VANDERPUMP Rules star Ariana Madix has shown her true feelings after learning about her ex Tom Sandoval’s reported affair.
The reality star was pictured screaming and giving a middle finger in new photographs since news of the scandal broke.
BackGridVanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix is pictured for the first time since her split from her ex Tom Sandoval[/caption]
BackGridAriana started shouting at photographers and flashed her middle finger[/caption]
BackGridIt was the first time Ariana was pictured in public since her split from Tom amid the cheating scandal[/caption]
On Friday news broke that Tom allegedly cheated on his longtime girlfriend with their friend and co-star Raquel Leviss.
Ariana, 37, had not been seen publicly since the news broke until Monday when the Vanderpump Rules star stepped out for a McDonald’s run.
Wearing baggy grey sweatpants, a dark grey sweatshirt, and UGGs slippers, Ariana returned home with a friend and several bags of fast food.
Before walking into her Los Angeles home, the VPR star turned and shouted at photographers, giving the middle finger.
The past weekend no doubt has been a stressful one for Ariana, who- according to a source close to the Bravo stars- did not see the split or the alleged affair coming.
‘NO IDEA’
“Ariana was completely blindsided by the cheating news this week. She had no idea. Completely no idea,” the source said.
“No one in the friend group knew. Raquel has been hanging out with the Tom’s more but everyone just thought she was hooking up with [Tom] Schwartz.”
The insider went on to say: “No one suspected she was with Sandoval. Ariana found out from a friend during Tom’s show on Wednesday night while Raquel was in New York.
“She immediately confronted Tom and made it clear she wouldn’t tolerate that and made the decision they were done almost immediately.”
According to the source: “Ariana is devastated and in a total state of shock. Tom is arrogant and still thinks she’ll come back to him.”
The same source revealed: “Ariana saw inappropriate messages from Raquel on Tom’s phone that night and that’s what tipped her off. Ariana’s friend got involved and confronted Tom and the rest played itself out.”
Tom and Ariana had been a couple since 2013 when she first joined VPR as a full-time cast member.
TOM SPEAKS OUT
Tom, 39, broke his silence over the weekend and opened up about the “anger and disappointment” towards him after his split with Ariana.
In his lengthy Instagram post, the VPR star asked fans to leave his “friends and family out of this situation.”
He wrote: “This is a very personal thing.”
Tom begged his followers to direct their “anger towards me” because he does not want others to “suffer for my actions.”
The Bravo star went on: “I will be taking a step back and taking a hiatus out of respect for my employees and partners.”
“I need some time to address everything else. Sorry for everything,” he concluded.
MORE DRAMA
A source claims that producers got early word of what went down between Ariana and Tom, and made the decision to film with the entire cast to document the fallout.
The drama could even make it into season 10 of VPR, which is currently airing on Bravo.
Tom and Ariana were last seen together as recently as Wednesday – she came to watch his band play and support the release of his new single.
But sources close to the group tell TMZ that the pair have been on the rocks for a while.
A trailer for season 10 of VPR previously led fans to believe Tom and Ariana were in an open relationship, but she has shut down these rumors.
“We don’t have an open relationship,” Ariana tweeted. “I’m really not that cool. Thought that was obvious. Bisexual ≠ polyamorous.”
While neither have addressed the split publicly yet, Ariana has deleted her Instagram account.
The U.S. Sun has contacted reps for Tom, his now ex-girlfriend, and Bravo for comment.
GettyTom and Ariana were a couple since 2013[/caption]
Instagram/raquellevissAriana reportedly saw ‘inappropriate messages’ from Raquel to Tom[/caption]
GettyTom broke his silence on social media claiming he is ‘sorry for everything’[/caption]
