Security at Ariana Madix’s Broadway show asks fans to not mention ex Tom Sandoval: ‘He’s irrelevant’

A security guard asked fans not to bring up Tom Sandoval as they waited for Ariana Madix to greet them earlier this week after a “Chicago” performance.Getty Images

Broadway is a Tom Sandoval-free zone.

As fans waited to greet Ariana Madix earlier this week at New York City’s Ambassador Theatre, where the “Vanderpump Rules” star is currently starring as lead Roxie Hart in “Chicago,” a security guard politely asked them not to mention her cheating ex.

“Y’all fans of Ariana, right?” a security guard asked the eager crowd, as seen in a fan-recorded video shared online. “Please don’t mention her ex at all. He’s irrelevant. Thank you.”

“Y’all fans of Ariana, right?” the security guard asked a group of cheering fans as they eagerly awaited her arrival. Instagram/@vanderpumprulesparty “Please don’t mention her ex at all. He’s irrelevant. Thank you,” the theater employee continued. Instagram/@vanderpumprulesparty

Fans cheered at the request, with some claiming they’d “never” do such a thing. The excited crowd was waiting at the theater’s stage door, where the show’s performers often greet their supporters and sign the Playbill programs.

Madix, 38, made her Broadway debut as Roxie on Jan. 29. She was scheduled to perform in “Chicago” through March 24, but she extended her time on stage until April 7, according to Playbill.

“Opening night was terrifying and really exciting. I shed many tears that day,” she recalled during a February interview with Broadway Direct. “My mom was there. It felt like a rock concert! It’s something I will never forget.”

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Madix made her Broadway debut in “Chicago” as Roxie Hart on Jan. 29. Getty Images She has described the role as a “standout” moment in her life. Getty Images

She also called it a “standout” moment following such a transformational year in her life. “You never know where life is going to take you, especially in an industry where you work and hustle behind the scenes,” she reflected.

Just over one year ago, the reality star discovered that Sandoval, her boyfriend of nine years, was cheating on her with their co-star Rachel “Raquel” Leviss.

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Sandoval, 41, and Leviss, 29, both publicly apologized to Madix, who has since moved on with fitness influencer Daniel Wai.

However, the drama resulting from the split still follows her.

The “Vanderpump Rules” star discovered that her boyfriend of nine years, Sandoval, was cheating on her with their co-star Raquel Leviss in March 2023. Getty Images She subsequently received public apologies from both Sandoval and Leviss. Todd Williamson/Bravo via Getty Images She and the bar owner were sued by Leviss in February for revenge porn, intentional infliction of emotional distress and more. arianamadix/Instagram

In February, Sandoval denied Madix’s request to sell their shared $2 million Los Angeles home after she sued him in an attempt to get it on the market.

Then, that same month, Leviss sued both Sandoval and Madix for revenge porn, intentional infliction of emotional distress, eavesdropping and invasion of privacy. The suit pertains to an intimate FaceTime video that the former Bravo star alleged the bar owner filmed without her consent.

Neither Madix nor Sandoval have publicly addressed the lawsuit.