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The ~scandoval~ continues! Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a> made headlines for his affair with Raquel Leviss<\/strong><\/a> amid his longtime romance with Ariana Madix<\/strong><\/a>, but where do the Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a>\u00a0stars stand now?<\/p>\n The Tom Tom coowner was spotted leaving a cocktail lounge in Los Angeles with musician Tii in August 5 after Raquel confirmed that the pair are \u201ctaking a break for now\u201d following their whirlwind romance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt started off as a friendship and turned into something more,\u201d she told TMZ<\/em><\/a> on March 22. \u201cWe\u2019re just trying to get through these next steps and make amends and hear everybody out. I know a lot of people are angry. So just getting through these next few steps and not putting a label on anything.\u201d<\/p>\n Tom, for his part, agreed in a separate interview on the \u201cHowie Mandel Does Stuff<\/a>\u201d podcast on April 12.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not putting any label on it. We\u2019re also just kind of taking a break,\u201d he said, noting that they\u2019re \u201creally good friends\u201d for now.<\/p>\n Life & Style<\/em> confirmed<\/a> on March 3 that Tom, 39, and Ariana, 37, had broken up after nine years together when she learned that he had been hooking up with Raquel<\/a>. While TMZ<\/a><\/em>\u00a0was first to report the news, a source confirmed to\u00a0Life & Style<\/i> that\u00a0\u201cthe rumor is true,\u201d adding, \u201cThey, in fact, broke up due to Tom cheating on her with Raquel.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Raquel, 28, revealed where she stands with Tom amid the drama in a statement via Instagram on March 9.<\/p>\n \u201cBesides the indefensible circumstances surrounding our relationship, my feelings for Tom have always been sincere and born out of a loving friendship,\u201d the former beauty queen wrote. \u201cKnowing how many people we hurt, I need to understand my choices and learn to make better ones. I need to take care of my health, work on self-growth and take time to be OK with being alone. I care for Tom and I don\u2019t want to label anything or predict what lies ahead. Right now, I need to heal.\u201d<\/p>\n Bravo boss Andy Cohen<\/strong><\/a> said he believed that Tom and Raquel might just be in a full-blown relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is my understanding that they are still [seeing each other],\u201d the Watch What Happens Live<\/em> host, 54, revealed during\u00a0SiriusXM\u2019s \u201cRadio Andy\u201d on March 6.\u00a0\u201cBut I can\u2019t say that as fact \u2014 that\u2019s what I\u2019ve gathered from my intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n Previously, a source told Page Six<\/em> that they have been \u201ccommunicating inappropriately for months\u201d and \u201cwant to be together\u201d following the musician\u2019s split from Ariana.<\/p>\n Bravo producer Andy, for his part, speculated on \u201cRadio Andy\u201d<\/a>\u00a0that the illicit affair \u201cwas going on during BravoCon,\u201d referring to the annual NYC convention that took place in October 2022. \u201cThis is reverberating, OK,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Raquel was spotted for the first time after news of their affair broke on March 8, looking \u201csomber\u201d in all-black and baggy clothing, a baseball cap and nervously smoking her vape pen, per photos obtained by Page Six.<\/p>\n The duo continued to prove that they\u2019re sticking together when they were spotted out to dinner following the Vanderpump Rules<\/em> season 10 reunion taping on March 23, according to TMZ<\/em>.<\/p>\n Tom and Raquel didn\u2019t participate in any PDA during the meal at The Musso & Frank Grill in Hollywood, according to the outlet. However, they were sitting close and appeared to be deep in conversation.<\/p>\n The TomTom club owner\u2019s rep set the record straigh<\/a>t where things with Raquel stand, telling Life & Style<\/em> on March 30,\u201dThey are friends,\u201d adding, \u201cThey are not putting a label on things,\u201d when it comes to a relationship.<\/p>\n Days later, Tom Schwartz<\/strong> weighed in on the drama, while appearing on an April 5 episode of Watch What Happens\u00a0Live With Andy Cohen<\/a>,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0recalling a moment from this past January when Tom revealed he was \u201cin love with Raquel.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In May 2023, however, multiple outlets reported that the pair had called it quits ahead of the season 10 finale, with a source telling\u00a0Page Six,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cRaquel dipped out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSandoval is not the one for her,\u201d the insider added.<\/p>\n According to The Messenger <\/em>\u2013\u00a0who was first to report the news of their split \u2013 Tom has put \u201crelationships with everyone \u2026 on the back burner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s about to turn 40 and trying his best to move away from all of this, but he\u2019s struggling at times,\u201d a source told the outlet. \u201cLike anyone trying to better themselves, it\u2019s one day at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n However, during a May 17 appearance on\u00a0Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen,\u00a0<\/em>Ariana made her feelings about Tom and Raquel\u2019s reported split clear.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t buy that at all<\/a>,\u201d she told Andy. \u201cShe was sending letters to my house like four days ago,\u201d she added, claiming that she saw the letters addressed to the TomTom founder in Raquel\u2019s handwriting.<\/p>\n While Tom and Raquel may not be in a romantic relationship, he was seen talking on the phone with the Sonoma State University alumna on May 28 while on a plane to Pittsburgh, as seen in photos obtained by TMZ.<\/p>\n Fans couldn\u2019t help but wonder whether Tom and Raquel decided to keep a relationship low-key after viewers heard both of them admit during the season 10 reunion finale<\/a> they were \u201cin love\u201d when they hooked up.<\/p>\n Tom and Ariana revealed their relationship during the\u00a0Vanderpump Rules<\/em> season 2 reunion, which aired in 2014. Fans watched their relationship unfold for nine years on and off camera until news of Tom cheating with Raquel broke. Ariana, for her part, hasn\u2019t spoken publicly about the affair and deleted her Instagram account.<\/p>\n However, former\u00a0VPR<\/em> star Kristen Doute<\/strong><\/a>, who dated Tom from 2007 to 2013,\u00a0offered fans an update on Ariana via social media on March 3.<\/p>\nAre Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss Dating After Ariana Madix Scandal?<\/h2>\n
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