Tom Schwartz (left) and Tom Sandoval at The Bravos from Paris Theater in Las Vegas, NV on Friday, November 3, 2023.Photo:Ralph Bavaro/Bravo via Getty
Ralph Bavaro/Bravo via Getty
Tom Sandovalwas ready to put on his dancing shoes beforeScandovalunfolded.
On Tuesday’s episode of theVanderpump Rules: After Show, theSchwartz & Sandy’sco-owner, 41, admitted that taking part in the ABC dance competition was always “a dream of mine.”
His palTom Schwartzthen jokingly suggested he might be fit for a different series, saying, “What aboutDancing with the Fallen Stars?”
Tom Sandoval at the Vanderpump Rules Season 11 Premiere Party at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California on January 17, 2024.MediaPunch/Shutterstock
MediaPunch/Shutterstock
As fans may recall, his ex-girlfriend,Ariana Madix,joinedDancing with the Starsafter his headline-making cheating scandal withRachel “Raquel” Leviss.
Ariana, 38, explained on the after show why she chose to keep her casting a secret from her friends and costars, saying, “I didn’t tell anybody. But I did tell Logan [Cochran] and I obviously my team, who was working on it, you know, they all knew.”
“When that rumor came out like nothing had been signed, it was maybe going to happen, but it wasn’t official and it wasn’t confirmed,” she continued. “And there was a big fear that that coming out was going to deter them… that rumor — I don’t know where it came from — but that could possibly lose it for me. And I have since spoken to the head producer and she was like, ‘I’m so glad that you didn’t tell people because like we would have been pissed’ andScheana [Shay]is a public figure and this is also during a time where we’re being followed everywhere all the time.”
Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov on “Dancing With The Stars”.ABC/Christopher Willard
ABC/Christopher Willard
“It was official so like, it’s OK if people find out at that point, but that time frame in between like, us working on it, that rumor coming out and it being official was like a very f—ing freaky time because it was one of those things where like this cannot get out because we’ve already been on thin ice,” she added.
Scheana, 38, explained she was hurt that she didn’t hear about the casting from Ariana directly.
Ariana Madix (L) and Scheana Shay (R) attend the Give Them Lala & Friends VIP launch and viewing party at Shopify LA on February 22, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Paul Archuleta/Getty
Paul Archuleta/Getty
“This was a show I started watching in college. I always loved it,” she shared ofDancing with the Stars. “I went as an audience member with friends who had been on it from the very early seasons. And I was like, ‘Wow, one day if I’m ever a star,’ as they call it on the show, I’m not calling myself that. Easy. But, I’m like, ‘How fun would that be?’ And anyone who knows me, I think, knows this is somethingI’ve wanted to do for a really long time.”
“And it wasn’t that I wasn’t happy for her, I was very happy for her,” she added. “I wasn’t happy how I found out about it. I would have rather heard from her. And when I first heard the rumor about it, I called her and was like, wait, is this a thing? And she’s like, no. I mean they’re pitching me for it but nothing is happening yet. But, it’s such a ‘f— you’ to Tom because he always wanted to do that show, too.”
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Vanderpump Rulesairs Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
source: people.com
