Vanderpump Rules' Ariana Madax 'rallying' with friends after discovering Tom Sandoval's affair: all we know

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

Ariana Madix isn’t letting Scandoval get her down — especially when it comes to her career!

fraught with Shakespearian-level dramatic irony as the show reveals the mounting drama leading up to the revelation of Tom Sandoval, 40, and Raquel Leviss’ months-long affair.In this week’s installment, the gals are still reeling from the Lake Havasu girls trip gone wrong (the most common type of Lake Havasu girls trip).A pool party with the whole gang at Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix’s once happy home plays, on the surface, like “Mean Girls” lite. Lala Kent and Katie Maloney are still on the offense over Leviss’ behavior on the trip — namely that she got drunk and made out with a Vegas waiter Kent liked and then used a kiddo galaxy light to illuminate her Vegas hotel room.“I was being young and fun and single and living my life, and these girls literally set me up to make me seem like I’m only chasing after guys that they’re interested in,” Leviss, 28, says early in the episode.Kent and Maloney, 36, are accused of being the villains in their treatments of Leviss, who seems intent on defending herself against the volatile Kent.“She is kinda thriving, kinda hot,” Tom Schwartz says of Leviss defending herself.Not surprisingly, Tom Sandoval also stands up for the woman we now know to be his mistress, confronting Maloney for being a supposed bully.“Katie, here’s the thing with you: If somebody doesn’t have your exact perspective, they’re somehow wrong” he says.

Raquel Leviss is sharing the details of her attempted reconciliation with Ariana Madix following her affair with Tom Sandoval.Paparazzi caught up with Leviss outside of a nail salon in West Hollywood, ahead of the Vanderpump Rules reunion, which is set to start filming on Thursday. In the video, obtained by , Leviss, who was dressed down in a hoodie and leggings told the cameras that she tried to apologize to Madix for her part in the «Scandoval» of it all, but says it wasn't received well.«We talked on the phone, and I apologized to her over text, but she didn't receive it very well,» Leviss, who showed off a scar on her eyebrow she said was from her alleged altercation with Scheana Shay, said.

Making her move! Ariana Madix is upping her star power — and expanding her resume — in the wake of her split from Tom Sandoval.

Ariana Madix’s personal life may have been upended by Tom Sandoval’s affair with their “Vanderpump Rules” co-star Raquel Leviss, but the same can’t be said about her acting career.

Ariana Madix took a page from Mariah Carey’s book while throwing shade at her Vanderpump Rules co-star Raquel Leviss!

Ariana Madix is stepping out. Over the weekend, the star made her first public appearance since Scandoval began.An eyewitness tells ET that Madix appeared at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre on Saturday night in Los Angeles for Make That Sandwich, a show where host Lindsay Ames gets friends to take turns listing ingredients to make a delicious sandwich, which she then makes live for them on stage.At the event, Madix greeted an energized and eager audience, playing the sandwich-making gameshow alongside Andrea Jin, Michael Glazer, TikTok's Salt Hank, Fibula, and Ames' co-host, Brianna Sedor.

Breaking her silence. Ariana Madix spoke out for the first time following her split from Tom Sandoval, who cheated on her with their Vanderpump Rules costar Raquel Leviss.

A different kind of reunion. The Vanderpump Rules cast is preparing to address all their drama — both onscreen and off — after filming season 10.

Katie Maloney is not holding back with her feelings about Raquel Leviss.

Not the same as it was? Lala Kent is weighing in on speculation that upcoming episodes of Vanderpump Rules have been revisited by editors amid Raquel Leviss‘ affair with Tom Sandoval.

Did the cast of Vanderpump Rules know something was up with Raquel Leviss long before her affair with Tom Sandoval was exposed?! It seems that way based on the latest episode of the Bravo series!

She’s baaack!

The boss is weighing in. Lisa Vanderpump elaborated on her initial response to Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ affair — and revealed how the scandal might affect Vanderpump Rules.

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.

Things have reportedly become heated between “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars Scheana Shay and Raquel Leviss over the latter’s alleged affair with Tom Sandoval.

Stassi Schroeder is weighing in on the roiling drama at the heart of the universe!During a new episode of her podcast, then former  cast member shared her thoughts and expert analysis of the ongoing cheating scandal surrounding Tom Sandoval's split from Ariana Madix over his affair with Raquel Leviss.«I have been out of this situation and this environment for three years now. That’s a really long time, and I didn’t ask for that. That choice was made for me.

The drama continues. Raquel Leviss is claiming that her Vanderpump Rules costar Scheana Shay assaulted her after news broke about her affair with Tom Sandoval.

It takes a — fashionable — village! Ariana Madix’s costars and famous friends have rallied around her in support amid news of Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ cheating scandal.