Vanderpump Rules stars Ariana Madix and Scheana Shay were spotted enjoying a walk-and-talk Friday – in the wake of the ‘Scandoval’ drama.
On the latest season of the show, Ariana and her beau Tom Sandoval broke up after nine years because of his affair with her gal pal Raquel Leviss.
The women on the show instantly closed ranks around Ariana – including Scheana, who has denied allegations that she punched Raquel over the betrayal.
Scheana and Ariana appeared thick as thieves when they were spotted this week, chatting cheerfully as they pounded the pavement.
Showing off her figure in a set of highlighter green workout gear, Ariana could be seen indulging in a puff from a vape.
Looking fab: Vanderpump Rules stars Ariana Madix and Scheana Shay were spotted enjoying a walk-and-talk Friday – in the wake of the ‘Scandoval’ drama
Living the life: Showing off her figure in a set of highlighter green workout gear, Ariana could be seen indulging in a puff from a vape
While Ariana opted for a flesh-flashing crop top and matching leggings, Scheana pulled on a boyfriend fit sweater that almost totally obscured her tiny shorts.
‘Scandoval’ took off in March when Ariana went through her boyfriend’s texts and uncovered the affair, which then exploded across the headlines.
That night, Scheana was in New York with Raquel, who claimed that Scheana reacted to the bombshell news by punching her and shoving her into a wall.
Raquel succeeded in obtaining a temporary restraining order against Scheana, who has strenuously denied the punch.
However, on an episode of Vanderpump Rules, Scheana did confess that she was ‘so angry’ at Raquel that she ‘shoved her so f***ing hard away from me.’
Raquel was subjected to a torrent of backlash so fierce that she retreated to a mental health facility for two months.
Over a decade ago, Scheana infamously had an affair with Eddie Cibrian while he was still married to his first wife Brandi Glanville and cheating on her with former child star LeAnn Rimes, who is now his second wife.
Scheana has denied knowing Eddie was married when she started seeing him, insisting that she dumped him when she discovered the truth.
Hunk-tastic: The day of Scheana’s latest outing with Ariana, their former co-star Jax Taylor was also spotted out and about in Los Angeles filming his Vanderpump Rules spin-off
The day of Scheana’s latest outing with Ariana, their former co-star Jax Taylor was also spotted out and about in Los Angeles filming his Vanderpump Rules spin-off.
Jax, his wife Brittany Cartwright and their pal Kristen Doute are headlining the new show – three years after they were all jettisoned from Vanderpump Rules proper.
Kristen and her co-star Stassi Schroeder were fired from Vanderpump Rules in June 2020 for racially profiling their black castmate Faith Stowers.
During the Black Lives Matter riots, Faith revealed Stassi and Kristen once misidentified her as a black woman wanted for robbery and called the cops on her.
After Stassie and Kristen were fired, outrage began to mount against Jax, who had also once publicly accused Faith of criminality.
By December of 2020, it emerged that Jax and Brittany were also leaving the show, although no reason was publicly given for their departure.
Faith infamously had an affair with Jax when he was already romantically involved with Brittany, with whom he now has a son.
Jax also at one point had a romantic relationship with Stassi, who dumped him for cheating on her with none other than Kristen.
Comeback: Jax, his wife Brittany Cartwright and their pal Kristen Doute are headlining the new show – three years after they were all jettisoned from Vanderpump Rules proper
At the end of 2020, Vanderpump Rules producer Andy Cohen said the snap firings of Kristen and Stassie were ‘decisions for that moment.’
He told the New York Times: ‘It’s more interesting to sit in the moment with people that you have a rooting interest in and watch them find their way than it is just turning out the lights and forgetting it existed.’
Lisa Vanderpump gave Entertainment Tonight an interview in August 2020 and said: ‘I think it’s sad, really, what happened, because I do think that people can learn from their mistakes, and I’m all about that.’
She noted: ‘Of course, we do know that we’re in this momentum of really people kind of standing up for what’s right, and I’m all about that and embracing that – and I do believe in zero tolerance for that – but I also believe that you can come back from that and you’re young and you can learn from it.’
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