A Timeline of Tom Sandoval’s ‘Miami Girl’ Scandal: Everything to Know

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A Timeline of Tom Sandoval's 'Miami Girl' Scandal: Everything to Know

A long-kept secret. Vanderpump Rules fans were introduced to Tom Sandoval’s “Miami Girl” cheating scandal during season 3 of the Bravo series in 2015 — but it wasn’t until eight years later that the TomTom cofounder owned up to his actions. Tom’s ex-girlfriend Kristen Doute, whom he dated from 2007 to 2013, alleged during season 3 that the restaurateur hooked up with someone during a Miami trip despite being in a relationship with Ariana Madix. After the Missouri native repeatedly denied the accusations, Kristen arranged for Annemarie Maldonado (née Kunkel) — known solely as “Miami Girl” on the show — to fly to California and confront Tom during a shift at SUR. Ariana came to Tom’s defense during the heated exchange, laughing along with her then-boyfriend as Annemarie made comments about seeing the Schwartz & Sandy’s entrepreneur naked. “Once again, Kristen does something totally absurd to try to break me and Ariana up and it just brings me and Ariana closer together,” Tom said in a confessional during the January 2015 episode. He added of Annemarie: “Now, because of Kristen, I am having to acknowledge this f—king psycho.” Although the couple put on a united front at the time, the truth came to light after they called it quits. Us Weekly confirmed in March 2023 that the duo split after nine years of dating due to Tom’s affair with their costar Raquel Leviss. [jwplayer MPGhylZO-zhNYySv2] During the May 2023 season 10 finale of Pump Rules, Scheana Shay tearfully confronted Tom about his infidelity and asked whether the rumors about Annemarie were true. “Ariana has always known the truth about that,” the businessman admitted. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen that aired directly after the dramatic finale, Ariana confirmed the revelation. “They slept together, it was before he and I were exclusive,” she said, going on to explain her reasons for keeping her then-beau’s secret. “I didn’t want people to think the worst about the man I was planning to spend the rest of my life with.” The former couple — who left in an Uber together to get away from Kristen and Annemarie during the 2015 confrontation — both previously expressed regrets about how they handled the situation. “I almost wish I didn’t [leave]. The reason why we left is because we felt like production was pulling this whole thing,” Ariana exclusively told Us in October 2021. “We were, like, ‘Oh, so random people just show up now.’ … I do regret, I guess just not fully calling out the whole real story, like, on camera and staying there.” Tom, for his part, told Us in August 2021 that he wished he “would have just never even engaged” with Annemarie at all. “If I can do anything over again, I just would have never even filmed with [her]. I just don’t think it’s really fair. Like, so I can, like, make up something about anybody and then end up on our show?” he said at the time. Keep scrolling for a complete timeline of Tom’s “Miami Girl” scandal:

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January 2015

Kristen arranged for Annemarie to confront Tom at SUR about their Miami hookup during a season 3 episode of Pump Rules. He denied the accusations and walked out of his shift with his then-girlfriend, Ariana. 

“Once again, Kristen does something totally absurd to try to break me and Ariana up and it just brings me and Ariana closer together,” Tom said in a confessional at the time. 

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August 2021

Tom exclusively told Us that he regretted how he handled Annemarie’s visit to SUR.

“If I can do anything over again, I just would have never even filmed with [her]. I just don’t think it’s really fair,” he said. “Like, so I can, like, make up something about anybody and then end up on our show? I wish I would have just never even engaged in that at all.” 

Ariana, meanwhile, expressed the opposite opinion while talking to Us that October.

“I almost wish I didn’t [leave]. The reason why we left is because we felt like production was pulling this whole thing. We were, like, ‘Oh, so random people just show up now,” she said at the time. “I do regret, I guess just not fully calling out the whole real story, like, on camera and staying there.”

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February 2023

During a joint WWHL appearance with Sandoval, Tom Schwartz was asked whether he condoned his business partner walking out on his bartending shift when Annemarie visited SUR.

“I think it was the right move for the sake of the business,” Schwartz said.

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March 2023

After news broke of Sandoval and Raquel’s affair, Jax Taylor said during an appearance on WWHL that Tom and Annemarie's infamous hookup “100 percent happened.”

He continued, “I was there. I was in the room next to them.”

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May 2023

Sandoval confessed that the rumors about him and Annemarie were true during the season 10 finale of Pump Rules.

“Ariana has always known the truth about that,” he told Scheana.

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May 2023

Ariana confirmed during an appearance on WWHL that Sandoval and Annemarie “slept together” before she and the musician were exclusive.

Explaining why she lied on her ex's behalf, she said, “I didn’t want people to think the worst about the man I was planning to spend the rest of my life with.”

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May 2023

During part 1 of the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion, Sandoval explained why he chose to sleep with Miami Girl in 2015. "I hadn't felt single in five years, so I kind of wanted to feel that before getting serious," he explained.