From left: Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss.Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty; Emma McIntyre/WireImage; Charles Sykes/Bravo/Getty
Ariana Madixsays her days of filmingVanderpump Ruleswith her ex-boyfriendTom Sandovaland ex-friendRaquel Levissare over.
Speaking in a new interview withThe New York Timeson Thursday, the reality star, 37, revealed that she isn’t up for filming with the pair following theexposure of their months-long affair.
“I have nothing to say to either of them,” Madix said of her former boyfriend of nine years, 40, and Leviss, 28. “Our show is very real and follows a real group of friends, and neither of them are in the group of friends, so, good luck.”
Ariana Madix.Heidi Gutman/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
He went on to say that the cast needs to see all three parts of the reunion, the first of which airs on May 24. “I had thought that we needed cameras on them right away,” he told the publication. “And I now think we need a minute.”
Weighing on whether Leviss may return, Baskin added, “We have had those conversations with her reps. She and people around her have to feel OK about it. And so that’s why I also think that waiting a little bit helps.”
Reflecting on filming the reunion on March 23, Madix told theNY Timeshow the rest of the cast came together against Sandoval and Leviss. “It was kind of a weird day because I feel like most of the time in any other reunion, we go through the whole season. But in this reunion, it was really just everybody against one or against two [cast members],” she explained. “We’ve never been united like that ever.”
Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
As for whether or not they can ever redeem themselves, Madix continued, “I think any chance that either of them separately had for that ended when they started giving trash interviews victimizing themselves, herTMZ[interview] and hisHowie Mandel[interview]. I think had they not done or said all of those horrible things, maybe one day, but I think the answer ultimately is no. In our friend group, the answer is no.”
On Wednesday’s episode ofWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Madix also said that forgiving Leviss or Sandoval is"not happening."
During her interview with TMZ, Leviss claimed that kissing Sandoval’s best friend and business partnerTom Schwartz— who was previously married to theirVPRcostarKatie Maloney— was not “a cover-up” for the affair. “I genuinely had an interest in Tom Schwartz and there’s a genuine curiosity there, so it wasn’t a cover-up,” she said.
Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Meanwhile, in his interview on theHowie Mandel Does Stuffpodcast, Sandoval claimed that he split from Madix two weeks before his affair with Leviss was made public on March 3.
TheSchwartz and Sandy’sco-owner said he “did break up with her [Madix] on Valentine’s Day,” but Madix was “completely in denial” about him wanting to end the relationship. “We were broken up,” he insisted. “She knew we were broken up. We didn’t tell anybody, but she knew.”
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As for Sandoval and Leviss, despite reports the two have not broken up, a source told PEOPLE on Wednesday — noting that they were never together in the first place.
“Tom and Raquel never put a label on their relationship to begin with,” a insider said. “Aftertheir affair was exposedandthe blowback they received, they said that before defining things,they needed to take timeto address the issues in their own lives that drove them to this in the first place. And that’s where things still are.”
“Raquel has been away in a mental health treatment facility, and hasn’t come home yet. Tom has been on the road, focusing on his music,” the source added. “There’s no split becausethey were never a couple.”
source: people.com
