In response to Tom Sandoval calling her a “stank face” at BravoCon, Ariana Madix is expressing that he hasn’t yet expressed regret for his liaison with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss. In a few new interviews conducted over the weekend at BravoCon, Ariana, 38, opened up about the derogatory remarks she heard from Sandoval, 40, after their joint appearance on the Vanderpump Rules panel. She criticized him for not apologizing and called him “reckless” after the season 11 trailer revealed her accusing him of attempting to kill her dog Mya.
“Ruin my life, my home, and then f*cking attempt to kill my f*cking dog. My lawyer will be dealing with you,” Ariana had yelled in the sneak peek.
“[It was] just reckless, careless stuff. Nothing new, nothing that’s out of the ordinary,” Ariana explained to Us Weekly on November 4 of Sandoval’s actions. “But yeah, I mean obviously emotions are heightened and yeah, that’s all.”
“I think the people were confused because they thought it had to do with Charlotte,” Katie Maloney, 36, noted.
As Pump Rules fans will recall, Ariana’s dog, Charlotte York, died in 2022, leaving her and Sandoval with their other dog, Mya Moon, whom they adopted in 2020 (but Ariana claims as her own).
During another interview, Ariana reacted to her panel appearance with her ex after being asked if he had apologized for his months-long affair with Raquel, 29.
“He came on this press line and called me ‘stank face’ right after,” Ariana told. “So I don’t think he was planning to [give me an apology].”
“That man wouldn’t know an apology if it slapped him across the face. He just isn’t capable,” Katie added.
While Ariana said that Sandoval never truly apologized to her, he did mention on Friday at their panel that he “would have done things differently” if he could go back in time.
“It’s not something I can undo. I’d rather take a stand and confront it. “I’m not sure what you do,” he said.
Ariana, though, shot back, saying, “You do what’s real.”
That, in my opinion, is the most crucial factor. It’s not enjoyable, but you have to show up and do what makes sense for you; just try to keep your peace as much as possible, she continued.
Vanderpump Rules season 11 is set to premiere in January 2024.