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Kyle Chan reveals why he stood by Tom Sandoval’s side amid Scandoval

  2024-08-06 pagesixBernie Zilio40170
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Kyle Chan tells Page Six why he stood by Tom Sandoval amid Scandoval. Getty Images for iHeartRadioKyle Chan, who is said

Kyle Chan reveals why he stood by Tom Sandoval’s side amid Scandoval

Kyle Chan and Tom Sandoval at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival in September
Kyle Chan tells Pvnew why he stood by Tom Sandoval amid Scandoval. Getty Images for iHeartRadio

Kyle Chan, who is said to have saved Tom Sandoval’s life, says he stood by the “Vanderpump Rules” star during Scandoval because they’re “family.”

“I know for a fact that it was Tom’s fault. It was not, you know, it’s not rocket science,” the celebrity jewelry designer, 49, exclusively explains to Pvnew ahead of his Kyle Chan x Gold Bar Whiskey launch party in Los Angeles Friday.

“But I also think that whoever needs me at the time, I would stand by them, and that was my only takeaway,” he adds. “I didn’t like what Tom did; it was obviously not OK. But I also know that they’re all my family, so you’re not gonna just kick your brother to the curb when everybody does.”

Michael Benz, Kyle Chan and Tom Sandoval at an event in March 2022
“I didn’t like what Tom did; it was obviously not OK,” Chan says. “But I also know that they’re all my family, so you’re not gonna just kick your brother to the curb when everybody does.” Getty Images for Art Hearts Fashion
Emily Sears, Gia Gunn, Tom Sandoval and Kyle Chan at an event in LA in March 2022
Chan, seen here with Sandoval and friends at LAFW in March 2022, is said to have saved the “Vanderpump Rules” star’s life. Getty Images for Art Hearts Fashion

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However, Chan — who has designed jewelry for Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Carrie Underwood and the Oscar-nominated movie “La La Land” — admits that “it was not an easy path, this whole year and a half.”

“I did get a little bit [of backlash],” Chan says of remaining friends with Sandoval despite the latter’s months-long affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss behind Ariana Madix’s back, “but I feel like a lot of people understand my position and the reason.

“I think the main support that I got was from all the cast members, including Ariana. They were quite understanding. And so I think because of the fact that the cast members were not hating on me, I didn’t get as much hate from the public.”

Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss and Tom Schwartz at an event in November 2021
Sandoval had a months-long affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss behind Ariana Madix’s back. The trio and Tom Schwartz are seen here in November 2021. Getty Images
Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval
Chan’s event at the Gold Bar Whiskey Distillery Tasting Room in San Fransisco served as the backdrop for the explosive Season 11 finale. Bravo

Chan — whose event at the Gold Bar Whiskey Distillery Tasting Room in San Francisco served as the backdrop for the explosive Season 11 finale — tells us he never wavered from “standing by for [his] friend” despite his friend’s “big mistake.”

Sandoval, 42, was so depressed following the fallout of his dalliance that he admittedly contemplated suicide. He reportedly shared during the Season 11 reunion in a scene that didn’t end up airing that Chan got him through one particularly scary crisis.

Chan tells us he would show up in the exact same way for any one of the “Vanderpump Rules” cast members, most of whom are also his paying customers.

Tom Sandoval, Kyle Chan and Ariana Madix at Chan's jewelry store opening in June 2021
“I think the main support that I got was from all the cast members, including Ariana. They were quite understanding,” Chan, seen here with Sandoval and Madix at his jewelry store opening in June 2021, says. Getty Images
Kyle Chan's jewelry store
Chan’s store is located at 8213 W. 3rd St in LA. Nareth Chuon

As for how he manages to maintain a good rapport with a group seemingly committed to discord, he explains, “I think I just stay true to myself. I am the type of person that is very zen. I’m very peaceful. And I’ve always been friends with the entire cast. … I’m just the type that I never take sides. If you guys want to fight, you fight.”

Chan says he made it “really clear” to both Sandoval and Madix the he would not take sides amid the scandal.

Despite the cast’s currently disjointed state, Chan has hope for the future.

“After all these seasons, I’ve learned that when they fight, somehow, they’ll come together again because they have very strong friendships,” he says.

(By/Bernie Zilio)
 
 
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