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Before news of Scandoval broke, people in their circle were talking about a potential affair. Here’s how Ariana Madix reacted to them.
In 2023, news broke that Tom Sandoval had cheated on his longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix, and Scheana Shay has now shed more light on Scandoval. Though Madix felt blindsided by an inappropriate video of Rachel Leviss on Sandoval’s phone, she reportedly had previously heard rumors about the affair. Shay said Madix even confronted Sandoval and Leviss. Here’s what the Vanderpump Rules star revealed about Scandoval in her new book.
Scheana Shay said Ariana Madix had concerns about infidelity before Scandoval
Madix learned about Sandoval’s affair with Leviss when she saw a video of her on his phone. Before this, though, rumors were spreading that Sandoval and Leviss, who referred to themselves as best friends, were romantically involved.
“My wedding dress designer’s husband informed me that he had seen Tom and Raquel making out by the elevators,” Shay wrote in her memoir My Good Side. “I just assumed he meant Tom Schwartz because they’d kissed at the welcome party.”
The rumors reportedly even reached Madix. While she believed her boyfriend of nine years and her good friend were telling her the truth about their relationship, she did want them to stop giving people cause to talk about them. Shay said that at some point, she even confronted them at a party.
“Ariana stormed outside and said, ‘I’m sick of hearing that people think there’s something going on between the two of you. Get your s*** together and stop it.”
Ultimately, Leviss and Sandoval were romantically involved. When Madix found out, she broke up with her longtime partner.