A sign of things to come? Tom Sandoval can not name any specific plans for the future with the ex Ariana Madix shortly after they bought a house together.
“I don’t have any relationship goals,” TomTom co-owner, 40, exclusively told Us Weekly in February 2020 when asked what he wants to do next year. “I think being able to travel, just spend time with each other, do fun activities, keep ourselves busy. Every time we are busy, every time we exercise, be healthy, proactive, it can only be a positive influence on our relationship.
The Schwartz & Sandy founder later said that he and the 37-year-old Florida native joke around regularly. “We had a great debate, an intelligent debate,” he said at the time. “We respect each other. That’s a positive thing.
Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix
Todd Williamson/Bravo; Gregory Pace/ShutterstockAsked if he and his girlfriend would ever consider an open relationship, the Missouri native replied, “I don’t know.”
us confirmed on March 3 that the bartender and Madix called it quits after Sandoval was caught cheating on her. Vanderpump Rules costar Rachel Lewis. At Fancy AF cocktails coauthors have been dating since 2014.
After the scandal hit the headlines, frontman Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras issued an apology via social media, asking fans to stop bombarding Schwartz & Sandy with negative online reviews. At the time, some costars – included Lala Kentrung and Katie Maloney – called him out for not mentioning Madix in his apology.
“S*ndoval. Menengo. Employees, cancel the mission,” the Give them Lala the author, 32, wrote via Instagram Stories on March 4. “Where does Ariana apologize for this? It’s called narcissism… & it’s scary.
A few days later, Sandoval shared a second mea culpa directed specifically at Madix. “I want to apologize to everyone I hurt during this process. Most importantly, I want to apologize to Ariana,” he wrote via Instagram on March 7. “I made mistakes, I was selfish and I made reckless decisions that hurt the people I love. No one deserves to feel that pain so traumatically and publicly.
Madix, for his part, has yet to publicly comment on the scandal, but Leviss, 28, issued a statement on March 9. invest in our relationship,” wrote the former pageant queen via Instagram. “There is no reason, I am not a victim and I have to act and I am very sorry for hurting Ariana.”
Hours later, the Sonoma State University graduate said she wasn’t ready to address her relationship status with Sandoval. “I care about Tom and I don’t want to label anything or predict what he will do,” she wrote via Instagram. “Now I have to heal.”
Earlier this month, an insider exclusively told us us that Leviss and Sandoval think their romance can really last forever. “Tom and Raquel are the real deal,” the source said. “They have confided in their friends that they love them and they love each other very much. There is no reason for what they did and the people they hurt, but they see a long future. Only time will tell if their bond can survive the backlash.
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With reporting by Christina Garibaldi