Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval has reportedly split with girlfriend Ariana Madix following claims he cheated with their castmate Raquel Leviss.
Ariana allegedly called time on their nine-year relationship after discovering Tom and Raquel had been “communicating inappropriately for months”, it has been claimed.
According to sources in the US, Ariana is said to have found out about the “full on affair” when Tom’s phone buzzed and an explicit video from Raquel popped up.
The alleged affair is reported to have began in summer 2022 when Raquel started “sleeping over at Tom and Ariana’s house when Ariana’s been out of town”, an insider told Page Six.
Ariana, 37, is said to be “devastated” and “completely blindsided” by the news, as she planned to spend the rest of her life with 39-year-old Tom.
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A source told PEOPLE magazine: “This has been going on for upwards of six months – all the while, Tom was sleeping next to Ariana in bed.
“She was completely blindsided by this – devastated doesn’t even scratch the surface of how she feels.
“This is someone she thought she knew, someone she planned to spend the rest of her life with. You can’t even put into words that betrayal.”
The Mirror has contacted reps for Ariana, Tom and Raquel for comment.
Since the accusations emerged, Ariana has deleted her Instagram account and Tom was pictured packing suitcases into a car on Friday.
While neither Ariana or her ‘friend’ Raquel have publicly commented on the cheat claims, Tom appeared to address the scandal at his gig on Friday night.
The musician was performing with his band, Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras, in California when he was jeered by the crowd.
As audience members chanted ‘Cheater!’ and ‘Ariana’ at him, he asked the crowd: “Have you ever been one of the most hated people in America,” according to Us Weekly.
The rumours are said to have hit Ariana especially hard as she had developed a friendship with 28-year-old Raquel since her messy split with James Kennedy in December 2021.
Tom was an original cast member of Vanderpump Rules, a US reality show which follows Lisa Vanderpump and the staff at her restaurants and bars.
It first aired in 2013 as a spin-off from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and is now in its 10th season.
Viewers were first introduced to Ariana in season two and her and Tom got together soon after.
At the time Tom’s then-girlfriend Kristen Doute accused him of cheating on her with Ariana, which they both denied.
And it seems like there is a lot more to come out on the story, which will likely be shown in the next series of Vanderpump Rules.
A source told DailyMail.com : “There is more to this story that will be revealed in the coming weeks, but all is not what it seems. However, it is true that Tom and Raquel have been hooking up.
“The cast should be thanking Raquel and Tom as Bravo are already talking about renewing the show for an 11th season... This will be the best season of Vanderpump Rules yet.”
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