--- title: "Pump Rules’ Scheana Shay Breaks Down Over How Difficult Scandoval Was For Her" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/12/13/pump-rules-scheana-shay-scandoval/ type: post date: 2023-12-13 modified: 2023-12-13 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/12/13/pump-rules-scheana-shay-scandoval.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Pump Rules’ Scheana Shay Breaks Down Over How Difficult Scandoval Was For Her ## On Bravo's Hot Mic podcast, Pump Rules star Scheana Shay breaks down into tears over how difficult Scandoval was on her to host Alex Baskin. [Scheana Shay](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/sheana-shay/) insists that [Ariana Madix](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/ariana-madix/) wasn't the only victim in the fallout from [Tom Sandoval](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/tom-sandoval/) and [Raquel Leviss](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/raquel-leviss/)' eight-month-long affair. According to the *Pump Rules *OG, her best friend Ariana [will NEVER know](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/12/12/pump-rules-schwartz-kissed-scheana/) how difficult Sandoval was on her as a person. ***"I don't know that Ariana will ever understand how hard this was on me personally because, yes, it didn't happen to me. I wasn't cheated on, but there was a lot that he did do personally to me,"*** the 38-year-old *Pump Rules* executive producer and host of [Bravo's Hot Mic podcast](https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/bravo-official-podcast-hot-mic-with-alex-baskin), Alex Baskin. ![Scheana Shay defends herself after Tom Sandoval accuses her of previously being the “other woman in a f–king relationship” in Pump Rules trailer.](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Vanderpump-Rules-Season-11-Trailer-Scheana-Shay-121123-1-dde6dd9462614ffb8ea5096c82c72e77-1200x800.jpeg)Scheana Shay defends herself after Tom Sandoval accuses her of previously being the “other woman in a f–king relationship” in the Pump Rules trailer. She continued: ***"I lost weight after the Scandal. I was in court after the scandal. I was fighting rumors online about my own husband to the scandal." *** The *Pump Rules* star explained that it's been difficult for her to tell her story post-Scandoval since the scandal wasn't about her, yet the drama directly affected her. ***"I mean, it really did a number more for me, but I don't think a lot of people realize. I Was the person next, mostly directed by all of this, but I'm not allowed to feel anything because it's not about me, because it's only about her. So me,[I'm] struggling with how can I tell my story while still keeping it about her because it's not about me, but it kind of is about me."*** > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0xwCBsseA_/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)[A post shared by All About TRH (@allabouttrh)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0xwCBsseA_/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading) Naturally, *Pump Rules* fans had a lot to say about the clip and Scheana's comments. ***"This is the most Scheana thing Scheana has ever Sheana’ed,"*** one fan quipped. A second fan commented, ***"The way her and [Lala [Kent]](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/lala-kent/) made money off the scandal and did all kinds of interviews. But are now so jealous of Ariana,"*** while a third added: ***"We need [Stassi [Schroeder]](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/stassi-schroeder/) back so she can put Scheana in her place pls."*** ***"Such an attention seeker this is the cringiest thing I’ve ever seen,"*** a fifth fan wrote while someone else commented, ***"All I heard was "Me."*** ***"Always the victim, even in narratives that aren’t about her!"*** another fan commented. ![Lala Kent and Scheana Shay question Ariana Madix](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_7645-1200x663.jpg)Lala Kent and Scheana Shay question Ariana Madix's ego post-Scandoval in the Vanderpump Rules season 11 trailer. Someone else wrote, ***"I can’t. She is so thirsty for attention it’s pathetic. And I love that even on a podcast she makes sure they’re filming from her “good” side."*** Another fan added: ***"Both Lala and Sheana did NOT pass the vibe check." *** Check out the *Pump Rules* [season 11 trailer](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/12/12/vanderpump-rules-s11-trailer/) below! > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0uPCJBRCgL/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)[A post shared by All About TRH (@allabouttrh)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0uPCJBRCgL/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading) *[Vanderpump Rules](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/)* premires on Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. ## Thoughts on Scheana's comments? Is she making Scandoval all about herself? Is Scheana jealous of Ariana's post-Scandoval success? Sound off in the comments!