Tom Sandoval hasn’t had an easy run on Bravo since the world discovered his salacious affair with Rachel Leviss last year.
Since then, he’s had to deal with watchers’ comments, losing friends, and Ariana Madix’s mounting success as a Broadway star and television personality. The moments after Scandoval hit the news, Tom had to face a lot, including his peers during the Vanderpump Rules reunion. In addition to that, he became one of the most hated men on television as four million tuned into the shocking Season 10 finale to watch it play out.
He cried fake tears and put on quite the show; however, nobody believed him. Truthfully, it seemed like nobody was on his side—rightfully so. But it sounds like there was one Bravoleb who had his back.
Carl Radke supported Tom throughout the Scandoval news
During his Watch What Happens Live appearance, Tom told Andy Cohen that dealing with the aftermath of Scandoval was tough. But when asked if there was anybody who reached out to offer him a helping hand, he mentioned Carl Radke from Summer House.
“More recently at BravoCon, Carl said, ‘Hang in there,'” Tom said. “He was really sweet.”
Somebody viewers may not have been surprised to hear had Tom’s back was Lisa Vanderpump. By now, we know the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star will usually back the man—even if they’re wrong.
“Obviously, Lisa [had my back],” he said. When Andy asked if he thought the SUR owner defended him too hard, Tom said he didn’t think so. “I don’t think she was really defending me. I think she was just, you know, trying to just calm everybody down. … people kind of thought I was some comic book villain. … she was more like, this is a person, a human being. He’s not just a villain on a show.”
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