Scheana Shay Gets Emotional Discussing Confrontation With Tom Sandoval, Says He Had a ‘Game Plan’ With Raquel Leviss

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Real Pain. Scheana Shay held back tears as she relived her and Tom Sandoval’s friendship fallout — and intense Vanderpump Rules finale chat — after he cheated on Ariana Madix with Raquel Leviss.“Every single thing we spoke of in that conversation [on the show] felt so important,” Shay, 37, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, May 3, while promoting her partnership with Smirnoff for its Locura Tour in celebration of the new Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind. “It was one of the harder conversations and scenes I’ve ever filmed, to be honest.”The Bravo star wiped away tears as she spoke about Sandoval, 40, and their on-camera heart-to-heart over his affair, which fans will see during the season 10 finale on Wednesday, May 17. (Part of the discussion was teased in the finale preview, which dropped on Tuesday, May 2.)“That’ll be definitely hard to watch back because this was a 13-year friendship that ended not because of anything he did to me, but because of what he did to someone else and because of his actions,” Shay explained to Us. “And that doesn’t align with how I live my life.

It was a really challenging scene to get through. It was really, really tough.”Us confirmed in March that Madix, 37, and Sandoval called it quits after nine years together in the wake of his months-long affair with Leviss, 28.

The aftermath of Madix and Sandoval’s split — and the cheating scandal — has been documented on season 10 of the reality show, which resumed filming after the news broke.During the preview for the finale, Shay confronted Sandoval about his indiscretions and the timeline of his relationship with Leviss.

Looking back, the “Good as Gold” singer told Us that she’s confident “there was a game plan” on the Tom Sandoval and the Most