Tom Sandoval cracked a sex joke when asked about reports that he and ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix refuse to make eye contact during season 11 of Vanderpump Rules.“We don’t really look at each other too often,” Sandoval, 41, told TMZ of Ariana, 38, while leaving the Ziggy Hotel in West Hollywood on Thursday, August 3. “We don’t even look at each other when we have sex anymore, it’s crazy.”As former costar Billie Lee, who was walking behind him, started to giggle, Sandoval added with a laugh, “I’m just kidding.”The exes, who still live together, have been on the outs since March when Ariana learned of Sandoval’s months-long affair with their Pump Rules costar Raquel Leviss.
The pair called it quits after nine years of dating amid the infidelity scandal.In addition to shedding light on his current dynamic with Ariana, Sandoval reacted to his Special Forces costar Nick Viall’s recent claims that he “snuck” photos of him and Raquel, 28, onto the set and “showed them to the cast.” Nick, 42 — who made the claims during the Thursday episode of his “Viall Files” podcast — noted that competitors are not allowed to bring certain items to the show’s training process.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesSandoval told TMZ that he “definitely was not showing [the photos] as a badge of honor,” noting that the quasi-military training series is “very lonely.”He continued: “There’s no phones, no nothing.
But, you know, [Nick’s] got a podcast to do.”Although the TomTom cofounder and Raquel have taken a step back from their romance since their affair came to light, Nick said on his podcast that Sandoval seemed to him like “someone who had feelings and cared about [Raquel].”While Sandoval has already begun filming season 11 of
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