Kristen Doute reveals how Ariana Madix’s ‘gut intuition’ exposed Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ ‘full-on’ affair
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA: Kristen Doute made some surprising claims and charges about what happened the night Ariana Madix discovered that her longtime boyfriend Tom Sandoval was having an affair with 'Vanderpump Rules' co-star Raquel Leviss. Doute said Madix had a "gut instinct" to check her boyfriend's phone as she was with Ariana and Tom the night things went haywire. Doute is recounting the very second Madix learned Sandoval was having an illicit affair with Leviss.
The former 'Vanderpump Rules' star said in her podcast 'Sex, Love and What Else Matters' on Thursday that the group had been at Sandoval's cover band's performance on March 1 in West Hollywood, California, the evening the melodrama and heartbreak took place, reports Page Six.
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What did Doute unfold about the 'moment'?
Doute, who formerly appeared on the show and is still acquainted with most of the crew, was present when the incident occurred and provided some behind-the-scenes information about what she may have witnessed. She recalled, "I was actually with Ariana and Tom that night — we were watching his band play at TomTom."
"He’s done playing, and we’d all gotten up to just kind of chatter and grab a drink. All of the sudden, I realize Ariana’s gone for — it had to be like 20 minutes or something — because she left her coat and her purse," Doute continued.
Doute, 40, claimed she discovered the truth about what Sandoval, 40, had done after she could not find either Madix, 37, or him.
"So what had happened was, during Tom’s performance, his phone fell out of his pocket, and a mutual friend of theirs picks up the phone and hands it to Ariana. The real truth is that Ariana had his phone, and she told me that she just had this gut intuition to look at it," Doute went on.
Doute claimed that Ariana "felt like she had to look" despite referring to Sandoval and Madix as a "trusting couple"; as per sources. Madix discovered a clip of Leviss masturbating on FaceTime with Sandoval. Doute stated that Madix is "not doing well" as a result of the fallout, adding, "She's numb, and she's sad."
Doute said, "They left the show pretty quickly, got in a car, gone. She called Raquel and Raquel and Scheana were together at some bar after 'Watch What Happens Live.' The truth of what happened was, Raquel was f---ing dumb," as per TooFab. Doute continued, "Scheana's like, 'Who are you on the phone with?' and she too casually says, 'I'm talking to Ariana. Sandoval and I had a seven month affair. You're telling this to Ariana's best friend. And Raquel's saying they're in love and they're gonna be together."
Doute claimed that the cast had been around Madix at the house she still lives in with Sandoval, showing their support for Ariana in the days following the scandal's revelation. In addition, Kristen said that Madix had expressed regret for having helped Sandoval cheat on Doute in the past.
The infamous Tom Sandoval-Ariana Madix breakup
According to insiders who spoke to Page Six, Tom Sandoval, and Ariana Madix have split up after he reportedly cheated on his longtime partner with their 'Vanderpump Rules] co-star Raquel Leviss. Sources also informed TMZ that Madix and Sandoval ended their relationship as soon as she learned of the alleged cheating.
While Sandoval and Leviss have made multiple public statements about their illicit affair since it initially made headlines on March 3, Madix hasn't acknowledged her breakup or her ex-boyfriend's infidelity.
Leviss, 28, justified the affair as her "addiction" to love in an Instagram post. The former pageant queen acknowledged looking out for Sandoval but said that, in the wake of the scandal, she was more concerned with her healing than their romance.