Ariana Madix Was Excited to Spend ‘Quality Time’ With Tom Sandoval Before Raquel Leviss Affair, Joked He’s Her ‘Prisoner’

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The calm before the storm. Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval offered a glimpse at their relationship dynamic before his affair with Raquel Leviss came to light.“I am so excited to be in Mexico.

Nothing else to get in the way of my quality time with Tom,” Ariana, 37, gushed during a new episode of Vanderpump Rules, which aired on Wednesday, March 29.The Florida native, who started dating Sandoval, 40, in 2014, joked that her then-boyfriend was her “prisoner” ahead of their romantic getaway.Sandoval and Ariana’s onscreen interactions, which were filmed in August 2022, came months before Us Weekly confirmed their split due to his infidelity.

All eyes have been on the couple for signs of trouble — and several scenes aren’t aging well, including the TomTom co-owner’s attempts to support Ariana as she dealt with her dog’s passing.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“Ariana has never had much interest in bearing children but if she could have given birth to Charlotte, she would have,” he said in a confessional in a March 8 episode. “We obviously knew that this day was coming but now that it is here, I am very concerned about how this is going to affect Ariana.

I just need to be there in any way I can. She’s my girl.”Us confirmed on March 3 that Ariana had discovered the affair two days prior.“Ariana found out [about the affair] after looking at Tom’s phone while he was on stage performing his new song,” a source shared with Us earlier this month. “It’s still unclear when Tom Schwartz knew or if he was blindsided.”At the time, the source noted that Sandoval and Raquel, 28, were hoping to have a future together. “Tom and Raquel are the real deal.