Offering more context? Tom Schwartz finally addressed how he learned about Tom Sandoval‘s affair with Raquel Leviss — and offered an update on where the couple stand now. “I learned about the affair in August,” Schwartz, 40, said during his Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Appearance on Wednesday, April 5, revealing that Sandoval, 40, and Leviss, 28, had a “one night stand” before embarking on an “emotional affair.” “The one-night stand was in August and then it became, from my point of view, it became an emotional affair.
Which is still inappropriate but I didn’t think it was linear,” he continued. “[Then] in January, he came to me and told me that he was in love with Raquel.” The former model told host Andy Cohen that he was “flabbergasted” but not “surprised” by his BFF’s revelation at the time because the duo’s cheating scandal was allegedly an “open secret.” “Tom kind of got flagrant.
He was brazen after he told me he was in love. It was like a release for him,” Schwartz continued, claiming that he had been fed a “narrative” that the Missouri native and then-girlfriend Ariana Madix had “broken up” or “attempted to break up multiple times.” Schwartz said that Sandoval “placated” him, promising he had “a game plan” and was “going to do the right thing” before continuing to “procrastinate.” “He’s like a shell of himself.
He’s not realizing the negative impact this has had on his other ventures. Businesses, bars, the band,” Schwartz told Cohen, 54, sharing that Sandoval is currently “infatuated” with the former beauty queen. “He took advantage of my kindness and put a lot of people, not just myself, in ery compromising situations where our integrity was at stake.
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