Tom Sandoval Opens Up About Split from Ariana Madix and Affair with Raquel Leviss
Tom Sandoval recently revealed new details about his breakup with Ariana Madix, claiming they were no longer together when his affair with Raquel Leviss came to light.
Sandoval Spills the Beans on "Howie Mandel Does Stuff" During his appearance on "Howie Mandel Does Stuff," Sandoval shared that he and Madix ended their relationship in February, weeks before she discovered his affair with their "Vanderpump Rules" co-star, Leviss, according to E! News.
"I actually did break up with her on Valentine's Day," he told host Howie Mandel. "I had already broken up with her two weeks earlier."
The TomTom co-owner said that Madix, whom he dated for nine years, was "very upset" and refused to accept their breakup. He claimed she was "completely in denial and not accepting it."
Sandoval's Side of the Story Sandoval recalled a conversation with Madix in which she allegedly said, "I'm not letting you leave me. You're going to have to force me out of this relationship." He responded by telling her, "Ariana, I don't think I could be faithful in a relationship with you right now."
Sandoval proposed that they keep their split under wraps as they "figure out a way to navigate this." However, he admitted that he did not inform Madix of his relationship with Leviss, the 28-year-old former beauty pageant contestant.
He added that after a boys' trip to Miami, he stopped contacting Madix, as he considered them no longer together. However, he claimed that Madix continued to act as if they were still a couple until she checked his phone and discovered his affair with Leviss.
A Painful Discovery Madix reportedly found a sexually explicit video of Leviss on Sandoval's phone, along with evidence that they had been communicating inappropriately for months. This led her to end her relationship with Sandoval.
"It's the most upset and angry I've ever seen her," he said of Madix. "I think she went through my phone to see if anything had happened with someone in Miami, but we were broken up. She knew we were broken up. We didn't tell anybody."
Sandoval described his first kiss with Leviss as "magnetic" and said he was "in a very dark place" at the time. He felt his relationship with Madix lacked intimacy, which drew him to Leviss.
Seeking Therapy "After Raquel and I kissed, I got my a-- into therapy immediately," Sandoval said. "The feelings were very strong, and those feelings that I had started to take over logic. All that s--t went out the window because I hadn't experienced that...but the environment that it created — with the lying, the sleeping around — was very unhealthy."
An unnamed source previously told Page Six that Leviss and Sandoval "want to be together" now that they're both single. However, both have said they're not putting any label on their relationship.