Katie Maloney cries because Tom Sandoval ruined her marriage

Katie Maloney neither forgives nor forgets when it comes to Tom Sandova's past wrongs — including how he contributed to the fall of her marriage.

During a new episode of Vanderpump Rules that aired on Tuesday, March 12, Katie, 37, discussed Sandoval's attempt at redemption with Lala Kent, Scheana Shay and Kristina Kelly. Scheana, 38, sparked a negative response from Katie when she opened up about the progress she's made with Sandoval, 41.

“For the first time since all this happened, I know without a shadow of a doubt that those were real tears,” she told the group, referring to her session of meditation with Sandoval in a previous episode. In response, Kristina asked if Scheana thought Sandoval was "sadder" about losing their friendship than "actually being out of a relationship" with his ex-girlfriend. Ariana Madix

“Honestly, yes,” Scheana said before repeating Sandoval’s claims about what led to his affair with Rachel “Raquel” Léviss. “Because he was so unhappy with her for so long.”

Scheana noted that she previously didn't have the space to process the loss of Sandoval as a friend — until now.

“Five months later, I’m finally going through the grieving process,” she explained. “Ariana has already mourned this loss. She's making millions of dollars and living her best life. I am not here."

The Vanderpump Rules costar initially found themselves divided in March 2023 when news broke of Sandoval and Ariana's split due to his infidelity. Most of the friend group sided with Ariana, 38, but viewers have since seen Scheana, Lala, 33, and James Kennedy begin to resolve their issues with Sandoval throughout the season 11.

Katie, however, refused to back down from her dislike of Sandoval, adding, "Is this the type of individual you want in your life?" Because you miss the person who doesn't exist.

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Vanderpump Rules returned in the end of January 2024 for its first outing since the Scandoval affair brought its cast out of the confines of Bravo and onto the pages of The New York Times. 

It was a pretty normal return to form, even if the big, bad thing loomed over the cast's heads: Tom Schwartz explained that he was still at odds with Ariana Madix after their intense conversation in the finale; Lala Kent grew closer to her family following her own scandalous divorce; Schenea Shay reveals she started taking Zoloft after national attention naturally triggered flare-ups of OCD and anxiety.

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Not to mention the restraining order Raquel Leviss filed against Scheana after their confrontation in New York, the one that kept them at least 30 feet apart while filming last season's reunion. Scheana rightly notes that filing a temporary restraining order against a former friend "changes everything" and seeks some acknowledgment that she was also a victim, if not as much as others in the cast, of Raquel and Tom. Sandoval's antics.

But Scheana, nor anyone else, was going to get that recognition in the Season 11 premiere, at least not from Sandoval and Raquel. There was a Scandoval-shaped hole in the episode, with Raquel in Arizona (her return for the season seems out of place) and Tom "in New Zealand, filming some sort of competition show" in D's words. 'Ariana. (Probably Special Forces, not The Masked Singer.) While the episode ends with the image of Sandoval's car stopping in front of the house he still shares with Ariana, he and Raquel are missing, leaving a wound gaping that the rest of the cast has no choice but to talk about.

(to be continued)