The unique solid of Vanderpump Guidelines has been booked and busy ever since Bravo introduced that the present was getting rebooted with a brand new solid. Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright, and Kristen Doute spearheaded The Valley, whereas Ariana Madix started internet hosting Love Island USA, Stassi Schroeder appeared in Vanderpump Villa, Scheana Shay launched a memoir, and exes Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz every began their very own podcasts. Even Tom Sandoval, who was shunned from the group over his scandalous affair with Rachel Leviss, has signed onto extra initiatives within the final two years than he ever did throughout his 11-season run on the Emmy-nominated actuality collection.
Sandoval, who almost made it to the tip of Particular Forces: World's Hardest Take a look at Season 2 and have become a fan-favorite on The Traitors Season 3, is now gearing as much as carry out along with his band, The Most Extras, on America's Received Expertise, which begins airing stay exhibits on Tuesday, Aug. 19.
Noting that AGT is “a lot completely different” than any present he's ever executed earlier than—and is probably the “greatest stage” he's carried out on thus far—Sandoval reminisced on a few of his earlier experiences on competitors exhibits, like Particular Forces: World's Hardest Take a look at, Fox's hit collection that places celebrities and professional athletes via the rigorous Particular Forces choice course of.
“It's positively one of many hardest issues I've ever executed,” Sandoval advised Decider over a current Zoom interview. “On the season we had been on, after watching it again, I'm positive you possibly can ask all of the people who had been there, it was approach more durable than it seems to be. There's a lot stuff that they put you thru that you just don't see on TV.”
Sandoval wasn't the one Vanderpump Guidelines alum to compete on the competitors collection, because it was not too long ago introduced that Cartwright, who starred in Vanderpump Guidelines from Season 4 to Season 8 and presently leads The Valley, joined the solid of Particular Forces Season 4, which premieres on Sept. 25.
“I didn't converse to her about it, however I'm excited for her,” Sandoval stated. “I want her the perfect of luck. I'm positive she in all probability already filmed it or no matter, however I hope she did rather well. It's actually nearly testing your self.”
Cartwright's mirror room scenes will probably have a heavy deal with her contentious divorce with Taylor, who introduced that he wouldn't be returning to The Valley subsequent season amid backlash to the best way he handled his estranged spouse in Season 2.
Whereas he and Sandoval have had a turbulent relationship through the years—we are able to't overlook when Taylor demoted Sandoval in his wedding ceremony, or returned the samurai sword signed by Randy Jackson that Sandoval had beforehand gifted him—it appears as if they're presently on civil phrases. The truth is, the 2 not too long ago went to see Freakier Friday collectively.
“I truly simply noticed Jax yesterday. We went and noticed a film collectively,” Sandoval revealed (aspect word: he “laughed lots” on the sequel to Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis' 2003 masterpiece Freaky Friday). “We're doing good. I'm actually simply making an attempt to help [him and] be an excellent good friend to him as he tries and he will get the assistance that he wants. I simply want him all the perfect.”
As for whether or not Sandoval would ever seem on The Valley in Taylor's absence, he stated, “Nicely, it's all the time good to be requested to do one thing like that, however for proper now I'm actually simply specializing in different points of my life. However you by no means know. You by no means know.”
Within the meantime, it appears like we'll be seeing extra of him on exhibits like The Traitors. Sandoval's redemption arc actually kicked off when he appeared within the Peacock present's third season, which confirmed followers a quirkier aspect to the previous SUR bartender, immediately making him a fan-favorite after years of scrutiny for his half in “Scandoval.”
“It positively introduced again a way of confidence,” Sandoval stated. “I simply love doing exhibits like that. So, I'm gonna proceed to do extra, hopefully. Yeah, it's a enjoyable trip and I'm glad to see that individuals like watching me in these forms of conditions.”
So, what's subsequent for Sandoval (in addition to America's Received Expertise and Home of Villains Season 3, which he not too long ago wrapped filming)?
“I've gotta take into consideration that one,” he stated. “Perhaps Survivor?”
Watch Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras carry out on America's Received Expertise on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 8/7c on NBC.
