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Peter Madrigal ‘dismissed’ signs of Tom Sandoval, Raquel affair

For “Vanderpump Rules” star Peter Madrigal, hindsight is 20/20.

Madrigal — who went on a few dates with co-star Raquel Leviss around the start of her secret romance with Tom Sandoval — admitted he overlooked signs that the two were hooking up behind Sandoval’s girlfriend Ariana Madix’s back.

“I kind of dismissed it,” the SUR general manager, 38, explained in Monday’s episode of the “Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef” podcast.

Madrigal said he “saw some things” but thought to himself, “‘Sandoval is loyal to Ariana. He would never do something like that.’”

The Bravolebrity noted that he did not want to “get into details about what [he] saw” between Leviss, who waits tables at SUR, and Sandoval, whom he considered to be a close friend.

“Vanderpump Rules” star Peter Madrigal recalls seeing “some things” between Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss amid their affair.
“I kind of dismissed it,” Madrigal admitted of the signs.
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Madrigal called the duo’s months-long affair “a shocker,” mostly because he “thought [he] knew Sandoval.”

The restaurateur repeatedly expressed how “disappointed” he is in his former pal, adding of Leviss, “I thought she was a good person, but then again, I hardly knew her.”

Madrigal also wondered whether the former beauty pageant queen, 28, had agreed to go out with him those handfuls of times as a “ploy” or “distraction” for her dalliance with Sandoval, 40, which Page Six reported “began last summer.”

Madrigal thought to himself, “‘Sandoval is loyal to Ariana [Madix]. He would never do something like that.’”
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Though he started to develop genuine feelings for her, Madrigal recalled noticing “a separation” while pursuing Leviss, saying things “got weird.”

“I think in the back of my mind, there was something else going on, which is now confirmed,” he shared. “She was already picking her next target.”

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During the March 1 episode of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” Leviss described Madrigal as a “starting pony” for getting back into the dating game after calling off her engagement to co-star James Kennedy in December 2021.

“Who the hell are you to call me a starter pony?” Madrigal fired back in his chat with Yontef. “Like, OK, all right, cool, awesome. Well, you’re a home-wrecker.”

The SUR general manager repeatedly expressed how “disappointed” he is in Sandoval.
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He also issued her a stark warning: “Raquel, watch out because, in nine years, [Sandoval’s] probably gonna leave you for someone else.”

Despite his strong feelings toward the secret lovers, the reality star does have some sympathy for Sandoval’s best friend-turned-business partner, Tom Schwartz — even though many believe he had knowledge of the pair’s illicit romance.

“I’d hate to be in his position right now,” Madrigal said. “I love Schwartz, and I’d hate to be in his shoes right now.”

“I thought she was a good person,” Madrigal said of Leviss.
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Madix, 37, dumped the Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras frontman on March 1 after discovering a sexually explicit video of Leviss on his phone.

Bravo has since begun filming again, with sources telling us the drama will play out at the end of the show’s currently airing 10th season.

“Vanderpump Rules” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

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Ariana Madix hypes up Raquel Leviss amid affair

Ariana Madix encouraged Raquel Leviss to live her best single life while, unbeknown to her, Leviss was having an affair with her now ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval on Wednesday’s episode of “Vanderpump Rules.”

“I saw there’s this country bar [and] I know they’ll be straight guys there, whoop it up!” Madix, 37, told Leviss, 28, while discussing their upcoming girl’s trip to Las Vegas and Lake Havasu, Ariz.

Leviss agreed with Madix’s notion by eagerly replying with a “Whoop whoop!”

“Lake Havasu is infamous for like girls gone wild like woo, spring break!” Leviss said in a confessional while motioning taking off her shirt. “Or so I’ve heard.”

Madix also questioned why Leviss told their co-star Katie Maloney that she had asked Maloney’s ex-husband, Tom Schwartz, to make out with her.

Ariana Madix hyped up Raquel Leviss to meet new guys while Leviss was having an affair with Tom Sandoval on Wednesday’s episode of “Vanderpump Rules.”
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Madix encouraged Leviss to “whoop it up” on the girls getaway.
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“I cannot believe what you told Katie last night that you like asked Schwartz if he wanted to make out. I was like am I about to be mad at Raquel for the first time?” Madix said – foreshadowing how it will certainly not be the last time.

The Bravolebrity clarified in a confessional that when she and her co-stars were encouraging Leviss to put herself out there, “make mistakes and go crazy,” she did not mean it “like that.”

“For a moment I felt it was unfair for Katie to like determine who Schwartz can hang out with or make out with, but after seeing the way she responded last night, I felt really, really bad,” Leviss admitted, referring to Maloney, 36, crying over the revelation.

At the time, Leviss upset some people when revealing she wanted to make out with Tom Schwartz – not Tom Sandoval.
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Despite claiming to feel “really, really bad,” Leviss did end up making out with Schwartz at least three times just a few weeks later at Scheana Shay and Brock Davies’ wedding on Aug. 23.

Leviss and Schwartz’s several make out sessions seemed to be the biggest scandal until it was revealed that Leviss was actually having a “full-on affair” with Sandoval, 39.

Sources told Page Six that Sandoval and Leviss had been “communicating inappropriately for months,” and Leviss’ ex-fiancé, James Kennedy, claimed the affair began before her kiss with Schwartz.

Leviss later rolled her eyes when Maloney brought up her wanting to make out with Schwartz.
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Madix discovered the affair after she saw a sexually explicit video of Leviss on Sandoval’s phone, and Page Six confirmed she dumped him shortly afterwards.

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“Ariana was blindsided by the cheating,” an insider previously told us, adding that Madix had “no idea there were any issues” in her relationship and feels “betrayed” by her ex-friend.

Sandoval and Leviss – who wore matching lightning bolt necklaces throughout their affair – haven’t clarified if they are still romantically involved, but they each issued individual statements apologizing for the affair.

A source previously told Page Six that Madix was “heartbroken” and “blindsided” by Leviss and Sandoval.
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“I want to apologize for my actions and my choices, foremost to Ariana [Madix] and to my friends and the fans so invested in our relationships,” Leviss wrote in a statement shared on Wednesday. “There is no excuse. I am not a victim, and I must own my actions, and I deeply regret hurting Ariana.”

Leviss also claimed it was her “addiction to being and feeling loved” that led her to betray Madix.

Hours before Leviss’ apology, Sandoval issued his second apology – after he received major backlash for not mentioning Madix in the first one – and owned up to making “mistakes,” being “selfish” and “hurt[ing] somebody” he loves.

Both Sandoval and Leviss shared lengthy apology statements this week.
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“No one deserves to feel that pain so traumatically and publicly,” he wrote. “I can only imagine how devastating this has been for Ariana and everyone around us. I feel really horrible about that.”

Since news of the affair broke on Friday, Bravo cameras have been filming the “Scandoval” aftermath, and we’re told Leviss and Sandoval even “kissed on camera” last Saturday night.

“Vanderpump Rules” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

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Tom Schwartz on rumors he’s dating Jo Wenberg after divorce

Tom Schwartz is clearing up rumors he’s dating hairstylist Jo Wenberg after divorcing Katie Maloney. 

“Jo is a badass hairstylist. … I think she’s a beautiful soul,” the “Vanderpump Rules” star, 40, told Us Weekly Wednesday during a joint interview with Tom Sandoval at their Hollywood bar, Schwartz & Sandy’s. 

During this week’s episode of the Bravo reality show, Schwartz told Scheana Shay that he had been up until 4 a.m. “hanging out” with Wenberg, who has consistently worked with the cast since 2015.

However, he denied ever hooking up with her. 

“We’re not living together and we’re not dating either, but she’s just someone who I appreciate on a deep level and she’s a really cool human being, and we’re just hanging out,” he told the outlet of his current relationship with Wenberg. 

The aftermath of Schwartz’s split from now-ex-wife Katie Maloney is playing out on “Vanderpump Rules” Season 10.
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The ups and downs of the couple’s relationship have been captured by Bravo cameras for more than a decade.
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Schwartz’s conversation with Shay, 37, about Wenberg was captured by Bravo cameras in July 2022. But that December, fans speculated the two might be more than friends after being spotted in footage of Raquel Leviss’ Instagram Stories from a concert in Los Angeles. 

Schwartz — who entertained a brief fling with Leviss, 28, as well during production for Season 10 — told Us Weekly that he is in no way ready for another relationship after his split from Maloney, 36.

“I just got out of a 12-year relationship. I cannot be in a committed — I can’t dive back into another relationship,” the Schwartz & Sandy’s co-founder explained. 

Schwartz entertained a brief fling with castmate Raquel Leviss while filming Season 10 of the Bravo reality show.
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The pair kissed last year during wedding festivities for co-star Scheana Shay.
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“It wouldn’t be fair to the other person ‘cause I’m kind of consumed with, like, business and my family and I’m kind of falling in love with myself all over again.”

Schwartz and Maloney announced their breakup in March 2022 after five years of marriage and more than a decade together. They finalized their divorce the following October. 

Maloney explained on a recent episode of “Pump Rules” that Schwartz’s dedication to his new bar was partly to blame for their demise as a couple.

“I’m kind of consumed with, like, business,” Schwartz, who co-founded Schwartz & Sandy’s with best friend Tom Sandoval, said of his current love life.
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“I’m trying to be excited for Tom, but this bar has a very complicated history,” she said in a confessional. “It put a massive strain on our relationship. It just was a lot more of a presence in my life than I thought it would be, without me having say over it.”

The “You’re Gonna Love Me” podcast host elaborated, “All of the marital issues and arguments and everything we were having has now just been personified. This bar was the other woman in our marriage.”

“Vanderpump Rules” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo. 

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Katie Maloney says Tom Schwartz’s bar ‘broke’ their marriage

Katie Maloney has blamed Tom Schwartz’s bar for the demise of their marriage.

Wednesday’s episode saw Schwartz and his business partner Tom Sandoval finally open the doors to their new bar, Schwartz & Sandy’s. The duo hosted a bash for the Daily Mail.

But Maloney broke down in tears over the opening as it reminded her of why the pair’s romance crumbled.

“I’m trying to be excited for Tom, but this bar has a very complicated history,” she said in her confessional. “It put a massive strain on our relationship. It just was a lot more of a presence in my life than I thought it would be, without me having say over it.”

The “Vanderpump Rules” stars were married from 2019 to 2022. They finalized their divorce last October and share joint custody of their dogs.

The exes discussed their ill-fated union and what led to it ultimately crumbling in Wednesday’s episode of “Vanderpump Rules.”
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The exes discussed their ill-fated union and what led to it ultimately crumbling in Wednesday’s episode of “Vanderpump Rules.”
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“All of the marital issues and arguments and everything we were having has now just been personified. This bar was the other woman in our marriage, and I’m standing inside of her now,” she added.

The pair sat down for a chat during the opening, at which Schwartz admitted that his focus was primarily on his business ventures and not on his ex.

“In the divorce, I let myself get sucked in,” he told Maloney.

Schwartz and his business partner Tom Sandoval opened their new bar, Schwartz & Sandy’s.
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“It nearly broke you, and it nearly broke me,” she chimed in, adding that “it broke us kinda, so was it worth it?”

“Don’t say that,” he said. “Jesus, I don’t know how to answer that. I just don’t want you to ever think that I chose this place over you because I didn’t.”

But Maloney was adamant that Schwartz’s business came first and as a result, their marriage followed in second place.

“Well, I feel like you chose a lot over me,” she explained. “You never chose me in any side, in any argument, even when it was me having your back in things. It just made me feel like you don’t like me.”

The “Vanderpump Rules” stars were married from 2019 until their split in 2022.
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The “Vanderpump Rules” stars were married from 2019 until their split in 2022.
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The “Vanderpump Rules” stars were married from 2019 until their split in 2022.
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The “Vanderpump Rules” stars were married from 2019 until their split in 2022.
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“I think a lot of things I was choosing to ignore and choosing to live with and think that it was okay, and it wasn’t okay,” she added.

It seemed as though Maloney’s message finally got through to her ex, who apologized for his actions, saying he’s “trying to move forward and not beat myself up too much, but I’m self-aware.”

“Maybe I wish I had really fought for her, but I think I would’ve been prolonging the pain and making her suffer and detracting from her happiness,” he said in his confessional while holding back tears.

“I’m so madly in love with this whole bar, this lounge, the concept, but sometimes I ask myself, ‘Was it worth it?’ and I don’t know.”

“Vanderpump Rules” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on Bravo.

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