
Tom Sandoval.
Charles Sykes/BravoBreak the silence? Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval seemingly handled the split from Ariana Madix – and his relationship with his costar Rachel Lewis – at the Tom Sandoval & Most Extra concert.
Special eye witness to Us Weekly that after Sandoval, 39, took the stage for Friday, March 3, show – held at the City National Grove in Anaheim, California – asked the crowd: “Have you ever been one of the most hated in America?” The insider added that fans started chanting “Ariana!” the Missouri native replied, “We love him.”
TomTom’s co-owner questions only a few hours later us confirmed that she and Madix, 37 – who started dating in 2014 – called quits after nine years together. The Florida native drew attention to the romance when she found the musician with 28-year-old Leviss.
“He’s been in trouble for a while,” a source said us from the founders of Schwartz & Sandy and Paradise City actress on Friday, adding that “there was only a breaking point” on Thursday, March 2 — the same night Madix was spotted supporting her ex-girlfriend at the release party for the band’s latest single, “Superstars.”

Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix, Raquel Leviss.
MediaPunch/ShutterstockSandoval’s relationship with Leviss marks the second time he has faced cheating allegations since Vanderpump Rules premiere in 2013. Rumors swirled that the restaurant was hooked up with Madix while he was still with his ex-girlfriend. Christian Doute during season 2 of Bravo series. While both bartenders denied infidelity at the time, they began dating that year after Sandoval called her Doute, 40.
Leviss, for his part, experienced his own break from his ex-fiancé James Kennedy in December 2021 after more than five years of dating. The two shared the news via social media later that month as they headlined the season 9 reunion special of the Bravo series.
In August 2022, the California native made headlines when he made it Tom Schwartz at Scheana Shay married after separating from her ex-husband Katie Maloney.
Madix and Sandoval, then, became a staple couple on the Bravo franchise amid countless breakups over the years. However, the two have often raised eyebrows when discussing their hesitation to tie the knot despite being in a long-term relationship.
During the interview with us in December 2018, Sandoval hinted that he and Madix would “probably never” get engaged. The founders of DFH, for their part, agree that they have no plans to explore such milestones.
“It’s not on the agenda for us,” Madix said us in time. “I feel like I have too many things to do, you know? I need to travel the world, I need to be a successful entrepreneur, I need to publish a series of cocktail books.
Growing a family is also not in the cards for the former couple. Sandoval revealed to us llast month she and Madix didn’t feel the pressure to start a family because they weren’t interested.[ing] up with other people” hope. “If we’re going to do something, it’s going to be on our terms and on our terms,” he said, adding that the Florida native is an “amazing human being.”
Despite the nine-year relationship, not all VPR costars always support it Fancy AF cocktails author union. Lala Kentrung rallied for Paradise City actress to continue during the episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in February.
“I love Ariana. We just have to get him out next time,” Kent, 32, told the host Andy Cohen at the time, referring to her and Katie [Maloney] both ended their long-standing romance VPR 1Season 0, when it aired last month.
The host of the “Give them Lala” podcast then took to social media after news of Sandoval’s cheating scandal with Leviss to slam him for his affair. – and told fans to boo him at the concert.
“Anyone going to Tom Sandoval’s show tonight, here’s a rehearsal. Obviously I won’t be there, but I want you all to say, ‘ARIANA! ARIANA!'” he wrote via Instagram Stories, adding that Madix provided “content” for ” torch” former.
“I feel very hungry, I feel like a lion that needs to feast on a little gazelle,” he continued. “I ate well tonight. Stupid little f—ks. My mother told me to calm down. I won’t.”
Kennedy, 31, shared a picture from an article about the breakup via her Instagram account. “I hope you all feel the same pain as I do. This explains everything,” he wrote in the comments section.
When one social media user called Sandoval and Leviss “the most evil subhumans I know,” the DJ responded, “TRUE.”