Katie Maloneyis sharing an update on howAriana Madixis doing inthe aftermath of the affairbetween her exTom Sandovaland theirVanderpump RulescostarRaquel Leviss.
On Wednesday’s episode ofWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, theYou’re Gonna Love Mepodcast host, 36, opened up about the impact of the affair — which led to the end of the pair’s nine-year relationship — on Madix.
“All things considered, she’s in a really good headspace,” she told hostAndy Cohen. “She’s taking care of herself. I saw her yesterday and we’re excited. She’s excited.”
Hours after theWWHLtaping, Madixspoke out for the first timesince news of the affair broke.
Madix, 37,shared her candid thoughtsvia Instagram on Wednesday night, writing, “hi. where to begin? 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.”
She continued, “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. to say i have been devastated and broken is an understatement.”
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“however,” she added, “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.”
She concluded, “what doesn’t kill me better run. love, ariana”
MadixdiscoveredSandoval, 40, had been cheating on her with Leviss, 28, on March 1 when she saw"inappropriate" messagesbetween the two on his phone while he was performing with his band Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras in Los Angeles.
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Sandoval copped to the allegations on March 7, posting anapology post to Madixon his Instagram page. (It was the Schwartz & Sandy’s co-owner’s second apology in four days — thefirst mea culpadid not make any mention of Madix.)
“I want to first and foremost apologize to everyone I’ve hurt through this process,” he began. “Most of all, I want to apologize to Ariana. I made mistakes, I was selfish, and made reckless decisions that hurt somebody I love. No one deserves to feel that pain so traumatically and publicly.”
He continued, “I can only imagine how devastating this has been for Ariana and everyone around us. 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.”
Sandoval went on to reflect on his long relationship with Madix. “My love for Ariana was stronger than any camera could ever have captured,” he said. “Some of our best times together were never filmed. The same goes for some of our biggest struggles. I wish things happened in a different order and our relationship was not severely tarnished, and that it ended with the same respect for her that it began with. I owed Ariana better.”
“I am beyond sad that it ended the way it did,” his statement concluded. “The choices I made hurt so many people. I acted in a way that clashes with who and how I want to be. I will continue to reflect and work on myself. I have work to do. I always have, and I always will.”
The following day, Leviss issued her own statement.
“I want to apologize for my actionsand my choices foremost to Ariana, and to my friends and the fans so invested in our relationships,” she wrote.
“There is no excuse, I am not a victim and I must own my actions and I deeply regret hurting Ariana,” she added in the statement, which was first shared withEntertainment Tonight. “I am reflecting on my choices, speaking to a counselor and I am learning things about myself such as my patterns of codependency and addiction to being and feeling loved. I have sought emotional validation through intimate connections that are not healthy without regard for my own well-being, sometimes negatively affecting others and often prioritizing the intimate connection over my friendships.”
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