\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Where Raquel Leviss, Tom Sandoval Stand With ‘Pump Rules’ Costars Amid Drama<\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tRaquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval faced major backlash for their cheating scandal \u2014 and their Vanderpump Rules costars have been front and center throwing shade. The couple made headlines in March 2023 when Us Weekly confirmed that Sandoval and Ariana Madix called it quits after nearly a decade together due to his infidelity. The beauty [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Shay, for her part, doesn\u2019t regret agreeing to shoot with Sandoval.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like that scene was so raw and real, and it was a 15-year friendship that fell apart<\/a> because of his actions,\u201d she told Us<\/i>. \u201cI think that that was something the show needed. Of course, you needed his conversation with Ariana [Madix]<\/strong><\/a>, but then you needed another side of it and I felt like I was able to provide that in that conversation with him.\u201d<\/p>\nShe added: \u201cAnd hey, not saying it was from that scene, but we are nominated for two Emmys<\/a>!\u201d<\/p>\nUs <\/i>confirmed in March that Sandoval and Madix, 38, had ended their nine-year relationship<\/a> after he had a months-long affair<\/a> with costar Raquel Leviss<\/strong><\/a>. Following the cheating scandal, many of Sandoval\u2019s friendships<\/a> with the Vanderpump Rules<\/i> cast \u2014 including Shay \u2014 fractured. By the season 10 reunion, which aired in May and June<\/a>, Sandoval was alone on an island<\/a> with only Tom Schwartz<\/strong> <\/a>and Leviss, 28, in his corner. (Both Schwartz, 40, and Leviss have since cut ties<\/a> with Sandoval as well.)<\/p>\n\n![\"Why](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Why-Scheana-Shay-Is-Glad-She-Filmed-With-Tom-Sandoval-After-Scandoval.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval.<\/span> Getty Images (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShay further detailed to Us <\/i>why she was willing to speak with Sandoval<\/a> on camera after the scandal made headlines.<\/p>\n\u201cHe had always been a good friend to me<\/a>, and that\u2019s what was the hardest part about this is because I\u2019ve always been someone who\u2019s like, \u2018Well, you didn\u2019t do it to me, but there was just something different about this where it did feel more personal,\u2019\u201d she told Us<\/i>. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah, you didn\u2019t cheat on me, but you did betray me [and] you did lie to me.\u2019 There were other things.\u201d<\/p>\nShay \u2014 who teased that even more of those conversations will air on Vanderpump Rules<\/i> season 11<\/a> \u2014 noted that the friendship drama is \u201cchallenging\u201d because he was \u201cone of my longest friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cTo lose him because of his actions, it was really hard for me,\u201d Shay said, playing coy on if she thinks Sandoval has grown<\/a> post-scandal.<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cAnd hey, not saying it was from that scene, but we are nominated for two Emmys<\/a>!\u201d<\/p>\n Us <\/i>confirmed in March that Sandoval and Madix, 38, had ended their nine-year relationship<\/a> after he had a months-long affair<\/a> with costar Raquel Leviss<\/strong><\/a>. Following the cheating scandal, many of Sandoval\u2019s friendships<\/a> with the Vanderpump Rules<\/i> cast \u2014 including Shay \u2014 fractured. By the season 10 reunion, which aired in May and June<\/a>, Sandoval was alone on an island<\/a> with only Tom Schwartz<\/strong> <\/a>and Leviss, 28, in his corner. (Both Schwartz, 40, and Leviss have since cut ties<\/a> with Sandoval as well.)<\/p>\n Shay further detailed to Us <\/i>why she was willing to speak with Sandoval<\/a> on camera after the scandal made headlines.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had always been a good friend to me<\/a>, and that\u2019s what was the hardest part about this is because I\u2019ve always been someone who\u2019s like, \u2018Well, you didn\u2019t do it to me, but there was just something different about this where it did feel more personal,\u2019\u201d she told Us<\/i>. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah, you didn\u2019t cheat on me, but you did betray me [and] you did lie to me.\u2019 There were other things.\u201d<\/p>\n Shay \u2014 who teased that even more of those conversations will air on Vanderpump Rules<\/i> season 11<\/a> \u2014 noted that the friendship drama is \u201cchallenging\u201d because he was \u201cone of my longest friends.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTo lose him because of his actions, it was really hard for me,\u201d Shay said, playing coy on if she thinks Sandoval has grown<\/a> post-scandal.<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval.<\/span> Getty Images (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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