--- title: "Ariana Madix Slams Bethenny Frankel Over Raquel Leviss’ Interview Lies; Explains Living Situation, Finances, and More!" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/08/28/ariana-madix-bethenny-frankel-pod/ type: post date: 2023-08-28 modified: 2023-08-28 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/08/28/ariana-madix-bethenny-frankel-pod.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Ariana Madix Slams Bethenny Frankel Over Raquel Leviss’ Interview Lies; Explains Living Situation, Finances, and More! ## Ariana Madix fires back at some of Bethenny Frankel and Raquel Leviss' claims from their now-viral three-part podcast interview. The 38-year-old *[Vanderpump Rules](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/) *star appeared on Scheana Shay's *[Scheananigans](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scheananigans-with-scheana-shay/id1355212095)* podcast, where she addressed some of the lies perpetuated during [Bethenny Frankel](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-new-york/bethenny-frankel/)'s sit-down podcast interview with [Raquel Leviss](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/raquel-leviss/). To start, [Ariana Madix](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/ariana-madix/) slammed claims that she and [Tom Sandoval](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/tom-sandoval/) are still living together as part of their ***"brand."*** She also insists that she's not ***"rolling in money" ***despite what others may think. ***"Never once ever looked at my relationship as a business or a brand. That's fucking weird. I don't kiss my business partners. I don't cuddle with them in bed. I don't plan trips. They're not my wedding date. I don't do shit like that with business partners,"*** Ariana stated, adding that the only ***"brand"*** things that Ariana and Tom did together was an ad for Alka Seltzer and their [cocktail book](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/08/21/ariana-madix-single-af-cocktails/), *Fancy AF Cocktails*. ![Tom Sandoval Ariana Madix talk about his affair with Raquel Leviss on VPR](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ariana-madix-tom-sandoval-split-vanderpump-rules-mid-season-trailer-season-10.jpg)VPR stars Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval ***"Listen, I pay a mortgage. It's expensive. I think a lot of people on the internet seem to think that I'm like rolling in money right now. I have a lot of places that that money has to go before I get to just freaking be like Scrooge McDuck. I am not rich. I do not have millions of dollars, and I'm also not going to squander my financial future instability by putting myself in a position to fuck myself over for the rest of my life because somebody else fucked up."*** As for why she's still living in the home she owns with Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix explains: ***"I have a pretty decent little setup. I stay in my room, or I go in the kitchen if I have to, whatever. My room is kind of like a little apartment. I don't see him, I don't interact with him. I stay in my own little zone. I'm busy. I got a lot going on."*** ![VPR season ten cast photo featuring Raquel Leviss, Ariana Madix, and Tom Sandoval](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/tom-sandoval-ariana-madix-raquel-leviss.jpg)VPR stars Raquel Levis, Tom Sandoval, and Ariana Madix "***I have financial advisors. I have a lawyer, I have an accountant. I have all kinds of people that are helping me make the best decisions so that whatever money I'm making now or whatever money I have or could potentially get in the future goes to the right places to set me up for [long-term success.]*** ***I have never been someone who came from money, and I don't intend to fuck myself over when it comes to money because I know how quickly that shit goes away."*** ![Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval smile for a selfie during the happier days of their nine year relationship](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/vanderpump-rules-ariana-madix-tom-sandoval-1200x958.jpg)Pump Rules stars Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval She continues, ***"So I'm taking care of myself. I'm taking care of Maya and Kitty. Kitty is very old. In the past, when I have moved with her, she darted out the door, climbed up a tree, and had to have the fire department called. I know she's older now, but cats are very territorial, and I do not wanna fuck with her in that way.***" *** "I don't know how much longer I have with her. I just lost Charlotte. I know that kitty's older. She's probably next, and I want her last years or last time to be one that is stable and positive. And if I can move once, I will move once. But I am not fucking around with my life, and I'm not letting someone else's horrible decisions ruin my future. So I'm taking care of myself."*** Ariana Madix also fired back at [Bethenny Frankel](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-new-york/bethenny-frankel/)'s claim that she [must have forgiven Tom](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/08/22/ariana-madix-tom-sandoval-house/) because she still lives with him. ***“Bethenny is who I feel like should have known better, and who actually I think upset me more in the things that were said because even I guess as recently as whatever podcast she did after the fact, she said, ‘Ariana’s forgiven him.’ I’m like, ‘Why are you speaking for me? First of all, I don’t know you, and you don’t know what the f*ck you’re talking about, lady.’ So there were a lot of things said by her that actually I think made me more angry because I feel like she should know better,”*** Ariana shared. *[Vanderpump Rules](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/) *will return to Bravo for season 11 in 2024. ## Thoughts on this all? Sound off below!