Ariana Madix Recalls 'Cringe' Gift Tom Sandoval Bought for Raquel Leviss
Ariana Madix remembered a difficult purchase ex Tom Sandoval made for Raquel Leviss when the pair were 'in love'.
“I would be in the house and there's a box on the counter and it's addressed to somewhere in Arizona and it's full of who even knows what,” Ariana, 38, recalled during the Tuesday, January 30 episode of the series . Vanderpump rules after the show, which aired after the season 11 premiere. “There's one thing I saw that I have a hard time talking about because it's so cringe.”
Ariana went on to share that she discovered a friendship lamp that Sandoval, 41, bought after Raquel, 29, that could help the couple communicate when they were far apart. “It's Bluetooth. If I touch it where I am, it turns on where you are,” she explained, adding, “Oh my god, I can't do that.”
“Yes, I was very much in love,” Sandoval said when producers asked him about the communicative lights, noting that he would also send Raquel candy and other gifts to show his affection.
“I signed her cards and stamped them with wax,” he continued. “I don't even send my mother birthday cards, they stress me out. I like it, I learned how to stamp and wax [cards] and I would put glitter in it [for] when she was halfway through.
Ariana and Sandoval dated the Bravo hit for almost nine years, but called it quits in March 2023 when Ariana discovered Sandoval's affair with Raquel. After season 10 of Vanderpump Rules later that month, Raquel was admitted to a mental health facility in Arizona. Five months later, We weekly reported that Raquel had lost contact with Sandoval and would not return for season 11.
Before Raquel cut ties with the TomTom co-founder, she sent her own set of gifts to Sandoval's house, which he still shares with Ariana, including a lightning bolt postcard. (When season 10 of Pump rules Broadcast, eagle-eyed fans noticed that both Raquel and Sandoval were wearing lightning bolt necklaces before news of their affair came to light.)
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During Tuesday's “After Show,” Ariana revealed that she would see mail arrive addressed to Sandoval from Raquel, including the postcard.
“Something comes along and you think, 'Is that for me? Oh no, it's from somewhere in Arizona,” she said, noting that she couldn't be sure of Raquel's “mentality” at the time, but speculated that the model had “no concept” that Ariana could intercept the letter. owner of the house.
Sandoval, meanwhile, said the postcard was sent a “month” before it actually arrived. When Tom Schwartz Calling sending the letter a “crazy” decision, Sandoval agreed and said he wasn't sure what Raquel was thinking since she had also sent items to Schwartz's address.
Vanderpump Rules cast members have given a glimpse into how much they've earned during their respective tenures on the hit Bravo series. The topic of paychecks has come up under various circumstances over the years since Vanderpump Rules debuted in 2013. After Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval's shocking affair behind Ariana Madix's back – which came […]
“Leading up to shooting season 11, we were definitely communicating and sending each other letters and things like that,” he continued. She says, 'I wasn't thinking. It was my first time outside.' They had the [mental health] facility and they had gone somewhere and she had gotten a postcard and I was like, 'I can't find it. I don't know where it is. ''
Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 8pm ET. Episodes will be available to stream on Peacock the next day.