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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Ariana Madix<\/strong><\/a> is speaking out for the first time.<\/p>\n On Wednesday (March 15), the 37-year-old Vanderpump Rules<\/strong><\/a><\/em> star released her first statement after it was revealed that she and boyfriend of eight years Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a> had broken up amid his affair<\/a> with their co-star and friend Raquel Leviss<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHi. Where to begin? I want to express my most sincere gratitude for the outpouring of love and support I have received from friends, family, and people I\u2019ve never even met in the last two weeks,\u201d Ariana<\/strong> wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I have felt like I couldn\u2019t even stand, you all have given me the strength to continue and seen me through my darkest hours,\u201d Ariana<\/strong> continued. \u201cTo say I have been devastated and broken is an understatement. However, I know that I am not in this alone.\u201d<\/p>\n Ariana<\/strong> concluded, \u201cSo many of my closest friends are also grieving this loss right now and reeling from this betrayal on so many levels. I am so f\u2013king lucky to have the best support system in the world and I hope I can repay every single person for the love you have shown me. What doesn\u2019t kill me better run. Love, Ariana.\u201d<\/p>\n Since news of the affair broke, both Tom<\/strong>, 40, and Raquel<\/strong>, 28, have issued formal apologies to Ariana<\/strong>. Tom<\/strong> addressed Ariana<\/strong> in his second public statement<\/a> about the drama and Raquel<\/strong> broke her silence after that<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of Ariana <\/strong>and Tom<\/strong>\u2018s Vanderpump Rules<\/em> co-stars recently detailed exactly how Ariana<\/strong> found out about the affair<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n