Tom Sandoval and James Kennedy’s Ups and Downs Over the Years: From Feuding to Bromance and Back Again

Leaning on each other? Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss were spotted for the first time together amid Scandoval while at the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion taping.   

season 10 reunion is sure to bring some drama. For some of the castmates… it will be from a distance.

Raise your glasses high, it’s reunion day! Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix were spotted on Thursday, March 23, before filming the reunion for season 10 of Vanderpump Rules.

It turns out Ariana Madix had Raquel Leviss‘ back… at first!

Like day and night. Months before news broke of Raquel Leviss‘ affair, Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval were both in her corner amid multiple Vanderpump Rules feuds.

A remaining mystery. Some questions about the Vanderpump Rules midseason trailer have already been answered, but fans are still looking for answers about one particular moment: who is Tom Sandoval kissing?

fans (and everyone else who has become sucked into the Scandoval of it all!). In the new midseason trailer for the Bravo reality series, viewers get to see the first footage of the fallout between Tom Sandoval and his ex Ariana Madix over hisalleged affair with Raquel Leviss.Sandoval is seen kissing someone in bed as it cuts to Scheana Shay declaring herself the «OG home wrecking whore of this group,» before saying, «and then came Lala [Kent] and now you.» Shay is talking Leviss, who laughs in the clip, which is clearly taken before the pair's alleged altercation in the wake of the cheating scandal news.Leviss is also seen kissing Tom Schwartz as his ex Katie Maloney declares that they are not divorced yet.

Audiences are tuning back in to Vanderpump Rules. Following the news that longtime stars Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix had split due to an alleged affair between Sandoval and co-star Raquel Leviss, the series saw quite the boost in ratings.

Creating a timeline. Scheana Shay’s friends Jamie Lynne and Kael Ramsey Ackerson recalled the moment Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ relationship began to change.

Out on the town! Ariana Madix partied in Mexico days after she split from Tom Sandoval over his affair with their Vanderpump Rules costar Raquel Leviss.

Tom Schwartz is breaking his silence amid allegations of a months-long affair between his best friend and business partner, Tom Sandoval and “Vanderpump Rules” co-star, Raquel Leviss.

Tom Schwartz is breaking his silence amid allegations of a months-long affair between his best friend and business partner, Tom Sandoval and  co-star, Raquel Leviss.Schwartz, who throughout season 10 has been pegged as the guy Leviss had her eye on after calling off her engagement to James Kennedy, said he was shocked to learn about Sandoval's dalliances with Leviss and saddened to see his nine-year-long relationship with fellow co-star and friend, Ariana Madix, come to an end.In video obtained by TMZ, Schwartz said Sandoval's doing «okay relatively speaking» and that he has a sense of profound sadness. That being said, Schwartz says Sandoval «feels like a piece of s**t, and to some extent, he is.

DJ James Kennedy is Team Ariana all the way!

The Vanderpump Rules cast is furious AF about the Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss affair, but do they have the right to be?

In a different light. Vanderpump Rules viewers were thrown for a loop when the show’s focus on Raquel Leviss‘ potential romance with Tom Schwartz was overshadowed by news of her offscreen affair with Tom Sandoval.

Not their cup of tea. Vanderpump Rules cast had their suspicions about Raquel Leviss‘ intentions long before her affair with Tom Sandoval came to light.

James Kennedy. On Friday, ET confirmed that Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix called it quits after she discovered the aspiring musician was having an affair with Raquel Leviss. A source close to production also confirmed to ET that cameras were back up and rolling as the drama played out, with plans to include the fallout of the breakup in season 10, which is currently airing on Bravo.On Monday, Kennedy returned to the set of Vanderpump Rules and gave a sneak peek of what fans can expect following Sandoval and Leviss’ alleged affair.The 31-year-old DJ posted a video to his Instagram Story of himself, dressed in a sports coat, on the set of the hit Bravo show, ready to film an interview with the episode’s clapboard showing the scene labeled "#Scandoval." Bravo also shared a photo from the set. A post shared by Bravo (@bravotv)A source tells ET, “James is loving every second of this and relishing in it. He was always known as the bad guy in their relationship, and he feels vindicated now.

Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval had a friendship for years before their affair blew up the Vanderpump Rules universe and there are plenty of receipts to prove it — and cringe at — looking back.

James Kennedy returned to the set of Vanderpump Rules and gave a sneak peek of what fans can expect following Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ affair.The 31-year-old DJ posted a video to his Instagram Story on Monday, March 6, of himself, dressed in a sports coat, on the set of the hit Bravo show, ready to film an interview with the episode’s clapboard showing the scene labeled "#Scandoval." Bravo also shared a photo from the set. A post shared by Bravo (@bravotv)On Friday, March 3, ET confirmed Sandoval and Ariana Madix called it quits after she discovered the aspiring musician was having an affair with Leviss. A source close to production also confirmed to ET that cameras were back up and rolling as the drama played out, with plans to include the fallout of the breakup in season 10, which is currently airing on Bravo.A source told ET, «Some cast members had suspicions that something went down with Sandoval and Raquel while filming, and are considering the split [as] confirmation.»Kennedy and Leviss dated for five years and got engaged in May 2021, but called off their engagement seven months later. Sandoval helped Kennedy plan the engagement. Sandoval publicly addressed the news of their split and the cheating allegations in a lengthy Instagram post.«Hey, I fully understand and deserve ur anger and disappointment towards me, but please leave Schwartz my friends and family out of this situation,» he wrote, seemingly confirming the cheating allegations.

Owning her past. Lala Kent shut down trolls who questioned her stance on Tom Sandoval‘s affair with Raquel Leviss after she her recent admission about her hookup with James Kennedy.