On Tuesday, the 29-year-old shared on her Instagram Story that she’s parting with a few painful reminders of her “darkest days” with Vanderpump Rules co-star-slash-infamous affair partner Tom Sandoval. She explained:

“I am currently in the process of letting go, letting go of the things that no longer serve me anymore, and as I’m cleaning out my closet, I have found a few items that are a little bit triggering, and I just don’t want to see them.”

Then, in the rest of her statement, Leviss continued:

“I don’t want to have them in my possession, I will never wear them again. So, in honor of World Mental Health Day today, I am creating a fundraiser. All of the proceeds will go to NAMI, which is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and it’s all about, like, creating a better mindset, changing your environment, so that you can set yourself up for success.”

Related: Tom COMPLAINS About Having To Apologize For Cheating!

Before she finally concluded:

“Yeah, I’m about that right now.”

Well, honestly, GOOD!

The items in question, you may ask? Well, one of them is the infamous gold lightning bolt necklace that she and Tom sported together in secrecy during their affair. And the other two items are TomTom hoodies from the Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras singer’s restaurant-slash-bar, which he co-owns with Tom Schwartz. And now, they’re all up on her eBay account!!

For the necklace, she listed the description as follows:

“This necklace was symbolic of my devotion to another person who I allowed to have power over me. He no longer does.”

Oof!

She also took a moment to describe the history on the hoodies as well, sharing:

“I can’t rewrite history, but I can use something from my darkest days towards a good cause.”

Good on her!! This is probably a smart step forward. And regarding the necklace, TBH, this is an opportunity for one lucky Vanderpump Rules to come away with a seriously-infamous show memento…

As Perezcious readers know Rachel previously checked herself into a mental health facility over summer in the wake of Scandoval blowing up in her and Tom’s face. That affair, which took his longtime partner Ariana Madix down with them in a shocking betrayal, consumed the news for months on end.

As of now, the highest bid for the necklace is $3,050, while the hoodies — which will be “signed upon request” — are currently sitting at a whopping $8,200.

OMG!!

That’ll certainly make for a nice donation to NAMI! So that’s good!

Thoughts, Perezcious readers??

[Images via Rachel Leviss/Instagram, & Bravo & Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen/YouTube]

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On the second episode of his new podcast Everybody Loves Tom (yes, that’s actually the name), the Vanderpump Rules alum sat down with one of his biggest critics — actor Jerry O’Connell. While he sat down with the star, he went on a long-winded rant about how he regrets cheating on his girlfriend of nine years with Rachel Leviss earlier this year:

“I got way over my head. I know that, and I apologize for that. I fully f**king regret it. I feel bad about it. I hate that I hurt people.”

The Tom Sandoval and The Most Extras frontman went on, however, to really make sure everyone knows how painful this whole experience has been for him. And, you know, not anyone he hurt during his affair:

“I, for the most part, have been pretty f**king miserable. I don’t ever, ever want to go through what I went through again. I don’t ever want to be responsible or the cause for ever hurting people like that.”

Jerry, who agreed to come on the podcast after calling Tom a “little boy” for his actions on Watch What Happens Live in March, pressed for more. He wanted to know, if given the opportunity, if there was anything the former SUR bartender would do differently. Sandy answered by saying he’d never have cheated in the first place — which, sure:

“I would have gotten out of my relationship [with Ariana], ripped the Band-Aid off, and not delayed that whole scenario. I think I got caught up in trying to create the perfect breakup but it was way beyond that because I saw what Tom [Schwartz] and Katie [Maloney] went through and I wanted to do it better. Do it smoother … I could have done a 100,000 things different.”

His reason for not breaking up with Ariana before was… he wanted to outdo Tom Schwartz‘s breakup with Katie Maloney?! Oookay…

Related: Tom Caught Dancing With Mystery Woman At Nashville Bar!

The podcast host added how difficult it was having to make a public apology after the incident, too, citing how Rachel’s former fiancé James Kennedy cheated on her “at least three times” and no one expected an apology from him. Wow.

“I, for not a second, expected [James] to apologize. If James had apologized to me, I would have been like, ‘What are you apologizing to me for? You didn’t do anything to me. You hurt Rachel. Handle your business. I don’t know.'”

He lamented how hard it was being contrite, saying:

“If I cry, it’s crocodile tears; if I don’t, it’s, ‘I’m not showing any emotion.’ If I’m on my knees, I’m overdoing it. If I’m standing up, I should be on my knees.”

Yeah, we’re pretty sure the problem isn’t what choices you make in your apology — it’s that everyone can tell it’s not sincere. There is no correct performative choice you can make to sell the damn apology, to satisfy everyone that you’re really full of remorse. You have to actually be full of remorse. And frankly, this is all coming across like a kid who’s upset they got in trouble.

What do YOU think? Ch-ch-check out the full podcast and let us know (below):

Reactions, Perezcious readers?

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The Vanderpump Rules star was spotted making moves on a mystery woman while out at a Nashville bar over the weekend, and his smooth moves apparently won her over! In a video obtained by TMZ on Monday, the reality star can be seen hitting the dance floor with a brunette.

According to eye-witnesses at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, Tom approached the woman as she was dancing with friends. She appeared to be hesitant to mingle with the TomTom co-owner at first, but as they started dancing things got more comfortable — and wilder!

Related: Tom Sandoval Is STILL Trying To Upstage Ariana Madix’s DWTS Run!

It’s pretty obvious to see as much in the video, too. It starts out awkward AF as the girl seems resistant to dance while Tom tries to get her to twirl. But they found their groove eventually and were together on the dance floor for about 30 minutes. Then? They left together! No word on where they went, though.

Ch-ch-check out their sparks flying (below)!

Of course, this comes after Tom’s been stepping out with singer-songwriter Tii — even leaving a West Hollywood bar while holding her hand last month and taking her home to the pad he still shares with ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix! He kept trying to insist they were just friends even though the chemistry was obvious. But now that someone new has entered the picture, maybe things have already fizzled with that rumored romance?!

Or maybe his love triangle with Rachel Leviss and Ariana has made him second-guess going exclusive these days. He’s obviously not much of a one-woman man! Just saying! Only time will tell at this point. Reactions?! Sound OFF (below)!

[Image via Tom Sandoval/YouTube & Tii/Instagram]

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During the premiere episode of his podcast Everybody Loves Tom Thursday, the reality star opened up about the fallout of Scandoval to his Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras drummer Jason Bader and friend Kyle Chan. And Sandoval specifically brought up the awkward AF scene he and Rachel filmed together for the season 10 finale at her apartment following his breakup with Ariana Madix due to the affair. You know, the one in which he accidentally called the 29-year-old former pageant Ariana, and they exchanged some “I love yous.”

Related: Sandoval Quits Drinking & Smoking

Looking back on the scene, Sandoval felt super “gross” getting close to Rachel after everything that happened. He explained:

“The day after the story broke, we went to her apartment — this was literally the first time that anybody [had] really seen us [together] and not, like, knowing that we were in a thing. We were very uncomfortable, extremely uncomfortable. There were production lights everywhere. We’re shell shocked, like obviously; our world’s crumbling; we haven’t slept. So, we kinda just, like, started pretending and being, like, almost acting.”

Hmm. When Jason noted that it looked “love-dovey” between Sandoval and Rachel, the TomTom owner insisted the whole thing was “weird” in reality, and they both “felt it was wrong” at the time:

“Yeah, and it felt weird and gross. Like, I don’t know it just felt like your mistress at your wife’s funeral. Like, it’s f**king gross. We’re like f**k this, we’re not filming anymore.”

Hmm. It’s great Tom is admitting, but it seems a little too late at this point. But what do YOU think, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments below.

[Image via Tom Sandoval/YouTube, Vanderpump Rules/Peacock]

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During the first episode of his new podcast Everybody Loves Tom, the Vanderpump Rules star got super vulnerable, opening up about his decision to become sober five months ago. He shared with fans and co-host Jason Bader:

“I haven’t drank since — I believe it was April 4th or 5th. I didn’t really tell a lot of people during the process. I think that kind of helps. I also quit smoking cigarettes. I was kind of at the point where I was just chain-smoking cigarettes all day, every day.”

Related: Internet’s Response To Sandoval’s Podcast Launch Is BRUTAL!

At the time, Sandoval was facing a ton of intense backlash for the cheating scandal from fans to his fellow castmates to even big-name celebs like Jennifer Lawrence. Things got so bad amid Scandoval that his days often included alcohol and exercise. In fact, the reality star admitted when he finished working out, he immediately would begin drinking:

“If I wasn’t working out, I was drinking. If I wasn’t drinking, I was working out.”

Weeks following the affair news broke, Sandoval said  his “nerves” were wrecked from the public hatred that was directed toward him while on tour with Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras. He explained that before the cheating scandal, he would have had as many as “three shots, three beers” to relax before shows. However, Sandoval decided to go cold turkey — notably on the same day Rachel checked into a mental health facility.

Wow.

Even though he and his fellow band members were dealing with “angry” and “really mean” crowds, Sandoval was determined to stick to being sober and continue to tour. Before anyone mentioned the fact that the television personality could have canceled the shows, he shared on the podcast he “had” to perform still since he lost endorsements and jobs, including Winter House, following the scandal. More than that, Sandoval said quitting drinking and going on tour saved his life:

“Honestly, I think that, you know, quitting the drinking, you know, and going on tour like it might have actually saved my life. I can’t imagine being cooped up because I couldn’t go anywhere at the time, you know, being cooped up in a place, not being able to do anything, just wallowing in misery.”

Whether you love or hate him post-Scandoval, you cannot deny his choice to stop drinking and smoking is great. We’re sending our best wishes to him during his sobriety journey!

You can watch the podcast (below):

Reactions? Drop them in the comments below…

[Image via Tom Sandoval/YouTube, Bravo/YouTube]

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In case you haven’t heard, the Vanderpump Rules star announced a new business venture on social media this week. You can probably guess what it is, considering every reality television star seems to have one these days. But for those who can’t, Sandoval took to Instagram on Wednesday to share that he is launching his very own weekly podcast called… Everybody Loves Tom. See the announcement (below):

Everybody Loves Tom is a pretty ironic title, to say the least. Sandy is one of the most hated Bravolebrities ever since he had an affair with Rachel Leviss behind ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix’s back for MONTHS. But Sandoval seems to be ready to poke fun at the scandal and public hate months later.

Related: Ariana Madix Talks ‘Devastating’ Cheating Scandal During DWTS Debut!

However, plenty of fans aren’t ready to move on from the Scandoval and give him a shot! VPR viewers had a very unenthusiastic response to the podcast announcement this week — check out some of the brutal AF comments (below):

“And the award for the most unselfaware person goes to.”

“Men will do anything but go to therapy”

“This is so so so so so embarrassing”

“In true narcissist fashion lmao”

“The hardest of passes”

“King of DELULU Land”

“Can’t wait to never listen to this”

“Nobody loves Tom as much as Tom loves Tom”

“Are you literally ok. Nobody asked for this.”

Damn! There were even a bunch of people pointing out the eyebrow-raising timing of the podcast launch — as it happened the same week Ariana made her Dancing With the Stars debut, in which she talked about Scandoval. They said:

“The timing of Ariana having her first dancing with the stars performance and you dropping this…stoop lower Sandoval.”

“it’s fkd up that you again were ready to steal ariana’s thunder the day after she was having a moment.”

“So on brand to announce it the same week as Ariana’s first dancing with the stars appearance”

Whelp, based on the reactions to the announcement, not everyone loves Tom. Well, except for Teddi Mellencamp, it seems. Or at least, she loves his self-awareness? The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum appeared to be one of the few supporters he had, taking to IG Stories to write:

“I can’t lie. I will be tuning into this first episode. Anyone who can mock themselves and embrace the hate in such a douchey way gets a listen from me.”

LOLz! Even a new fan called him “douchey”!

At least Sandoval will have one guaranteed listener! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Do you plan on tuning into the podcast? Let us know in the comments below.

[Image via Tom Sandoval/Instagram]

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The 38-year-old reality star made her debut on season 32 of Dancing With the Stars on Tuesday, and as expected, her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval’s months-long affair with Rachel Leviss came up. During a pre-taped interview, Ariana opened up about the “devastating” cheating scandal, saying:

“My life has been a rollercoaster in the past year. Everybody got to watch it all play out and my life blow up on television.”

Related: Sandoval Says Ariana Will STILL Be Living With Him In A Year!

Although the breakup was hard to go through, the Vanderpump Rules star made it clear that the “scandal does not define” her:

“I just want to do something that is for me and positive. It’s time for me to stand on my own two feet. Feeling like you were a joke to your partner of nine years is devastating, but I want to show other women that you don’t have to let that hold you back.”

She added:

“This is going to be a more confident, fun and vibrant version of myself because I don’t need anybody else. I love me.”

Hell yes, gurl!

When Ariana hit the dance floor, she and her pro partner Pasha Pashkov delivered a tango routine set to Hailee Steinfeld’s track Love Myself. And she did the whole dance in a glittery version of the red revenge dress she wore for the VPR reunion! Ch-ch-check it out (below):

WOW!!

She killed it, and we weren’t the only ones who thought so! The judges gave Ariana and Pasha a score of 21, placing them in second place behind Jason Mraz and Daniella Karagach.

We cannot wait to see what Ariana does next on DWTS! How about U??

[Image via Dancing With the Stars/Hulu, Tom Sandoval/Rachel Leviss/Instagram]

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Tom Sandoval spoke with Extra at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday, and he had a lot to reveal about his personal life!

The Vanderpump Rules co-star began by shutting down rumors he’s dating Tii, insisting, “I am single, yes.” He’s been maintaining they’re just friends for weeks now, but with each new sighting, we get more and more skeptical! We mean, the pair was literally seen walking hand-in-hand, so why does he keep downplaying their obvious connection?! Are they trying to keep it low-key? Or did he decide he’s still “single” no matter what they’re doing? Can’t cheat if you’re “single.” That’s f**kboy logic 101.

Instead of giving us an answer to the million-dollar question though, the 40-year-old explained he doesn’t even like dating, adding:

“It’s just weird. It feels like a job interview, I don’t usually like to go on dates unless I know them already. I would rather hang out with them and like their friends, see who they surround themselves with … see how they act when they get drunk, then later go out on dates.”

Just like he plucked Rachel Leviss right out of their friend group! Guess he got confused about which was his dating technique and which was actual friendship?

Related: Scheana Shay ‘Struggled’ To End Friendship With Tom After Cheating Scandal

Speaking of the Scandoval, the TomTom co-owner revealed he’s still living with his ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix — and he doesn’t think that’ll be changing any time soon! He dished:

“We have mutual friends, obviously, on the same show together, so we have to coexist. It’s gonna be a slow process. We will handle it the best we can.”

It’s already been slow AF, though! While Ariana dumped him as soon as she discovered his affair with the SUR waitress, the exes haven’t been able to get rid of each other! Not only are they working alongside each other, but they’re still sharing that house.

When asked if they’ll be living together this time next year, Tom shockingly speculated:

“Probably, yeah.”

WHAT?!

Why don’t they just sell their place and start fresh?? We understand why neither moved out at the very beginning of the breakup… but still living together a year from now is WILD! That said, Tom insisted he “just want[s] everyone to be happy” in the future.

The good thing is it sounds like he and the Something About Her co-owner are minding their own business even in close quarters. These days, the cover band star is more fed up with his other ex Rachel, who he thinks was being “petty” for blocking him after he wished her a happy birthday. He complained:

“I think the power move is to mute people. That way, it’s not like a thing … She posted on her Story … Doesn’t that seem petty? When you go away to a place where you are supposed to be working on yourself, bettering yourself, doesn’t that seem sort of like a step backwards?”

LOLz!

He’s SO mad she won’t work things out with him!

Reactions, Perezcious readers?! He really spilled so much tea, so send us ALL your thoughts (below)!

[Image via Rachel Leviss/Tii/Instagram & MEGA/WENN]

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Tom Sandoval and Rachel Leviss may have gone their separate ways after their affair was exposed, but it doesn’t sound like the cover band star wanted things to end this way. Like, AT ALL!

His Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test co-star Tyler Cameron sat down with The US Sun on Thursday to discuss all things Scandoval and what it was like filming with the Vanderpump Rules star in the middle of his media crisis. When asked if the other celebs on the show were showing any animosity toward the reality start ’cause he cheated on Ariana Madix, Tyler dished:

“Well, I don’t think so. I think some people knew [about] it and everyone was curious to see how he really was. So, I think everyone took him for what he was in that moment.”

Million-dollar question: what was he like?!

Related: Lala Kent Calls Rachel Leviss A ‘Coward’ For Blocking Tom Sandoval!

Tyler and him got into some “trouble” at the very start, he recalled:

“He would always get us in trouble, but he was always fun to be around. He brought a whole different element to it all, and he’s definitely different, and he was something.”

When pressed for more, he detailed:

“The first day, [Tom] got me in trouble because we were switching clothes and it was just funny, little stupid s**t. You know, running into places, being in places we weren’t supposed to be and all that.”

We wouldn’t expect much else from Sandoval, TBH!

But rest assured, when he wasn’t goofing off on set, the topic of his scandalous love life was all over, The Bachelorette alum noted:

“It definitely got talked about and he spoke about it. He was definitely open about everything.”

The 30-year-old went on to reveal he was surprised Tom and Rachel weren’t an item anymore. Reacting to the fact the SUR waitress brutally blocked her ex on socials after he wished her a happy birthday last week, the reality star shared:

“I was shocked. I thought he was going to try and make it work with her.”

Hah! That message was DEF him trying to slide back in her DMs then! And it royally backfired!

We’ve already heard the TomTom co-owner “snuck in” photos of his ex-girlfriend to keep her close while going through hell on the competition show. So, he was obviously still attached! Meanwhile, Rachel was hard at work in a mental health facility — apparently working on how to cut him out of her life for good. Oof.

Teasing lots more to come on the Scandoval front, Tyler encouraged everyone to tune in by sharing:

“But there’s some good story on that you have to watch on the show.”

We’re intrigued!

While Cameron couldn’t reveal how long the bar owner stayed on the show, he “got what he asked for” — AKA to get punished HARD! The Florida native added:

“Oh yeah, he gets beaten up. I mean, he definitely put himself through punishment and the [producers] didn’t take it light on him at all. They went after him.”

Whether it was all the punches to the face or the chance to look back on his life, Tyler thinks the 40-year-old “definitely” changed as a result of the FOX series, musing:

“I don’t think anyone going on the show would not be [changed]. […] It got me more motivated again, got me more regimented, more disciplined and all that.”

The Schwartz & Sandy’s owner has been moving on with a new woman and seemingly leaving Rachel be (now that she’s thrown up some boundaries), so, maybe that’s proof he’s ready to start a new chapter? But we’ll have to wait for Special Forces and the new VPR season to confirm all that…

What are YOUR predictions, Perezcious readers? Is an endurance test all Tom needed to whip him into shape?

[Image via Bravo/YouTube]

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Over the last couple of months, the Give Them Lala star has shown some kindness toward the 29-year-old amid the ongoing Scandoval backlash, but it’s safe to say Kent is done going easy on her Vanderpump Rules co-star!

During an Amazon Live on Monday, the 33-year-old, who has been on an Instagram break the last few weeks, discovered her Bravo co-star publicly blocked Tom Sandoval after he wished her a happy birthday last Tuesday. Shocked, Lala called Rachel “helpess” and a “coward,” quipping:

“I see that the mental health facility really helped her. She’s just come so far. She’s just so removed from this world.”

Oof!!! The shade!

Related: Rachel DELETES Apology To Ariana Madix In Return To Instagram!

Getting SUPER heated, the mother of one went on to rant:

“You know, I really tried, dude. Rachel, I really tried. And you are just beyond, like, helpless.”

She added:

“I can believe she did, like, the X through his face and blocked him. Like, honey, we’ve moved on. That happened 500 years ago, right? And if you had something to say, you should’ve strapped on your ovaries and you should’ve [returned to] the show after you blew everyone’s world up, and you should’ve addressed it. But instead, apparently, all you learned from your time away, is that you get on social media.”

But, like, she ain’t wrong! If Rachel truly wanted to stay out of the drama, she wouldn’t have made such a scene about dissing the bar owner!!

Also, Lala’s especially pissed since historically Rachel likes to cause a fuss online but won’t actually hash it out in person. Ch-ch-check out Kent’s brutal reaction to the incident (below):

Lala Kent calls Rachel a coward and goes off in her latest Amazon live. #PumpRules pic.twitter.com/BAVYDVfRYZ

— BravoBabe (@thebravobabe_) September 18, 2023

Agree or disagree, you’ve gotta love Lala’s hot takes! She always steps up to have her say!!

What’s yours?! Share your thoughts in the comments (below)!

[Image via Peacock/Bravo/YouTube]

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