VPR: Sandoval’s Friends See a Hint of His ‘Soul’ but Demand Accountability — Even as 1 Starts ‘Crossing a Line’

Tom Sandoval takes the first step toward redemption amid the Scandoval meltdown.

On Tuesday in the episode Vanderpump Rulesthe Schwartz & Sandy co-owner, 41, saw the impact of his affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss during a group meditation at Lake Tahoe.

After being reunited with his former friend Scheana Shay, she revealed that she was not ready to forgive and forget Sandoval’s actions.

“This is the longest I’ve spent in my 15 years of friendship with Sandoval without talking to him or seeing him,” she said. “I still hold anger, anger and hatred inside me so I’m not ready to meditate and breathe together like no, no, no.”

Scheana Shay (L) and Tom Sandoval arrive at the 2018 E! The People’s Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on November 11, 2018.

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Scheana then burst into tears when the instructor told them to ask their partner for what they needed. At first she said it was “good,” but the instructor encouraged them not to hold back. Then she said, “So, I’m not well. I just need a minute,” before leaving the session.

After talking to her husband Brock Davies, during which he encouraged her to tell Sandoval how she felt, the “Good as Gold” singer tried to contain her emotions, but broke down again when asked to imagine it was the last day she will see Sandoval.

“When I thought about the last day I saw you — as if this would be the last day — I got really sad,” Sandoval told her. “Then I took a moment to think about all the beautiful and amazing times we had together and I just took a moment to accept it so I could kind of love it, celebrate it.”

She then replied: “I’ve been thinking so much about the last day I saw you during this because I was genuinely worried you were going to do something to yourself and I don’t want to keep hating you,” referring to his mental health issues amid the scandal.

“I have to get rid of it because I’m not feeling well. But you did this,” she added.

Tom Sandoval (L) and Scheana Marie on day two of the 33rd Annual Nightclub & Bar Convention & Expo on March 27, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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After their conversation, Sandoval hoped to win back Scheana’s good graces, saying, “I hope she reminds Scheana that I’m not this ruthless, callous villain, that I’m a friend. I miss her.”

The The Scheanangians The presenter admitted that the conversation helped her see Scandoval in a different light, explaining: “The mask finally fell and I saw that there was still a soul inside. I said, ‘Oh s—, that’s my friend Tom. He misses me and our friendship and he knows how badly he screwed up.’”

After the meditation session, Scheana broke down in tears as she told Lala Kent that she texted Sandoval’s ex Ariana Madix to remind her to “have her back no matter what” despite her breakup with Sandoval.

Later in the episode, Scheana called Ariana and Katie Maloney to talk about how it was a “really hard loss” to cut Sandoval out of her life after he “profusely apologized” to her during their trip to Tahoe. She added: “I felt like it was the first time I got genuine tears from him, not performative tears. I just feel like I should have let go of the hatred I had for him because I can’t keep hating him because of you. I’m mad that he did all this because I miss him. I miss my friend.”

Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Lala Kent and Scheana Shay attend the Valley Brat Summer Pool Party at a private residence on August 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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Katie then weighed in, saying, “Scheana is definitely getting close to crossing the line with Ariana. That was her life partner of the decade, as well as the other wrong audience, girl.”

The conversation left Scheana upset because Ariana wasn’t willing to hear her side of the story. She started crying and told Lala, “He’s either dismissing what I feel or telling me I shouldn’t feel that way because he’s a bad person.”

Despite their differences, Scheana insisted she’s still thrilled with Ariana’s recent success, saying: “I’m so happy for her. Even getting her Dancing with the stars. She knew how much I wanted it. And I told her. I’m so genuinely happy for you… I’m just still in pain.”

She continued: “Why can’t I ever have a single moment where I can be talked about? … I’m hurt. I lost a very, very dear friend here. I struggle with it. But I can’t feel anything because it’s only about Ariana.”

Lala Kent, Ariana Madix and Scheana Shay pose backstage as she makes her Broadway debut as “Roxy Hart” in the hit Broadway musical “Chicago” at The Ambassador Theater on January 29, 2024 in New York City.

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“I understand where you’re coming from,” Lala replied. “You can still have Ariana’s back, but she also needs to acknowledge what you’ve been through. It’s time for Ariana to get her head out of her own ass. She has to come back to reality and remember who her friends are and what they have done for her. Scheana was ride or die from day one for Ariana. And now it’s time for Ariana to return the favor.”

Despite moving on with Scheana, Sandoval was unwilling to take full responsibility for his actions and continued to point the finger at his friends when he later confronted Brock. He explained that their actions after the affair were “very deliberate” in trying to hurt him and Rachel.

However, Brock insisted it was time for Sandoval to take responsibility, sharing in the confessional, “I look at Tom right now, we have a percentage of responsibility and then we blame. It’s probably like a solid 10% responsibility and 90% blaming everyone else for your problems.”

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