Behind the scenes drama. Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix‘s split came as a shock to Vanderpump Rules disposal, but the inside is special to him Us Weekly that couple were on the rocks for some time.
“They’ve been having issues for a while,” a source told the Schwartz & Sandy co-founder, 39, and the Florida native, 37, adding that the incident “just ended” on Thursday, March 2.
Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix.
Broadimage/ShutterstockOne day later, us confirmed that the longtime couple broke up after the musician cheated on Madix with his costar Rachel Lewiswho joined the cast of the Bravo series in 2016. The California native, 28, previously caused a stir after hooking up with Tom Schwartz at Scheana Shay‘s August 2022 wedding for Brock Davies.
Last month, Madix denied rumors that she and Sandoval – who began dating in 2014 – were in an open relationship.
“I kill it just because I feel like if you let something like that happen, it becomes more and more,” he said. Us Weekly in February. “Honestly, it would be cool if we were the same, but we’re not.”
After news of Sandoval’s relationship with Leviss hit the headlines, his friends VPR costars quickly took sides via social media. James Kennedywho dated the former queen of the contest from 2016 to 2021, slammed her ex-fiancé through Instagram, sharing a picture from an article about the duo’s hookup on Friday, March 3.
“I hope you’re all as sick as I am,” the 31-year-old DJ wrote in the comments section. “That explains everything.”
When one social media user called Leviss and Sandoval “the most evil subhumans,” Kennedy responded, “TRUE.”
Lala Kentrung, who previously warned Leviss not to hook up with Schwartz, 40, slammed Sandoval, who previously called him “too douchey” in an interview. “Yes, it is. I’m the ‘too douchey’ one. Okay,” he said Give them Lala the author, 32, wrote through his Instagram Story.
In the second slide, he added: “Oh Sandoval … Your problem with me is that I am too real for your comfort. I have seen you for that for a long time, and you are not like that. However, I think now is the time for you close fk. I eat well when I see you.”
Last month, the founder of Give Them Lala Beauty told Andy Cohen she wanted to get Madix “out” of the romance with the bartender. “Everything bothers me about people,” said Kent when he appeared in February Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. “And the fact that they said I should have known better than to throw it away? I didn’t get caught. … At the reunion, I’m coming for you, dog.”
Sandoval, for his part, slammed his costar as a “bully” after her comments. “Lala is a person. He had been a bully for years. We were really good, you know, the first season. I’m really looking for him,” he said us in February. “I feel like they’re randomly choosing to, like, follow her and follow her. I don’t know what to say, I mean, maybe she has a hobby or something.
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Meanwhile, Madix has yet to publicly comment on the breakup or their relationship, but she deleted her Instagram and Twitter accounts on Friday.