Lisa Vanderpump on the rumors she’s known about Sandoval, Raquel’s affair for months

Lisa Vanderpump is just not prepared to reply to hypothesis that she knew about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ affair months earlier than it got here to mild.

“I imply, I by no means cheat on the sport,” the “Vanderpump Guidelines” matriarch solely instructed Web page Six on Tuesday night time at an FYC occasion at The Aster in Hollywood, California, the place she and government producer Alex Baskin mentioned the present on stage earlier than attending in the Emma vote.

Baskin mentioned there’s a “flip” coming at the finish of the Season 10 reunion, teasing that the reveal is so stunning in nature that it might have an effect on whether or not forged members transfer ahead with Bravo’s unscripted blockbuster.

“I’m not telling you what it’s,” Vanderpump assured earlier than the joke, “OK, I’ll let you know – I’m fucking Andy [Cohen]!”

For her half, Ariana Madix – the wronged get together at the heart of Scandoval – not too long ago instructed “Name Her Daddy” podcast host Alex Cooper that she doesn’t consider Vanderpump knowingly protected 40-year-old Sandoval throughout his disgusting affair with 28-year-old Leviss.

The 62-year-old restaurateur – who does enterprise with Sandoval, co-owner of her TomTom bar in West Hollywood, California – admitted it’s exhausting to navigate the present divide between her forged as a result of she looks like the “mom” to most of them.

Vanderpump realizes {that a} high-profile a part of the viewers have been sad together with her method to the one-on-one dialog with Sandoval that aired in the explosive finale – throughout which the cowl band singer hyperventilated as he tried to know the penalties of his indiscretions.

“Lots of people criticized me and mentioned, ‘Why didn’t I leap on him, scold him and scold him? However everybody has already achieved that,” she mentioned, explaining that “completely [condemns]his infidelity.

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“However I feel when you’ve gotten a baby or a teen or a younger grownup … after they’ve achieved it improper and everybody has instructed them that, what’s the level of me repeating that?” Vanderpump continued. “He knew that, okay?” So yeah, what I used to be attempting to say was, “Relax, let’s attempt to look forward.”

Whereas Sandoval excursions with Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras and Leviss continues therapy at a psychological well being facility, Vanderpump is happy with Madix, 37, for the progress she has made after a betrayal left her “damaged” and “blinded”.

“You realize what, I really like seeing somebody come again from one thing and never – regardless of being a sufferer – being stalked and behave like that,” she mentioned of Madix, who has secured appearing roles, main model partnerships, spectacular press alternatives and a brand new romance with good-looking health skilled Daniel Wai.

“I feel she’s dwelling her finest life. And I at all times say: don’t get mad, get even and reside your finest life,” defined Vanderpump.

“So we went to the White Home correspondents’ dinner collectively in our attire and all. I assumed, “Come on, let’s go! Let’s present the world that you simply nonetheless give it your all.”

Baskin is equally impressed with Madix, who shortly dumped Sandoval – with whom she dated for nearly a decade – in early March after discovering his tryst with Leviss.

“I couldn’t be extra happy with her for the manner she dealt with it. She would possibly as nicely have fallen aside, so it’s nice to see her rise from all of it,” he gushed, including that the co-founder of One thing About Her’s excessive standing in the Bravo fandom didn’t impress her.

“She’s nonetheless received her head on her shoulders, so I don’t assume that essentially adjustments who she is,” Baskin mentioned. “She nonetheless hangs out with the similar folks, however there’s simply an insane stage of curiosity in her and all the things she’s doing now.”

“Vanderpump Guidelines” airs Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. EST on Bravo.