Tom Sandoval claimed on Howie Mandel‘s podcast on Tuesday that he was “punched” by ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix after attempting to dump her on Valentine’s Day. And now, days later, he’s been spotted with what appears to be a black eye.
Weeks after the release of the Vanderpump Rules season 10 midseason trailer, fans have begun to take notice of an apparent bruise near Sandoval’s right eye.
“She freaking punched me and all this sh-t, but after she calmed down, we started talking,” Sandoval claimed on the April 11 episode of the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, via Page Six.
“A couple days later, I sit down and talk with her again, and she’s like, ‘I’m not letting you leave me. You’re gonna have to force me out of this relationship.’ And I was like, ‘Ariana, I don’t think I could be faithful in a relationship with you right now,’” he continued.
And while Sandoval “hadn’t told [Ariana]” about his months-affair with Raquel Leviss “yet,” he said she was “completely in denial and not accepting” the fact that he wanted to end their nearly 10-year relationship.
Fast-forward to just weeks later, when Bravo cameras picked back up upon the news of Sandoval’s romance with Raquel, and Sandoval appeared to be sporting a black eye.
In the midseason trailer, which came out in March, Sandoval was seen talking to Ariana at their shared home about the end of their relationship.
“I wish we both would’ve tried harder,” he tells Ariana.
“You don’t deserve one f–king tear of mine,” she replies.
And while Pump Rules fans didn’t think much of it then, many have since convinced themselves that the injury Sandoval seems to have is the result of Ariana’s wrath.
Also in the midseason trailer, Sandoval tells Ariana, potentially in reference to himself and Raquel, “You don’t know what’s going on between us.”
Then, after Sandoval asks if she “want[s] anything” from the kitchen, Ariana responds, “For you to die.”
While Sandoval claimed to have tried to break up with Ariana in February, insiders told Page Six it was she who dumped him after discovering a sexually explicit video of Raquel on his phone, and later learning they had been “communicating inappropriately” since at least July 2022.
Vanderpump Rules season 10 airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.
Source : realityblurb.com