tom and Raquel. “It was literally from the night before.” He was there [Tom] Schwartz’s.’
Katie, Schwartz’s ex-wife, was shocked to hear her former partner was somehow involved in the affair
“He was with Schwartz and did that? What?’ she replied in disbelief.
“So I called Raquel and started getting her to fucking tell me what the fuck? When did this start?” Ariana continued. “She said, ‘Right after the girls strip.’ I’m like, ‘You mean right after Charlotte died?'”
The clip then featured black-and-white filtered flashbacks from an earlier episode, in which a tearful Ariana tells Lala Kent that she has to leave early because her beloved dog “won’t be coming back this time.”
Ariana went on to say Raquel initially told her that she and Tom Sandoval merely kissed.
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However, Ariana was able to uncover even more details — and the truth — when she pressured her partner about the affair.
“Later that night when we were out here I pushed Tom. And he said, “Well, they actually banged in their car that night.”
Last month, Sandoval announced that he and Leviss had broken off their sexual relationship after their affair was exposed in March.
The bar owner revealed they are “sort of taking a break” while appearing on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast.
“We don’t put a label on it,” the reality star explained.
When asked by the 67-year-old comedian if they were still friends “with benefits,” Sandoval denied they were still in a romantic relationship.
“Not at the moment,” the rocker, who plays in cover band Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras, told listeners after insisting he and the former beauty queen are still “good friends.”
As their relationship went from platonic to intimate, Sandoval opened up about his attraction to Leviss when he and 37-year-old Madix split after nearly a decade together.
“We were at my house and I’m locked out of my house and we talked and we kissed,” he recalled. “It was magnetic. We got closer and as we talked time passed and we talked closer and closer and suddenly we were kissing. I felt something I hadn’t felt in a long time, like emotionally.”
He went on to explain how he and Madix had started to have their own lives and how the romance between them had grown dull.
“We had been together for nine years and had obviously built a house, a business and everything else together.” We were a brand. And like many relationships, it became more of a best friend, family and sometimes roommate situation,” he explained.
The Missouri native said that overall their relationship “simply lacks intimacy” and “connection.”
He felt they stayed together to “maintain the look.” [they] “have been solid” for their reality show and other business ventures.
“We definitely had our backs on each other, and that was nice. There was security and stability,” he said of Madix.
Shortly before his 40th birthday, he thought his life was “looking very bleak” and began to think that “his best years were behind us”.
Angry: Ariana recently gutted Raquel in a trailer for the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion over her affair with then-boyfriend Sandoval
Furious: After the former beauty queen admitted she was “super selfish” for sleeping with her former pal’s nine-year-old partner, Madix countered that “being selfish doesn’t hide it”
Cruel: Sandoval was in tears when his infidelity was discussed on the show
“I started to lose my optimism in life and my drive. “I felt like I had to change something to feel alive, motivated and upbeat again,” Sandoval admitted.
Before his affair, he said his “confidence was shattered” and that any sexual experience with him was tantamount to dating “a 19-year-old for the second time” as he had lost his “game”.
“I’m not saying that [Ariana’s] Blame it, we just didn’t have that intimacy,” Sandoval claimed.
After hearing his guest’s side, Mandel urged fans to show “empathy and compassion” for Sandoval, who previously said he felt like “one of the most hated people in America” for cheating on Madix.
“You need to be heard because the story belongs to everyone but you,” the America’s Got Talent judge told the audience. “I don’t understand the hate and spite.”
While the father-of-three declared that he “doesn’t condone cheating on a partner,” he raised an eyebrow when he said the level of backlash Sandoval has received is baffling.
Leviss entered a mental health facility last month – amid the lingering fallout of her affair with Sandoval.
The reality star decided to enter the volunteer facility before their affair was discovered, reports ET.
A source said: “Raquel and her family decided before the relationship was discovered that she would join a voluntary mental health counseling facility.”
Betrayal: Sandoval and Madix pictured just days before splitting in March
Cooling down: Last month Sandoval revealed he and Leviss had put the brakes on their sexual relationship after their affair was exposed in March (pictured in 2021)
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“She was supposed to be there before the reunion but decided she wanted to finish filming.” Bravo and the production were aware of and supportive of her journey to better mental health.
Leviss’ rep added that she is not in a facility because of drug issues.
Last month Leviss released a statement revealing that she analyzed her own behavior and spoke to an adviser after the affair was exposed.
She said, “I’m reflecting on my choices, talking to a counselor and learning things about myself, like my patterns of codependency and addiction to being loved and feeling loved.”
“I have sought emotional validation through intimate relationships that are not healthy regardless of my own well-being, sometimes negatively affect others, and often prioritize the intimate connection over my friendships.” “I am taking steps to understand my behavior and make healthier choices hold true.”