<p><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/vanderpump-rules/”><em>Vanderpump Rules</em></a> star Ariana Madix has made headlines since discovering that her longtime partner, Tom Sandoval, cheated with their friend Raquel Leviss. Shortly after the scandal broke, Madix was seen at a wedding, wearing a dress by <em>Real Housewives of New Jersey</em> cast member <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rhonj-melissa-gorga-spent-nearly-30k-monthly-on-husband-joes-credit-cards-before-making-her-own-money.html/”>Melissa Gorga</a>.</p>
<h2 id=”h-tom-sandoval-and-raquel-leviss-betrayal-has-devastated-ariana-madix”>Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ ‘betrayal’ has ‘devastated’ Ariana Madix</h2>
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<p>According to Vanderpump Rules alum Kristen Doute, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/vanderpump-rules-ex-star-kristen-doute-gives-details-about-night-ariana-madix-learned-about-cheating-scandal.html/”>Madix found out about the affair</a> because of an explicit video on Sandoval’s phone.</p>
<p>“She was completely blindsided by this; devastated doesn’t even scratch the surface of how she feels,” a source told <a href=”https://people.com/tv/tom-sandoval-breaks-silence-affair-raquel-leviss-ended-ariana-madix-relationship/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a> of Madix’s reaction. “This is someone she thought she knew; someone she planned to spend the rest of her life with. You can’t even put into words that betrayal.”</p>
<p>“Ariana had been there for Raquel when she went through <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/vanderpump-rules-raquel-leviss-finally-reveals-why-she-broke-up-with-james-kennedy.html/”>her split with James [Kennedy]</a>. She thought they were friends,” another insider said. “This isn’t something you do to a friend.”</p>
<p>One source also alleged the affair had been going on “for upwards of six months.”</p>
<p>Sandoval later posted <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/tom-sandoval-apologizes-ariana-madix-wish-things-happened-different-order.html/”>a public apology to Madix</a> on Instagram. “I can only imagine how devastating this has been for Ariana and everyone around us,” he wrote. “I feel really horrible about that. My biggest regret is that I dishonored Ariana. I never meant to disappoint so many people, including our loving families and friends.”</p>
<h2>Ariana Madix recently partied in a dress sold at ‘RHONJ’ star Melissa Gorga’s boutique</h2>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-width=”550″ data-dnt=”true”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Ariana Madix flees to Mexico after Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss affair reveal <a href=”https://t.co/2A8kPJhk9x”>https://t.co/2A8kPJhk9x</a> <a href=”https://t.co/VNAoyK3diY”>pic.twitter.com/VNAoyK3diY</a></p>— Page Six (@PageSix) <a href=”https://twitter.com/PageSix/status/1635061941524926464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>March 12, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
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<p>Several days after <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/vanderpump-rules-ariana-madix-reportedly-caught-tom-sandoval-raquel-leviss-home.html/”>news of the affair</a> went public, Ariana Madix was spotted in Oaxaca, Mexico. According to Page Six, she was attending the wedding of celebrity chef Michael Jenkins and Lauren Basco.</p>
<p>Photos show Madix smiling as she celebrated with other guests.</p>
<p>“Ariana was having such an amazing time dancing and socializing,” one onlooker told <a href=”https://pagesix.com/2023/03/12/ariana-madix-flees-to-mexico-after-tom-sandoval-raquel-affair/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Page Six</a>.</p>
<p>She also wore a festive party dress called the Nova Gown (since renamed the “Ariana Gown”). It retails for $550 at Melissa Gorga’s boutique, <a href=”https://www.envybymg.com/products/nova-gown-1″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Envy</a>.</p>
<p>The bright pink dress features a full-length A-line skirt with a chartreuse bottom tier. It also has spaghetti straps, a sweetheart neckline, side cut-outs in the bodice, and a plunging back. </p>
<p>The flirty frock proves that not even devastating news can stifle Madix’s <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/celebrity-style/”>celebrity style</a>. </p>
<h2>Madix recently spoke out about the cheating scandal</h2>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-width=”550″ data-dnt=”true”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Ariana Madix returned to social media to release a statement in the midst of a cheating scandal involving her now former boyfriend and a fellow cast member on “Vanderpump Rules.” <a href=”https://t.co/7FHAcftr9T”>https://t.co/7FHAcftr9T</a></p>— CNN (@CNN) <a href=”https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1636384393773334529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>March 16, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
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<p><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/vanderpump-rules-kristen-doute-says-tom-sandoval-blamed-ariana-madix-for-cheating.html/”>Ariana Madix</a> took a break from social media amid the scandal. She recently returned to <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp1rTM0OhUB/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a>, where she shared a statement thanking people for supporting her.</p>
<p>“I want to express my most sincere gratitude for the outpouring of love and support I have received from friends, family, and people I’ve never even met in the last two weeks. When I have felt like I couldn’t even stand, you all have given me the strength to continue and seen me through my darkest hours,” she wrote.</p>
<p>“To say I have been devastated and broken is an understatement. However, I know that I am not in this alone. So many of my closest friends are also grieving this loss right now and reeling from this betrayal on so many levels. I am so f***ing lucky to have the best support system in the world, and I hope I can repay every single person for the love you have shown me.”</p>
<p>Ariana ended her post by saying, “What doesn’t kill me better run.”</p>