Tom Sandoval has made several shocking claims as he shared his side of the story regarding his split from Ariana Madix after nine years together.
The Bravo star claimed Madix punched him trying to break up with her, and that he broke up with her on Valentine’s Day.
Sandoval, 39, admitted while appearing on The Howie Mandel does stuff podcast, adding that he had already intended to break up with her while in therapy.
Sandoval also alleged Madix got physical with him when he talked about plans on how to deal with the breakup: “I told her, ‘Listen, we don’t have to post anything on social media. Let’s talk through this.'” … Like, “We can keep this between us.”
“She was obviously very upset, she punched me and all that.”
You punched me and all that a**: Tom Sandoval has shed more light on his split from Ariana Madix, claiming she punched him in the midst of their split and that he broke up with her on Valentine’s Day
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He also claimed that she was in “denial” about his desire to break up and later told him she would have to “force” him out of the relationship.
He said, “It’s like, ‘Me, I’m not letting you leave me.'” You will have to force me out of this relationship… If you break up with me, you will effectively end my life.”
Sandoval claimed that Ariana was determined to save the relationship after he spoke about his intention to break up during a therapy session.
I made it very clear in therapy that I wanted to, like, take the steps to separate. Then in reality, Ariana just started fighting for it and I felt really bad about it because she was so incredibly sweet and amazing.
Sandoval also insists that she knew they broke up but kept it to themselves.
we are separated. She knew we broke up. We didn’t tell anyone, but she knew.
The Schwartz & Sandy owner has been embroiled in controversy for over a month after it was revealed that he had been in a months-long relationship with co-star Raquel Levis despite his affair with Madix.
While appearing on Howie Mandel’s podcast, Sandoval also revealed the current state of his relationship with Raquel, and admitted that they had hit the brakes on their sexual relationship.
After the recent end of his nine-year relationship with Due to Ariana’s infidelity, the bar owner revealed that they are “kind of taking a break.”
Calm down: Sandoval revealed that he and Raquel Levis hit the brakes on their sexual relationship, after their months-long affair was revealed in March.
“We don’t put any labels on it,” said reality star on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast.
When asked if the 67-year-old comedian was still friends “with benefits,” Sandoval denied that they were still romantically involved.
“Not now,” the rocker, who is on the cover band Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras, told listeners after insisting he and the former pageant queen were still “good friends.”
As for how their relationship blossomed from platonic to intimate, Sandoval opened up about his attraction to Levi’s as he and Madix split after nearly a decade together.
“We were at my house, I didn’t come out of my house while we were talking and kissing,” he recalls. It was magnetic. We were getting closer and as we were talking, time flew by, and we were getting closer and closer and closer, and all of a sudden, we’re kissing. I felt something I hadn’t felt in a long time, like my passion.
He went on to explain how he and Madix started living their own lives and that their romance had become stale.
We’ve been together for nine years, obviously built a house, worked together and everything. We were a brand. And like many relationships, it has become more akin to best friend/family/roommates status sometimes.
The Missouri native said that their relationship in general was “just lacking in intimacy” and “connection”.
He felt that they stayed together in order to “keep the optics (which) are strong” for their reality show and other business endeavors.
We had each other’s backs, sure, and that was nice. He said about Madix there was safety and stability.
After reaching the age of forty, he recalled that he thought his life “looked so bleak” and began to think that his “best years were behind.”
STILL FRIENDS: After the recent end of his nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix over his infidelity, the 39-year-old bar owner revealed they were ‘kind of taking a break’
“We don’t put any labels on it,” said reality star on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast.
I started to lose my optimism in life and my motivation. I felt like I needed to make a change to feel alive again, to feel excited, to feel optimistic again,” Sandoval admitted.
Prior to his affair, he said his “confidence was gone” and that any sexual experience with him would be the equivalent of hooking up with a “19-year-old” during his “second time” where he lost his “game”.
Sandoval claimed “I’m not saying it’s (Ariana’s) fault, we didn’t have that intimacy.”
After hearing his guest side, Mandel urged fans to “sympathize and sympathize” with Sandoval, who previously said he feels “one of the most hated people in America” for Madicks’ betrayal.
The backlash: After hearing his guest’s side, Mandel urged fans to “sympathize and sympathize” with Sandoval, who previously said he feels “one of the most hated people in America” for Madicks’ betrayal (seen Tuesday)
The America’s Got Talent judge told listeners, “You should be heard because the novel is everyone’s business but yours.” “I don’t understand hate and vitriol.”
While the father-of-three stated he wasn’t “condoning cheating on a partner,” he did raise eyebrows as he said the amount of backlash Sandoval received was baffling.
Social media users flocked to Twitter to express their frustration that Mandel would defend Sandoval or even give him the chance to give his “side of the story.”
One mused: “Howie Mandel defends Scandoval by saying the media and the world are unfair to him when he has no idea who he is but has him on his podcast for views.”
There is a special place in hell for Tom Sandoval and Howie Mandel. said another.
But some scoffed at the idea of Sandoval getting his “big break” on Mandel’s podcast as his ex-girlfriend has booked “movie roles” and is doing “DWTS performances.”
There is a special place in hell for Tom Sandoval and Howie Mandel. said another
Confusing: Consider one: “Howie Mandel defends Scandoval by saying the media and the world are unfair to him when he has no idea who he is but has it on his podcast to get views.”
Cracking jokes: But some have scoffed at the idea of Sandoval getting his “big break” on Mandel’s podcast while his ex-girlfriend books “movie roles” and does a “DWTS performance”
