For "Vanderpump Rules" viewers, nothing seemed more fake in Season 10 than Raquel Leviss' relationship with her so-called best friend, Ariana Madix. The two co-stars were friends for years before a shocking cheating scandal severed their close friendship. In the most shocking controversy to hit the show since its debut, Tom Sandoval — Madix's partner of nearly 10 years — was caught having a six-month-long affair with Leviss. 

TMZ first broke the news of "Scandoval" in March 2023, and the controversy captivated the nation. News of Madix and Sandoval's split even made it to Washington, D.C., with Madix invited to the White House Correspondents Dinner that April as host Roy Wood Jr. referenced "Scandoval" in a bit. But nothing was juicier to viewers than the shocking confrontation between Madix and her former bestie during the Season 10 reunion. In part three of the reunion special, Leviss apologized for her actions, saying, "I have been super, super selfish." But Madix cut her off with, "Selfish does not f***ing cover it, b***h. Diabolical, demented, disgusting, sub-human — start getting a better vocabulary to describe your f***ing actions."

While their affair allegedly began in August 2022, Leviss revealed shocking details about the timeline of her relationship with Sandoval in that season's "Vanderpump Rules" finale. Admitting through tears to sleeping with Sandoval while Madix was away following her grandmother's death, Leviss said, "It's a really bad look to hook up with someone's boyfriend in their own house when they've gone out of town, especially for a funeral of all things."

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