Vanderpump Fools! Ariana Madix confesses she's NOT moving out of home she shares with cheating ex Tom Sandoval - and STAGED shoot for sponsored content
Ariana Madix had fans perplexed as she seemingly duped them on Monday when she staged an elaborate publicity stunt by pretending to move out of the L.A. home she shares with her cheating ex Tom Sandoval.
The scorned VPR heroine, 37 – who has already moved on with a hunky new boyfriend named Daniel Wai – seemingly created the ruse in order to promote a personal finance company called SoFi.
It may not have been April Fools Day but a scheming Madix enlisted the help of friends and even hired a U-Haul for her prank, exploiting the sensation of 'Scandoval' by moving boxes out of her house in full view of photographers.
The reality star sold the sham move to the hilt and even shaded Tom's fling partner Raquel Leviss, 28, in the process.
Days after a source revealed Leviss had 'dipped out' of her romance with Sandoval, Madix cheekily quipped on her Instagram Story: 'Ready to dip out!' as she loaded boxes into the moving truck.
![Gotcha! Ariana Madix, 37, duped fans on Monday when she staged an elaborate publicity stunt by pretending to move out of the L.A. home she shares with her cheating ex Tom Sandoval](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/22/20/71283095-0-image-a-53_1684783729951.jpg)
Gotcha! Ariana Madix, 37, duped fans on Monday when she staged an elaborate publicity stunt by pretending to move out of the L.A. home she shares with her cheating ex Tom Sandoval
![Fake it till you make it: The scorned VPR heroine seemingly created the ruse in order to promote a personal finance company called SoFi](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/07/71283097-12112499-Farewell_The_Vanderpump_Rules_star_37_whose_heart_was_broken_by_-a-42_1684823622691.jpg)
![Fake it till you make it: The Bravolebrity wore a blue 'SoFi' sweater, black leather leggings and bright white sneakers as she loaded boxes labelled 'finances' into her truck](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/07/71283093-12112499-Farewell_The_Vanderpump_Rules_star_37_whose_heart_was_broken_by_-a-43_1684823622837.jpg)
Fake it till you make it: The scorned VPR heroine seemingly created the ruse in order to promote a personal finance company called SoFi. The Bravolebrity wore a blue 'SoFi' sweater, black leather leggings and bright white sneakers as she loaded boxes labelled 'finances' into her truck
![Cheeky: The reality star sold the sham move to the hilt and even shaded Tom's fling partner Raquel Leviss in the process. Days after a source revealed Leviss had 'dipped out' of her romance with Sandoval, Madix cheekily quipped on her Instagram Story: 'Ready to dip out!' as she loaded boxes into the moving truck](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/22/20/71283081-0-Lol_Days_after_a_source_revealed_Leviss_had_dipped_out_of_her_ro-m-55_1684783752086.jpg)
Cheeky: The reality star sold the sham move to the hilt and even shaded Tom's fling partner Raquel Leviss in the process. Days after a source revealed Leviss had 'dipped out' of her romance with Sandoval, Madix cheekily quipped on her Instagram Story: 'Ready to dip out!' as she loaded boxes into the moving truck
The Bravolebrity wore a blue 'SoFi' sweater, black leather leggings and bright white sneakers as she loaded boxes labelled 'finances' into her truck.
But after 'moving' out of the Valley Village home – she and Tom paid $2.075 million for their doomed love nest back in 2019 – Ariana revealed that the long day of lugging boxes around was just an influencer making a cash grab.
'I'm moving UP, not out,' she declared in a mysterious snippet on her Instagram Story – that appeared to be a not-so-subtle ad for SoFi. 'Well not yet at least. It's time to get my financial house in order. I will have more to share with you very very soon.'
'Soon' turned out to be later that day when Ariana posted a full-blown ad for SoFi on Instagram that showed her palling around with 'Dr. Money' and endorsing 'the bank that's got my back.'
Many took to social media to react to the stunt with one even asking 'Did we just get DUPED by Ariana?!'
The elaborate stunt comes after Raquel's shocking split from Tom, with an insider telling Page Six: 'Raquel dipped out. Sandoval is not the one for her.'
Although the affair was only unveiled in March, both Sandoval and Leviss have revealed their romance actually started last summer.
In the series 10 finale of Vanderpump Rules which aired on Wednesday, Madix and Sandoval had an epic confrontation over his infidelity.
![Pulling the wool: Ariana enlisted the help of friends and even hired a U-Haul, exploiting the sensation of 'Scandoval' by moving boxes out of her house in full view of photographers](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/07/71283099-12112499-End_of_an_era_Boxes_were_seen_being_loaded_into_a_truck-a-44_1684823851547.jpg)
Pulling the wool: Ariana enlisted the help of friends and even hired a U-Haul, exploiting the sensation of 'Scandoval' by moving boxes out of her house in full view of photographers
![Not going anywhere: But after 'moving' out of the Valley Village home ¿ she and Tom paid $2.075 million for their doomed love nest back in 2019 ¿ Ariana revealed that the long day of lugging boxes around was just an influencer making a cash grab](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/07/71283101-12112499-Both_Ariana_and_Tom_co_own_the_house_which_they_paid_2_075_milli-a-46_1684823881510.jpg)
Not going anywhere: But after 'moving' out of the Valley Village home – she and Tom paid $2.075 million for their doomed love nest back in 2019 – Ariana revealed that the long day of lugging boxes around was just an influencer making a cash grab
![Cash grab: 'I'm moving UP, not out,' she declared in a mysterious snippet on her Instagram Story ¿ that appeared to be a not-so-subtle ad for SoFi. 'Well not yet at least. It's time to get my financial house in order. I will have more to share with you very very soon'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/07/71283085-12112499-Next_chapter_Ariana_posed_with_some_boxes_ahead_of_the_big_move-a-50_1684824066676.jpg)
Cash grab: 'I'm moving UP, not out,' she declared in a mysterious snippet on her Instagram Story – that appeared to be a not-so-subtle ad for SoFi. 'Well not yet at least. It's time to get my financial house in order. I will have more to share with you very very soon'
!['Soon' turned out to be later that day when Ariana posted a full-blown ad for SoFi on Instagram that showed her palling around with 'Dr. Money' and endorsing 'the bank that's got my back'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/08/71301351-12112499-image-a-92_1684826773963.jpg)
'Soon' turned out to be later that day when Ariana posted a full-blown ad for SoFi on Instagram that showed her palling around with 'Dr. Money' and endorsing 'the bank that's got my back'
![Many took to social media to react to the stunt with one even asking 'Did we just get DUPED by Ariana?!'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/20/71301593-12112499-Many_took_to_social_media_to_react_to_the_stunt_with_one_even_as-a-35_1684868654055.jpg)
Many took to social media to react to the stunt with one even asking 'Did we just get DUPED by Ariana?!'
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!['Think it's a con': Many fans were skeptical of Ariana's big move and took to social media to express that](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/20/71301337-12112499-_Think_it_s_a_con_Many_fans_were_skeptical_of_Ariana_s_big_move_-a-32_1684868653805.jpg)
'Think it's a con': Many fans were skeptical of Ariana's big move and took to social media to express that
'Do you want anything?' Sandoval — who was seen hyperventilating as he discussed his affair during one-on-one conversation with Lisa Vanderpump elsewhere in the episode — asked Madix, to which she replied: 'For you to die.'
'I regret every moment that I stood up for you, defended you, supported you. You're worth nothing and I want you to feel that deep in your soul,' Ariana told Tom during their brutal conversation.
After the finale aired, fans of the series took to social media to express their opinions with many praising Ariana for being 'strong' and 'elegant.' While another fan wrote: 'The most epic break-up moment in reality TV history.'
Someone else chimed in writing: 'Scandovaling is the new word for 'I'm a victim, it's not my fault.'
One meme saw Sandoval complaining about the couple's lack of a sex life and his lost 'mojo' to which Ariana replied: 'So f*** my friend then!'
The fan reactions continued with another meme showing Sandoval hugging his friend Tom Schwartz.
'They are some of the most clueless fools on reality television,' the Twitter user captioned the photo.
Another meme featured a scene from Gone With The Wind with Scarlett O'Hara weeping. 'Sandoval crying like...' the caption read.
'Wow. He never took any responsibility. And it's too late to reference your really good times together. 'F-offf sociopath,' someone else wrote.
![Billie on the scene: Ariana and Tom's former VPR co-star Billie Lee showed up at the house in Sandoval's new Mercedes after Madix finished her pretend move](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/07/71300409-12112499-image-a-49_1684823954072.jpg)
Billie on the scene: Ariana and Tom's former VPR co-star Billie Lee showed up at the house in Sandoval's new Mercedes after Madix finished her pretend move
![Love triangle: Leviss, 28, and Sandoval, 39, exploded the reality show cast when their infidelity was exposed, breaking the heart of the hunk's girlfriend of nine years, Ariana (pictured together in November 2022 during their affair)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/07/71107093-12112499-Love_triangle_Leviss_28_and_Sandoval_39_exploded_the_reality_sho-a-45_1684823866819.jpg)
Love triangle: Leviss, 28, and Sandoval, 39, exploded the reality show cast when their infidelity was exposed, breaking the heart of the hunk's girlfriend of nine years, Ariana (pictured together in November 2022 during their affair)
![Over and out: Ariana's stunt comes hours after the shock split news with an insider telling Page Six: 'Raquel dipped out. Sandoval is not the one for her'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/23/07/69721839-12112499-Over_and_out_The_outing_comes_hours_after_the_shock_split_news_w-a-47_1684823895264.jpg)
Over and out: Ariana's stunt comes hours after the shock split news with an insider telling Page Six: 'Raquel dipped out. Sandoval is not the one for her'
There were also accusations of Sandoval of being performative, with one Twitter user writing: 'What is this performance of crying on Schwartz's shoulder?'
'Sandoval is giving beginners acting class,' another added.
Following the finale, the Vanderpump Rules cast will be back together again for the reunion. The first part of the reunion will air Wednesday, May 24, then part two on Wednesday, May 31, and part three on Wednesday, June 7.
It was revealed Wednesday that contract negotiations for the cast of Vanderpump Rules have been paused amid the aftermath of Scandoval.
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