Ariana Madix revealed during a talk show appearance on Tuesday that she hasn’t had a face-to-face conversation with her ex Tom Sandoval in almost a year.
The 38-year-old Vanderpump Rules star, while visiting Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, was asked about her status with Tom, 41, who had a months-long affair with her good friend Rachel Leviss, 29.
“When was the last time you and Sandoval had a face to face conversation?” asked Andy, 55.
“The reunion,” Ariana replied, referring to the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion that was filmed on March 23, 2023, just weeks after Ariana learned of the affair that ended their nine-year relationship.
“Wow,” Andy said.
Ariana Madix revealed during a talk show appearance Tuesday that she hasn’t had a face-to-face conversation with her ex Tom Sandoval in nearly a year
“I mean, as opposed to suffering maybe during the shoot there were maybe one or two sentences in each other’s direction,” Ariana said.
Andy then asked Ariana what it was like to watch a recent Season 11 scene where Sandoval talked about Rachel and said he was still in love with her.
“It’s to be expected that he would talk about it, so I get it, but it seems like in all of this I’m like a non-entity, in literally some of it,” Ariana said.
As for Scheana Shay, 38, telling everyone that Dancing with the Stars was her dream, Ariana shared her reaction to it.
“On one hand, I can totally understand being happy for a friend, while also feeling like you really wanted this thing for yourself,” Ariana said. ‘But on the other hand, my thought process is if one person from our show joins it, it wouldn’t help someone else from our show join.’
“What surprised you or hurt you the most that you heard her say?” Andy said. “Or have you thought about things differently when you hear all this.”
“During filming, I definitely wasn’t aware of a lot of the things that were being said behind my back,” Ariana said. And I love Scheana dearly, but a lot of things that were said were very hurtful. Specifically, it is difficult to pinpoint anything. It’s kind of like this general attitude towards me that I’ve seen that’s quite hurtful.’
Andy also wanted her thoughts on Sandoval buying James Kennedy a pair of sunglasses and if she thought he was trying to buy her friendship.
Tom Sandoval appears during the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion, which was filmed in March 2023, just weeks after Ariana found out about his affair with Rachel Leviss
“Wow,” Andy said after Ariana revealed she hasn’t had a conversation with Tom in almost a year
Andy spoke with Ariana and fellow guest John Oliver on the Bravo talk show
“It’s to be expected that he would talk about it, so I understand, but it seems like in all of this I’m like a non-entity, in literally some of it,” Ariana said when asked if Tom talks about Rachel
“Yeah, there seem to be a lot of presents,” Ariana said.
Ariana said she could not discuss the state of her housing situation because of the lawsuit she filed against Sandoval. She also said that Ann was not her assistant and that she does not have an assistant. Ariana also laughed and said no when Andy asked her if she wanted the giant Lego portrait of her and Sandoval redone.
“Obviously I don’t own it outright, but I’m saying you can have it,” Ariana said.
Andy asked her how her new relationship was going and pointed out that her boyfriend Daniel Wai was in the audience.
“It’s nice to be able to do normal things,” Ariana said.
A fan asked Ariana about her thoughts on the news of Jax and Brittany Cartwright’s split and if she had spoken to either of them recently.
“I’ve been texting a little bit with Brittany,” Ariana said. ‘I just wanted her to know that I love her and I support her.’
Another fan asked her if she thought it was hypocritical of Scheana and Lala Kent, 33, to say she had a big head with all her options when they had no problem “cashing in on your trauma from Sandoval with their podcasts and sell merch”.
“I hadn’t thought of that, but that’s a very interesting point,” Ariana said.
Ariana was asked by a fan about her relationship with Lisa Vanderpump, 63, and whether the English restaurateur had been too easy on Sandoval.
“It’s been good,” Ariana said. ‘She came to see me at the Dancing with the Stars final, which was super cool. And every time I see her, it’s amazing, but of course when you watch the show, you see things that you’re like, ‘What the hell.’
‘I’ve written a little text with Brittany. I just wanted her to know that I love her and I support her,” Ariana said after being asked about Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright splitting.
When a fan asked her if Lala sees the hypocrisy of asking the group of friends to remove her ex Randall Emmett, but expects Ariana to be okay with the group welcoming Sandoval back.
“I think she thinks it’s different somehow because I own a house with him and it’s like her big hub,” Ariana said. ‘But those situations are very different and I also never said that no one could welcome him or do what they wanted, I just said that I wanted to remove myself.’
Andy congratulated Ariana for her role as Roxie in Chicago on Broadway.
“You’re breaking box office records,” Andy said.