Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix.
Bravo (2)Best wishes to him. tom sandoval claimed that he is taking sides for the former ariana madixTheir Happily Ever After Breakup – And The Affair With Him Raquel Lewis — made headlines earlier this year.
“Yeah, I like that,” the vanderpump rules the star, 40, told TMZ on Tuesday, April 18, when asked about Maddix’s Coachella hookup Daniel Y in the weekends.
Sandoval stressed that he wants his ex-girlfriend – whom he dated for nine years before their 2023 split – to find love again. “yes I do [want that], I really do,” he admitted, noting that he’s “really happy” for the Florida native.
Daniel Wie, Ariana Madix.
Courtesy Daniel Y/Instagramus weekly It was confirmed in early March that Tom Sandoval and the Most Extra singer and madix had called it quits after discovering that the Minnesota native was engaged to a months-long relationship with Lewis, 28.
Sandoval claimed on April 11 that he had broken up with Fancy AF Cocktail The co-writer died before he learned of her infidelity.
“I actually broke up with him on Valentine’s Day,” he alleged during an appearance on the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast. “We had broken up. She knew we had broken up. We didn’t tell anyone, but she knew.
The Schwartz & Sandy co-owner alleged in the same interview that she and Lewis were “taking a break” from their romance after being seen together on several occasions in March and early April.
“We’re really good friends,” said the TV personality, insisting their “friends with benefits” relationship was not happening “right now.”
On Tuesday, the TomTom co-founder expressed his disappointment over the fact that his fellow Bravo stars are unable to move on from the scandal. “It’s ridiculous,” he told TMZ, claiming that “the people who are perpetuating it the most [are the girls] – Squad of all this.
Maddix, for her part, saw Sandoval appear in her rear-view mirror over the weekend as she attended Coachella with her friends and new flame, Y.
The couple were photographed packing on the PDA on Sunday, April 16, at the concert. However, a source exclusively told We That’s when the former bartender “wasn’t quite ready to jump into a serious relationship.”
The insider noted that Maddix is ”single and having the time of her life” following her split from Sandoval. “She is enjoying her independence and living alone for the first time in years,” said the source.
Two days after fueling romance speculation, Maddix was spotted once again with a fitness coach. This time both were seen kissing at the Los Angeles International Airport.
Lewis, for her part, opted out of going to Coachella this year. Instead, her rep confirmed We On Friday, April 14, it was reported that the former pageant queen had checked into a rehab facility amid all the drama.
“Raquel and her family decided prior to discovering the relationship that she would enter a voluntary facility for mental health counseling,” read a statement from Lewis’s rep at the time.
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Whereas pump rule alum peter madrigal And dayana story claimed Lewis’ rehab was actually at a “spa”, a source exclusively told We The rumors were “not at all” true.