Tom Sandoval And Tom Schwartz opened up about how the audience’s strong response to Scandoval affected them.
“It’s weird to be publicly shamed,” Schwartz, 41, said exclusively We weekly on Friday, November 3, following the Vanderpump Rules panel at BravoCon. “I was guilty by association or however they want to frame it, but it was very bizarre at times. I could see the absurdity of it, but other times it was very sad and quite terrifying.
Schwartz teased that at some point in the future, he and Sandoval, 40, may “look back” at all the DMs they received at the height of the scandal.
Earlier that day, Us confirmed that Sandoval was repeatedly booed during the reality series’ panel during the first day of BravoCon in Las Vegas – which runs until Sunday, November 5. While he’s on stage, Karamo Brown asked the cast – including Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Lala Kent, James Kennedy And Scheana Shay alongside Schwartz and Sandoval – if anyone was nervous about being there. Sandoval then raised his hand, prompting a negative reaction from the crowd.
While the panel ultimately went as Sandoval expected, he joked Us that it “felt great” to be booed by the crowd.
“It gives you a little dose of reality [for] actually there is no better term,” Sandoval said exclusively Us. ‘It keeps you a bit grounded. Don’t know.”
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Sandoval established himself as a reality TV villain earlier this year when news broke in March that he had a months-long affair with Costar. Raquel Leviss while he and Madix, 38, were dating. Sandoval and Madix called it quits after nine years in the wake of the scandal known as Scandoval.
Public scrutiny was so bad that Sandoval admitted to us that he was considering not returning VPR after finishing season 10, but ultimately decided to stay on the series for the following season.
“I think as time goes on and I get to moments where I find life really hard to deal with, I think it’s good to challenge yourself,” he explained. “Do what’s hard, you know what I mean?”
During day one of BravoCon, the official teaser trailer for the 11th season of VPR dropped – which sparked various feuds, fights and fallout between the stars. The show will officially return to TV screens in January 2024.