Since Scandoval, Tom Sandoval has embraced his role as the evil on reality TV in a number of ways. It goes beyond his extravagant guest spots on other programs, such as Special Forces, or his podcast about being a figure that the public mocks, or his purported attempt to kill a dog. Sandoval has abused his nine-year partner Ariana Madix at every chance since his romance with Rachel Leviss came to light.
Now that Sandoval has conducted so many anti-Ariana interviews, it’s difficult to remember every remark he makes. particularly since he also began disparaging Rachel. We’re now highlighting the worst of Sandoval’s remarks on Ariana. We have no doubt that the list will get greater when Vanderpump Rules returns for Season 11.
Tom Sandoval’s Nasty BravoCon Comments
If you thought Sandoval calmed down after eight months of Scandoval, well, sorry to burst your bubble. His most recent public appearances are, unfortunately, more of the same. Because this 41-year-old man has the maturity of a 14-year-old, Sandoval called Ariana “stank face” in this Access Hollywood interview at BravoCon.
Sandoval “joked” at the same occasion that Ariana had taken off his famed lightning bolt necklace out of fury. Humoring domestic abuse is never, ever acceptable. Scheana Shay, who faced criticism for supporting her best friend’s ex, asserts that she spoke with Sandoval about this Ariana disparagement. Additionally, she urged him to refrain from discussing Ariana in general. Though this story might just be Scheana’s attempt to save face, we hope that’s true because Sandoval needs to hear it.
Also at BravoCon, Ariana revealed that Sandoval hasn’t apologized for any of the terrible things he’s said about her. Even if he had, the fact that he can’t stop calling her nasty names shows any apology wouldn’t be genuine.
The Infamous T-Shirt Comment
Andy Cohen hinted before the VPR Season 10 reunion that Sandoval would be offensive to all women. Whoa, was he correct! In response to Ariana’s claim that they remained close during his extramarital affair with Rachel, Sandoval said, “Yeah, she kept her t-shirt on, it was really hot.” It was understandable that everyone at the reunion found the comment offensive. For a little while, even Lisa Vanderpump gave up defending him. Yes, Sandoval expressed regret to Tom Schwartz.
That’s already a gross thing to say about your ex-girlfriend, let alone to her face, and on television. But context made it even worse. Despite Tom’s claims that Ariana never opened up on camera, she was always very vulnerable about her body image and intimacy issues. As she explained in Season 6, those issues were brought on by an ex-boyfriend who made cruel comments at every turn.
“It’s Called Taking Accountability, Motherf*cker!”
To quote Lisa Vanderpump, “…did you just call her a motherf*cker?”
Tom Sandoval Blames Ariana For His Affair
What was that about taking accountability, Tom?
Because Kristen Doute cheated on him, Sandoval was able to get away with blaming her for their breakup. But Ariana is not Kristen. And Sandoval re-using lines from his Season 2 storyline fell flat. That hasn’t stopped him for blaming Ariana for his own cheating, which he continues to do to this day. The reasons he mentioned on the show were, frankly, ludicrous. Ariana didn’t buy pens and batteries! She didn’t like his green sparkly pants! She didn’t want to go skydiving while on mushrooms!
But as funny as these excuses were, he also cruelly used her mental health struggles against her. Throughout the infamous Howie Mandel interview, Sandoval tried to blame the affair on Ariana for daring to be depressed and grieving that summer. Considering Sandoval’s own mental health struggles, his lack of empathy is staggering.
Calling Their Relationship One of “Convenience”
Maybe Sandoval and Ariana were more like roommates towards the end. And maybe they partially stayed together to be a brand. But the way Sandoval publicly dismissed the entirety of their very serious, nine-year relationship as “convenience,” and “not love and romance,” was cruel. Especially since he said it to a tabloid, one of many ways he publicly humiliated Ariana. What Sandoval also missed is that, if this is true, he is also responsible for creating a narrative that suggested otherwise. And it certainly didn’t justify his affair in any way.
Kristen recounted that the comments sent Ariana spiraling and sobbing as she looked through nine years of photos, videos, and memories that were so heartlessly dismissed. People give Ariana a lot of flack for moving on so fast with Daniel Wai. But when Sandoval claims she wasted nine years and a mortgage on something that wasn’t real, can you blame her?
Insulting Her As “Grumpy Cat”
During their years together, Sandoval put Ariana on a pedestal. Do you recall his cheesy comment, “When I need a vacation, I just stare into Ariana’s eyes”? He would frequently compliment Ariana while disparaging his ex-girlfriend Kristen, which was ominous. However, the singer of the cover band made some fairly offensive remarks even before Scandoval.
The way Sandoval responded to Ariana’s cocktail book was one of his biggest red flags. Sandoval became envious of her success rather than pleased for her. He downplayed her achievement and bartending career. He insultingly said that Ariana’s career was ruined by “a reputation as Grumpy Cat” after she spoke up for herself. To be fair, Ariana responded by referring to him as a “b*tch.”
We can only imagine what Sandoval’s saying about Ariana’s new cocktail book behind her back. And for the record—no, Ariana’s post-Scandoval success does not make any of these nasty remarks and name-calling okay.