Ariana Madix feels “glad” she found out about Tom Sandoval’s affair.
Ariana Madix has opened up about her break up from Tom Sandoval
The 39-year-old star had a months-long affair with Raquel Leviss, and Ariana now feels grateful that she found out publicly about his infidelity.
During an look on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast, Ariana defined: “The plan was to finish the connection with none type of point out of an affair or dishonest. Whether that was pre-reunion or not or pre-going to movie Winter House or not. And then they’d simply begin relationship.
“The narrative that he was the victim in our relationship or [that] I just suck would have already been planted.”
Ariana advised that Tom’s “plan” was ruined when information of his affair leaked.
The ‘Vanderpump Rules’ star mentioned: “If I had found out the way you all had planned … I would have been just a cog in the machine of this whole narrative.”
Tom beforehand admitted to having a “connection” with Raquel, 28.
However, he additionally confessed that it was a “very unhealthy” state of affairs, as they had been pressured to sneak round and lie.
He advised the ‘Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast’: “The emotions had been one thing very, very sturdy. Those emotions that I had began to take over in a way. Logic, all that s*** went out the window.
“Our connection was wholesome, however the atmosphere that it created – the mendacity, the sneaking round – was very unhealthy.
“But time was always fleeting. Every time we were around each other it felt like it could be the last time we’d see each other. It made us both obsessive over trying to see each other and stuff.”
Asked about the standing of their relationship, he added: “We’re really good friends. We’re not putting any label on it.”