Ariana Madix Discusses Off-Camera Encounter With Tom Sandoval and Addresses Criticism

Ariana Madix Discusses Off-Camera Encounter With Tom Sandoval and Addresses Criticism

Ariana Madix recently shared insights into an off-camera moment with Tom Sandoval following the filming of the Vanderpump Rules Season 11 finale, which aired on Tuesday. Reflecting on her decision not to enable a redemption narrative for Sandoval, 41, during their interaction, Ariana, 38, faced accusations from him of being “stubborn.” This topic was further discussed on the May 7 episode of the Vanderpump Rules: After Show.

“There’s only one person that would benefit from anything that could’ve happened in that moment and it’s him,”

Ariana commented, responding to criticism over her decision to walk away from Sandoval. She expressed her disillusionment with Sandoval’s behavior leading up to the finale, stating,

“Being that this is likely the last few moments of filming for season 11 and there’s not been one mention of anything the entire summer that sounded anywhere near what is remorse or kindness or anything coming in my direction from him, he knows that this is the last moment he’ll have to redeem himself with the audience. And him crying and me looking like a b*tch, I’m not here to facilitate that.”

Ariana also described an encounter with Sandoval at their previously shared home:

“It’s rare that we cross paths at all in the house, but at that point in time, he was like, laying on the sofa where the TV is by the kitchen, and I was in the kitchen. And apparently, he didn’t need to say anything that bad because he could have literally right then, or he could have written a letter and left it on the counter,” she noted.

“He clearly knows how to email me nonsensical letters of intent.” Ariana continued, “There’s so many different ways to try and say something that’s like, so important to be said. But no, for him, it needed to be said on camera because it needed to be in the zeitgeist or in the collective conscience of people watching the show. It actually had nothing to do with me.”

Meanwhile, Sandoval acknowledged the difficulty of their situation: “She’s pretty stubborn,” he said. “At this point, I’d like to talk to her, maybe [at] the reunion.”

During the same “After Show,” Scheana Shay discussed her evolving relationship with Sandoval:

“It would’ve made it easier on me if [Ariana] was like, ‘I understand you need to do this for you. You and I are good,’ which I got from her in San Francisco but it was a whole summer to get to that conversation,” she shared. “I did need that from her because I wanted her to know, as much as I’m putting this aspect of what he did in a box over here and trying to figure out this path, I don’t forgive him for that and I still have your back and he and I are never going to be what we were before. I just need to get past the hurt he’s caused me with this aside because I was literally losing sleep, I was losing weight, I was not myself.”

Ariana made it clear she supported Scheana’s autonomy.

“I’ve never told her what to do, I’ve held space for her to feel these things but I’m also not the person you should be, like, I’m not your diary,” she asserted.

Lala Kent speculated about the dynamics between Scheana and Ariana:

“I think when it comes to this, it’s that she’s really nervous about what people will say if she goes against Ariana,” she explained.

The Vanderpump Rules Season 11 reunion premieres next Tuesday, May 14, at 8/7 on Bravo.

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