Tom Sandoval‘s buddy group was in for a shakeup after his dishonest scandal.
Sandoval and his now-ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix had most of the similar buddies earlier than his affair with their Vanderpump Guidelines costar Rachel “Raquel” Leviss made headlines. After Sandoval and Madix break up in March 2023 attributable to his infidelity, most of their shut friends publicly took her aspect.
“For the reason that scandal broke, I’ve misplaced loads of long-term buddies,” Sandoval defined in a February 2024 episode of the Bravo hit sequence. “So I’ve leaned into those which have caught round.”
Season 11 of Vanderpump Guidelines adopted Sandoval’s try to rebuild his internal circle. Shortly after filming began, Sandoval threw himself a celebration with loads of new faces. Sandoval informed cameras that he invited the individuals who remained loyal to him within the aftermath of his private woes.
“I can’t start to precise how actually grateful I’m for all of the those who have caught round. These individuals have put up with a lot hate due to issues that I did,” he emotionally mentioned throughout season 11, admitting he felt “actually unhealthy” concerning the backlash his buddies confronted. “Simply being my buddy, it actually means rather a lot to me. Greater than something.”
His fellow Vanderpump Guidelines costars, nevertheless, had completely different opinions about Sandoval’s friends. Madix mentioned her ex was surrounding himself with individuals on his payroll.
In the meantime, James Kennedy poked enjoyable at Sandoval’s latest buddies. (Bravo additionally joined in on the joke by labeling every particular person at Sandoval’s celebration to level out what number of have been related to the fact star’s music profession.)
“Tom’s celebration is sort of a who’s who? Like who the f—okay are you individuals?” Kennedy quipped in a February 2024 episode. “Tom, you was the good man on the block. Now look!”
Maintain scrolling to get to know Sandoval’s internal circle:
