Sandoval cheated on Ariana Pre-Raquel and accused him of the Billie Lee affair
Tom Sandoval‘s relationship to Rachel Leviss wasn’t the only indiscretion uncovered in the season finale Vanderpump Rules.
During a confrontation with Sheana Shay On Wednesday May 17’s episode of the Bravo hit song, Sandoval, 40, confessed to sleeping with “Miami Girl” early in his relationship Ariana Madix.
“Ariana has always known the truth about it,” he claimed to 37-year-old Scheana. As fans may recall, Sandoval repeatedly denied having had sex with her Annemarie Maldonado (née Kunkel) during a trip to Florida. During season three, she flew to Los Angeles to confront him on SUR.
When Scheana pressed, Sandoval said he was unfaithful “another time.” While he didn’t want to name names, he admitted it wasn’t a “random person,” adding, “That’s not fair, I’m not going into that.”
At the beginning of the episode Lala Kent was quick to question whether the TomTom co-owner’s affair with 28-year-old Raquel was the first time he’d stepped out during his nine-year romance with Ariana.
“Do you think this is the first time he’s sneaking around?” asks Lala James Kennedy, Ally Lewber And Katie Maloney. “Nobody makes the first decision, ‘I’m going to cheat on my girl with a best friend.’ No. That is convenience.”
In a confessional, Lala hinted that something happened between Sandoval and the former co-star Billie Lee in the past.
“A few years ago I heard rumors that Tom and Billie Lee were going out and doing whatever they do,” she said. “We need to reopen this case. It got cold and I don’t think it needs to be cold anymore.”
In an unaired scene from the 2019 Season 7 reunion Kristen Doute confronted Sandoval about the allegations.
“[SUR employee] “Jesse Montana said you shagged,” Kristen said.
Sandoval denied the allegations, replying: “Oh my god, no way [Jesse] did this.”
“It’s never happened before,” Billie added in the old footage.
Us weekly confirmed in March that 37-year-old Ariana learned that Sandoval and Raquel had slept together, prompting Bravo to resume filming season 10 and capturing scenes that aired Wednesday. Although Billie, 39, hasn’t been on the series since Season 7, she defended herself when she was spotted with Sandoval several times in April.
“Tom and Ariana are my family, they’ve been there for me over the years and without them I wouldn’t be where I am today,” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “It saddens me that people are so fixated on choosing sides. Both are human and both hurt in their own way.”
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The three-piece Vanderpump Rules The reunion begins Wednesday, May 24 at 8 p.m. ET.
