Scheana Shay tells Ariana Madix she ‘can’t keep hating’ Tom Sandoval
Scheana Shay, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval.
Getty Images(3)Scheana Shay‘s loyalty to Ariana Madix has begun to falter.
Following the latest episode of Vanderpump Rules, which aired on Tuesday, February 26, Bravo offered a preview of how the cast’s journey continues to unravel. In the video, Katie Maloney asked Ariana, 38, if she would single someone out if they ‘want to be friends’ Tom Sandoval after his cheating scandal with Rachel ‘Raquel’ Leviss.
Ariana said she wouldn’t stay on good terms with anyone in the hypothetical situation. She then received a call from Scheana, 38, who was struggling to hold a grudge against Sandoval, 41, after spending time together in Lake Tahoe.
“I’m angry that he did all this and I miss my friend,” Scheana told Ariana, who was visibly emotional as Katie, 37, looked on in shock. “I can’t keep hating him because of you.”
Scheana has previously hinted that she wanted to rekindle her friendship with Sandoval, despite his divorce from Ariana in March 2023 due to his infidelity. Despite feeling conflicted, Scheana said Lisa Vanderpump that she didn’t want to rock the boat with Ariana.
“This has not been easy, especially for me. He was truly one of the best friends I ever had in my life. Is it worth losing Ariana? she asked during the Feb. 20 episode. “Ariana made it very clear that anyone who chooses to remain friends with Tom Sandoval is basically dead to her. But if someone is really struggling at this level, how do I keep coming after them?”
Bravo fans may be familiar with the timeline of events since Scheana made headlines when a fan asked for a photo with the cast — including Sandoval — in Lake Tahoe. After receiving major backlash for posing with Sandoval, Scheana slammed the negativity.
“I don’t know why I feel the need to defend taking a photo with my hand in this way [in a fist] in someone’s back,” Scheana said via Instagram Stories in July 2023 while lying in bed Lala Kent who added that “people are so stupid.”
Ariana publicly stated that she was not angry with Scheana.
The close friendship between Scheana Shay and Ariana Madix has been documented on Vanderpump Rules for years. After guest appearances on the first two seasons of the Bravo reality series, Madix became one of the main cast members in 2015. From the start, Shay’s bond with Madix contrasted her tumultuous relationships with fellow SUR. […]
“@Scheana is an amazing friend who took a photo with a fan for their birthday. There have been so many mean comments towards her and she just did something nice,” Ariana wrote in an Instagram Stories post that same month. “We always try to stop for photos and if the entire cast is present, it is customary to have the entire cast in the photo regardless of what is happening between us at the time.”
Scheana later teased how a “spiritual meditation” with Sandoval brought out unexpected emotions.
“We went to Tahoe, it was all filmed for season 11. Ariana and Katie didn’t come, but Tom Sandoval did. There was one day [that was] past the most emotionally draining day I’ve ever had in eleven seasons Vanderpump Rules,” Scheana said during an Amazon Live at the time. “No kidding, my eyelashes hurt from how much I cried that day. My contacts were dry and I was constipated. I felt weak in every way possible. Eleven seasons and that day gave me the most.”
Once production wrapped, Scheana stood by her decision to film with Sandoval in season 11.
Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval faced major backlash for their cheating scandal — and their Vanderpump Rules costars were front and center throwing shade. The couple made headlines in March 2023 when Us Weekly confirmed that Sandoval and Ariana Madix called it quits after nearly a decade together due to his infidelity. The beauty […]
“He’s always been a good friend to me, and that’s what was the hardest part about this, because I’ve always been one to say, ‘Well, you didn’t do it to me, but there was just something else going on. here it felt more personal,” she said exclusively We weekly in October 2023. ‘I’m like, ‘Yeah, you didn’t cheat on me, but you did betray me [and] You lied to me.’ There were other things. To lose him because of his actions, it was very difficult for me.
Scheana was coy about whether she was on good terms with Sandoval at the time. Meanwhile, her friendship with Ariana appears to be continuing to blossom after Scheana flew to New York City earlier this month to see her boyfriend Roxie Hart perform on Broadway. Chicago.
Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 8pm ET and will be available to stream on Peacock the next day.