Ariana answers every burning question about Scandoval: Biggest Bombshells

The number 1 girl in the group. Ariana Madix gave her first official interview since then Tom Sandoval And Rachel Levissaffair made headlines — revealing which aspect of the cheating scandal affected her most deeply.

“The fabrication of the story that was formed all along without my knowledge, behind my back, not only by my ex-boyfriend but also by his little flying monkeys,” Ariana37, said during her appearance on Wednesday, May 17 Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen, referring to Tom Schwartz. (Madix said she believes the Minnesota native “participated actively in my downfall” by knowing about the affair and not coming forward.)

When host Andy Cohen asked the Florida resident if she was surprised that Sandoval, 40, was “more emotional” with Schwartz, 40, during the Vanderpump Rules Season 10 finale — which aired earlier on Wednesday — Ariana said the Schwartz & Sandy co-owner has been stoic with her since news of his infidelity broke.

“He was like that from the moment I found out,” she explained. “He just yelled at me. We’re in the backyard and threw a beer can against the back wall. He was more worried at the back of the TomTom at the time [that people would heart us when I found out about him and Raquel] than how I felt.”

Ariana remained largely closed on the drama after news broke in March that she and 40-year-old Sandoval called it quits on their nearly 10-year relationship over his infidelity. Madix took a short break from social media before returning to thank her fans and friends for their support.

“Hi. where to begin? I want to express my sincere gratitude for the outpouring of love and support I’ve received from friends, family and people I’ve never met in the past two weeks,” she captioned an Instagram post in March “When I felt like I couldn’t even stand, you all gave me the strength to carry on and helped me through my darkest hours. To say I am devastated and broken is an understatement. however, I know that I am not alone in this.

She continued: “So many of my closest friends are also now grieving this loss and reeling from so many levels of this betrayal. i am so lucky to have the best support system in the world and i hope i can repay everyone for the love you have shown me. what doesn’t kill me better run. love, ariana.

The co-owner of TomTom, in turn, apologized twice via social media after the scandal came to light. He later tried to defend his choices by claiming he tried to break up with Ariana before his affair came to light.

“We didn’t tell anyone, but she knew,” he claimed on an episode of the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast in April. “She tried to convince me not to break up… but it wasn’t. She asked me that day when we left, like – because we had talked about conception [her] eggs, which I never did. She was like, “So, how about doing a sperm check to fertilize my eggs?” And I’m like, ‘What? We broke up.’ … I was like, ‘We’ll talk about this later, I have to go do my show.’”

According to Sandoval, his now-ex was “in complete denial” about their breakup. “It scared me. It really scared me,” he said after claiming he dumped Madix on Valentine’s Day. “That’s why, like you say, ‘Why didn’t you just break up with her then?’ It’s because of the threat of… self-sabotage And you know how f-king – how much does that hurt me?

Meanwhile, 28-year-old Raquel issued a public apology to Madix in March before they crossed paths at the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion. A month later, a representative of the model confirmed that Us weekly that she sought professional help, but not for substance abuse problems.

“Raquel and her family decided before the relationship was discovered that she would attend a voluntary mental health facility,” the statement said. Raquel had planned to admit himself before the VPR The reunion was taped on March 23. She was supposed to go to the pre-reunion, but decided she wanted to finish her movie commitment. Bravo and production were aware and supported her journey to better mental health.

Amidst the drama, Ariana sparked romance rumors with personal trainer Daniel Wai after the couple was spotted on a PDA at Coachella in April. Sandoval weighed in on the Fancy AF cocktails co-author continued by telling TMZ that same month, “Yeah, I love that. Yes I do [want her to find love again]. really and truly.”

Vanderpump Rules airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET. Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen airs Sunday through Thursday evenings and is available to stream on Peacock the following day.

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