Following the season 10 finale of Vanderpump Guidelines, Ariana Madix is making her intentions to chop ties with Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss clear.
“No. I’ve nothing to say to both of them,” the 37-year-old actuality star instructed The New York Instances in a profile revealed on Thursday, Might 18, when requested whether or not she was “open to filming with” Sandoval, 40, and Raquel, 28, for season 11 after their affair. “Our present could be very actual and follows an actual group of pals, and neither of them are within the group of pals, so, good luck.”
Throughout the Wednesday, Might 17, episode of the fact present, Bravo viewers watched Ariana confront her associate of 9 years about his months-long affair with Raquel.
“When he sat down on that sofa [during filming] and tried to provide the unhappy sack act, I knew he was going to attempt to promote a bit,” Ariana instructed NYT about their heated confrontation. “I knew he was making an attempt to be that individual in order that I’d be the offended individual; I might see what was occurring in entrance of my face, and it was actually irritating. Truthfully, when he began yelling at me, I felt a little bit bit happy that he was lastly going to be the actual him.”
Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, and Raquel Leviss. Shutterstock (3)
Us Weekly confirmed on March 3 that Ariana discovered a video of Sandoval and Raquel on his cellphone on March 1. The revelation led to their break up — and the community resuming filming.
“A whole lot of occasions I really feel as if with our pal group and with our present, I’m ready the place somebody mentioned one thing or there was an argument, and I wasn’t there to see it, so I wrestle to understand how I really feel about that form of state of affairs. On this state of affairs, I felt so strongly. I knew precisely how I felt,” she instructed the outlet of resuming filming. “I believe at that time my blood was 80 p.c rosé and nicotine as a result of I used to be burning the wick at each ends. [Kristen Doute] was requested [by producers] if [she would film] and she or he mentioned, ‘That is as much as you.’ I like her dearly. Their relationship was a lot totally different than my relationship with him, however on the similar time, I believe there’s a frequent denominator relating to sure issues. What’s loopy is their relationship ended 10 years in the past, and but, in some way, he’s managed to not develop in these areas in any respect.”
The controversy sparked outrage from followers and the solid of the present alike. Sandoval and Raquel, who’re on a “break” from their romance, got here beneath fireplace for varied interviews in regards to the scandal within the weeks that adopted. Ariana instructed the newspaper that their post-affair actions sealed the deal for her.
Raquel Leviss, Tom Sandoval, and Ariana Madix. Nicole Weingart/Bravo
“I believe any probability that both of them individually had for that ended once they began giving trash interviews victimizing themselves, her TMZ [interview] and his Howie Mandel [interview],” she mentioned. “I believe had they not completed or mentioned all of these horrible issues, possibly in the future, however I believe the reply finally is not any. In our pal group, the reply is not any.”
Bravo has already picked up Vanderpump Guidelines for season 11, however hasn’t confirmed the solid or dates of filming because the three-part reunion is ready to kick off on Wednesday, Might 23.
“The reunion isn’t just a recap of what , and it’s not simply an intense model of the feelings. There may be new data,” producer Alex Baskin instructed Selection. “I’ll put it this fashion: There are revelations, and they’re revelations that not all of them know now. So we’d like a little bit area. “I had thought that we wanted cameras on them immediately. And I now assume we’d like a minute.”
Whereas Raquel seeks therapy for her psychological well being, Baskin famous that they’ve contacted her crew about her return. “We have now had these conversations together with her reps,” he mentioned. “She and other people round her must really feel OK about [returning]. And in order that’s why I additionally assume that ready a little bit bit helps.”
