Tom Sandoval

VANDERPUMP RULES STARS: NOT AS CLOSE AS THEY USED TO BE

These days there’s more drama offscreen than onscreen for reality costars, Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney. After countless delays, the gals opened up their West Hollywood sandwich shop, Something About Her, but no sooner was the first customer served than Ariana flew to Bali to host Love Island, leaving Katie behind to deal with the grunt work. As we previously reported, Ariana isn’t sure she wants to stay in the restaurant business as her Hollywood career has taken off. Now get this scoop – Katie has offered to buy Ariana’s shares out and team up with her cheating ex-boyfriend, Tom Sandoval! According to my Vanderpump Rules source, Katie is livid that Ariana has pretty much all but abandoned her and teaming up with Tom is her way to get revenge.

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IS THIS AN OFFER RAQUEL LEVISS CANNOT REFUSE?

She’s not on our gossip radar, but those who watch Vanderpump Rules you might be interested in this – it seemed to be all anyone was talking about. Scandoval brought in record ratings to Lisa Vanderpump’s reality show. Despite a lucrative offer, Raquel Leviss opted OUT of returning for the current season, but now Bravo bigwig Andy Cohen is trying to entice her to return for the season’s reunion show to update viewers on her life since the illicit affair. An inside source reveals Andy offered her six figures to be a part of the reunion, even allowing her to film her segment without any of her former costars. Since the money isn’t rolling in now that she’s off the show, our source predicts Raquel will do it.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Raquel stopped at a gas station to buy a Redbull on her way to a Malibu event

CHEATING TOM SANDOVAL MAY GET HIS OWN SERIES

Their affair was the biggest ratings boost to happen to Bravo in years, and now it could land Vanderpump Rules costars and forbidden lovers, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss their own spin-off! (Readers might have realized that our Bravo source is well-informed – we were the FIRST to reveal Denise Richards was returning to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.) Now we are hearing that Tom, Raquel and their costar, Tom Schwartz are UNLIKELY to return to Vanderpump Rules but will instead star in their OWN show based on the two Toms’ business ventures (restaurant/bars) and Sandoval’s potential romance with Raquel. The source explains that scorned Ariana Madix is refusing to film with her ex boyfriend and her two former friends, so producers are planning the spinoff on which some of their Vanderpump Rules costars might also appear. It’s being speculated that this whole situation was scripted to raise ratings – so you be the judge…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA – Tom Sandoval pumping gas and talking on phone

JILTED ARIANA MADIX IS MAKING THE MOST OF IT

We don’t watch Vanderpump Rules, but a lot of people do, so we want to share this latest tidbit. Our reality show source says that Ariana Madix (she was the one who got cheated on) is asking for a HUGE salary increase if Bravo wants her back next season. Ariana wants NOTHING to do with her ex, Tom Sandoval and his new flame, Raquel Leviss, and the only way she will share screen time with them is if producers show her the money. She knows producers are delighted with all the publicity the cheating scandal brought the show, and they want her back. Ariana is asking for the SAME amount Lisa Vanderpump makes per episode, (no, we don’t know the exact amount but it’s substantially more than anyone else on the show.) Ariana’s career, aside from reality TV, is taking off – she just filmed a made-for-TV movie, and is slated to appear on Dancing With the Stars – so unless the offer is too good to pass up, she’s ready to walk!

TOM SANDOVAL CALMS HIS NERVES WITH DIET COKE AND CIGARETTES

We’re not fond of most reality TV, but here’s some gossip that the  Vanderpump Rules audience might appreciate. We’ve heard MORE than enough about the “shocking” affair between costars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss – since he was engaged to AND owned a home with their other costar Ariana Madix. Now here’s the scoop: Tom is trying to get a loan to buy his former fiancé Ariana’s share of the Valley Village, California home they purchased together so he can move Raquel in. BUT, a realtor told me that Tom’s hit a roadblock, because the real estate market has TANKED since he and Ariana purchased the farmhouse style property in 2019. Jilted Ariana doesn’t want to lose money by selling now, so she’s STILL living there with Tom! Don’t think for a second that this juicy drama won’t be part of next season’s storyline.

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