The first part of the three-part “Vanderpump Rules” season 10 aired Wednesday night.
The discussion immediately focused on Tom Sandoval’s secret relationship when he was dating and living with Ariana Madix. The scandal has been dubbed “The Scandoval”.
Read on to find out the five most shocking moments from the “Vanderpump Rules” reunion.
tom sandoval breaks down immediately
Host Andy Cohen gave Tom Sandoval a chance to address his castmates at the start of the reunion.
“Sandoval, before we dive in, is there anything you want to say to Ariana or the larger group?” Cohen offered.
“Uh, I just want to thank everybody,” Sandoval replied, his voice trembling.
“Pull yourself together man,” James Kennedy shouted back.
“You are not a victim,” said his former medics. “This sad sack act is f—king bulls—t.”
It became very clear that no one – except perhaps Lisa Vanderpump – believed that Sandoval was repentant.
“F–king alligator tears,” Kennedy said. “P-si!”
claps on lala lisa
Drawing from her own cheating experience with ex Randall Emmett, Lala Kent called Sandoval a “narcissist” and “a dangerous human being”.
Vanderpump said in her defense, “Lala, that’s a really ridiculous stance to start calling Sandoval a ‘dangerous person’.”
“I didn’t ask for anyone else’s opinion,” Kent replied to Vanderpump, his former employer at Sur restaurant and an executive producer on the show.
Vanderpump replied, “Well, you have my opinion.”
“Okay, that’s great, I deny it,” Kent clapped back, which seemed to surprise Vanderpump. Watch the exchange above.
James and Tom Sandoval almost came to blows
Things almost got physical between Kennedy and Sandoval.
Sandoval accused Kennedy of sleeping with his ex-girlfriend, Kristen Doute, in order to appear on the show.
Kennedy jumped out of his chair and Cohen got up to stop him, his question cards flying everywhere.
“My cards!” Cohen lamented.
Kenny got up again, at which point Cohen instructed him to “stay in the f—ing chair”. Kennedy continued to insult Sandoval, calling him a “mustache worm”.
conflicting timelines
When Cohen questioned Tom Schwartz, Sandoval’s best friend, when he learned of the fraud, Schwartz replied, “At the end of August.”
This was in stark contrast to the timeline given by Sandoval, where he said he told Schwartz about the affair in late January.
there is something about them
Despite all the screaming, accusations, and cussing from all the cast members, there was some good news that came out of the reunion.
After the fraud scandal became public, Maddix and Katie Maloney raised over $200,000 from merchandise sales for their new sandwich shop, Something About Her. Both are planned to open in late May in West Hollywood.
