The explosive fallout of Tom Sandoval's affair with Raquel Leviss, nicknamed 'Scandoval,' irrevocably shattered the Vanderpump Rules cast and fanbase.
When Vanderpump Rules debuted in 2013, it took the reality TV world by storm with Lisa Vanderpump’s drop-dead gorgeous servers and bartenders at SUR as they navigated through life. The show is renowned for its scandalous drama within the friend group, bouts of verbal tiffs, and of course, the raging interpersonal infidelity. Over the years, cast members have been known to be unfaithful in their relationships and backstab their friends in times of weakness.
However, regardless of the circumstances, the cast members could always bounce back and eventually mend their relationships. Cut to when Tom Sandoval was caught cheating on his long-term partner of almost a decade, Ariana Madix, with one of her best friends at the time, Rachel “Raquel” Leviss; the cast and viewers were irretrievably divided, and it was a personal attack that struck at the emotional core of the entire friend group. The affair, now famously coined as a portmanteau of scandal and Sandoval known simply as “Scandoval,” led to a chain of shocking events, cutthroat reunion wars, and a concrete divide within the Vanderpump Rules cast. Scandoval shook the foundation of Vanderpump Rules on such a deep and emotional level that the cast could've never gotten past it, even if there was no overhaul. News of Scandoval First Broke Outside the Show Close The news of Scandoval broke outside the show when Vanderpump Rules Season 10 was being aired at the time. On March 3, 2024, TMZ reported that Madix and Sandoval had broken up after she discovered his affair with Leviss. Madix saw explicit videos of Leviss on Sandoval’s phone when it was handed to her while he was performing with his band. After news of the scandal broke out, producers scrambled to film an explosive finale way after the season had wrapped, adding an extra episode that aired on May 17, 2023, which was aptly titled “#Scandoval” and featured Madix confronting her boyfriend of nine years about his affai
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