Tom Sandoval

{{Infobox person

| name = Tom Sandoval

| image = Tom Sandoval.jpg

| caption = Sandoval in 2016

| birth_name = Thomas Anthony Sandoval

| birth_date = 7 July 1982 (age 42)

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| occupation = Model, actor, musician, businessman

| years_active = 1998–present

| television = Vanderpump Rules, The Traitors

}}

Thomas Anthony Sandoval (born 7 July 1982) is an American television personality. He was a cast member on Bravo's reality television series Vanderpump Rules and the third season of Peacock's The Traitors.

Career

Sandoval appears as Jack in the 2002 music video for "Misunderstood" by Bon Jovi, and reprised his role as Jack in the 2003 video for Bon Jovi's "All About Lovin' You".{{Cite web |last=Haas |first=Mariah |date=May 11, 2018 |title='Vanderpump Rules' ' Tom Sandoval Once Starred In a Bon Jovi Music Video with Camila Alves |url=https://people.com/tv/vanderpump-rules-tom-sandoval-starred-bon-jovi-music-video-camila-alves/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=People |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711205238/https://people.com/tv/vanderpump-rules-tom-sandoval-starred-bon-jovi-music-video-camila-alves/ }} From 2013 to 2024, Sandoval was a main cast member on Bravo's reality television series Vanderpump Rules. He is a former bartender, having previously worked at Villa Blanca before moving to SUR Restaurant & Lounge, two West Hollywood eateries co-owned by Lisa Vanderpump and her husband Ken Todd.{{Cite web |last=Denninger |first=Lindsay |date=April 2, 2018 |title=Does Tom Sandoval Work At SUR In 2018? The 'Vanderpump Rules' Star Is Making Big Moves |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/does-tom-sandoval-work-at-sur-in-2018-the-vanderpump-rules-star-is-making-big-moves-8664093 |url-status=live |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=Bustle |language=en |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711205238/https://www.bustle.com/p/does-tom-sandoval-work-at-sur-in-2018-the-vanderpump-rules-star-is-making-big-moves-8664093 }}

Sandoval is a co-author of the mixology book, Fancy AF Cocktails: Drink Recipes from a Couple of Professional Drinkers, written with Ariana Madix and Danny Pellegrino.{{Cite web |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=December 6, 2019 |title=Ariana Madix Explains Why She Worked with Tom Sandoval After Their Previous Cocktail Book Drama |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/why-ariana-madix-did-cocktail-book-with-tom-sandoval |url-status=live |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=Bravo TV Official Site |language=en |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711210740/https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/why-ariana-madix-did-cocktail-book-with-tom-sandoval }} The book was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2019.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=drink recipes from a couple of professional drinkers |url=https://www.fancyafcocktails.com/about-us |url-status=live |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=Fancy AF cocktails |language=en-US |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603180735/https://fancyafcocktails.com/about-us }} In December 2020, the trio were faced with a lawsuit filed by author Alison Baker over an alleged breach of contract. The lawsuit was settled in May 2022.{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Author drops lawsuit against Madix, Sandoval of 'Vanderpump Rules' |url=https://www.heysocal.com/2022/05/12/author-drops-lawsuit-against-madix-sandoval-of-vanderpump-rules/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=Hey SoCal |language=en-US |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711210751/https://heysocal.com/2022/05/12/author-drops-lawsuit-against-madix-sandoval-of-vanderpump-rules/ }}

In 2023, Sandoval competed in season ten of The Masked Singer as "Diver". He was eliminated on "NFL Night".{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/the-masked-singer-revealed-diver-tom-sandoval/|title= The Masked Singer reveals Diver as this reality TV villain in cameo-heavy NFL Night|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Lauren|last=Huff|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=January 29, 2024}} In 2025 he appeared on season three of the U.S. version of The Traitors.{{cite news |last1=Brockington |first1=Ariana |date=5 June 2024 |title=Exclusive: 'The Traitors' Season 3 cast is revealed — and it's the most 'treacherous' yet |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/traitors-season-3-cast-rcna155532 |access-date=6 June 2024 |work=TODAY.com |language=en}}

Personal life

Sandoval was in a relationship with Kristen Doute from 2007 to 2013.{{Cite web |last=Macke |first=Johnni |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Pump Rules' Tom Sandoval, Kristen Doute's Relationship Timeline |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/pump-rules-tom-sandoval-kristen-doutes-relationship-timeline/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711221234/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/pump-rules-tom-sandoval-kristen-doutes-relationship-timeline/ }} Sandoval was in a relationship with Ariana Madix from 2013 to 2023.{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Tamara |date=May 24, 2023 |title=Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix's Relationship Timeline |url=https://www.people.com/tv/tom-sandoval-ariana-madix-relationship-timeline/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=People |language=en |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711205238/https://people.com/tv/tom-sandoval-ariana-madix-relationship-timeline/ }}{{Cite magazine |date=2023-05-18 |title=Kristen Doute's 'Vanderpump Rules' Shock Return Is a Full-Circle Moment |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/vanderpump-rules-kristen-doute-interview-season-10-finale-shock-return-scandoval-tom-sandoval-ariana-madix-1234737476/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} Sandoval and Madix very publicly separated after she discovered that he had been cheating on Madix with her friend and Vanderpump Rules co-star Raquel (now Rachel) Leviss. The shocking breakup was dubbed "Scandoval" by the media.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-01 |title=Rachel Leviss' lawsuit against former co-stars reveals new Scandoval details |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/vanderpump-rules-cheating-scandal-explained-rcna73784 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}

As of February 2024, he is dating model Victoria Lee Robinson.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-12 |title=Vanderpump Rules' Tom Sandoval Shares Dating Update With Girlfriend Victoria Lee Robinson |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1414646/vanderpump-rules-tom-sandoval-shares-dating-update-with-girlfriend-victoria-lee-robinson |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=E! Online}}