Like day and night. A month before the news broke from Rachel Lewis‘affair, Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval they were both in his corner among some Vanderpump Rules conflict.
During a new episode of the Bravo series, which aired on Wednesday, March 22, Raquel, 28, caught Sandoval, 40, up to speed on her drama. Lala Kentrung, Katie Maloney and Christina Kelly. The TomTom co-owner took her side when the California native got into an argument with Lala, 32, at a group pool party.
“I can’t cancel the bully king that you did for him. For no reason. For no reason except to bend the power of your king,” said Sandoval to the beauty mogul. “You have moved from [sleeping with James Kennedy while he was with Raquel]. They don’t have it because they only got this information two weeks ago.
Ariana, 37, asked Katie, 36, and Lala reminisced about their fight on the girls’ trip.
“It’s really hard for me to think that Raquel is fighting people and being crazy,” said the Florida native in the confessional, referring to the girls’ trip in August 2022. as he has done to others.”
Ariana’s friendship with Raquel took a turn when Us Weekly confirmed earlier this month that Sandoval cheated with the California native. (Ariana and Sandoval split after nearly a decade of dating.)
“The cameras haven’t stopped rolling since Wednesday night. It’s no understatement to say that this is going to be the most explosive season of Vanderpump Rules yet,” a source told the exclusive. us in time.
In response to the drama, the beauty pageant contestant took to social media to apologize to Ariana. “I want to apologize for my actions and choices that are most important to Ariana, and to my friends and fans who invested in our relationship. There is no excuse, I am not a victim and I have to take action and I am very sorry for hurting Ariana,” he wrote on Instagram on March 8.
Ariana, for her part, broke her silence after a hiatus on social media, writing via Instagram on Thursday, March 16, “Hi. where to start? I want to express my sincere gratitude for the outpouring of love and support I have received from my friends , family, and people I haven’t met in the past two weeks. When I felt like I couldn’t stand up, you all gave me the strength to carry on and see me through my darkest hours. To say I’m broken and broken is an understatement. But, i know i’m not alone.
He continued: “Many of my closest friends are also grieving this loss and are tired of this betrayal on so many levels. I’m so f-king lucky to have the best support system in the world and I hope I can repay each one person for the love you have shown me. why not kill me better run. love, ariana.”
At Vanderpump Rules cast will address up and down on the screen on March 23, during the season 10 reunion taping.
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