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Tom Schwartz finally answered the question everyone’s been dying to know — when did he find out about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ affair? The Vanderpump Rules star bared it all during Wednesday night’s (April 5) episode of Watch What Happens Live.
Schwartz — who made out with Leviss at the end of the new VPR episode — first learned of the duo’s one-night stand back in August 2022. It wasn’t until January, when Sandoval admitted to being in love with Leviss, that he realized it was more than just a one-time hookup or an “emotional affair.”
“Tom was having a mid-life crisis. What happened in the fall, there’s a lot of grey area there — apparently not, though,” Schwartz told Andy Cohen. “From my point of view, it became an emotional affair — which is still inappropriate, but I didn’t think it was a linear thing.”
The reality star added, “In January, Tom came to me and he told me that he’s in love with Raquel,” before noting that he was “flabbergasted but not surprised.”
Schwartz went on to refer to the scandal as an “open secret” at that point. After Sandoval — who was still in a nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix — confessed his love for Leviss, he became “flagrant” and “brazen,” according to the TomTom co-owner.
“I’m being fed a narrative that he has broken up with Ariana or attempted to multiple times — and he’s not happy, they’re not healthy, they’re not intimate,” Schwartz said. “All of it’s inconsequential now in light of the way he handled it.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Schwartz revealed that Sandoval became “obsessed” with Leviss — something he attributed to the former Sur bartender’s ADHD.
“He’s addicted [to her],” Schwartz said. “It’s an infatuation of all infatuations. Raquel is Tom’s heroin.”
When Cohen asked if Sandoval is still “lost in the sauce,” Schwartz replied, “I think he is.”
Vanderpump Rules airs on Wednesday nights at 9/8c on Bravo. Plus, you can stream new episodes the next day on Peacock.
