Fresh off his run on season 3 of The Traitors, Tom Sandoval has settled back into normal life. That means he’s spending plenty of time with his girlfriend, Victoria Lee Robinson.
After his split from Ariana Madix, Sandoval, 42, is happy to “grow together” with Robinson, 32.
“Victoria is a very strong and supportive woman who we have just fully hit it off and have had so much fun,” Sandoval exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly. “We’ve been adventurous, spontaneous. We work very well together and we have a lot of fun together.”
That fun, however, might not be the kind of fun that Vanderpump Rules fans, who have watched Sandoval for more than a decade, have in mind.
“We stay at home a lot more, which I’m loving. I’m so much healthier. We work out together. We go on hikes, we go on walks, all kinds of stuff,” he explains. “I’ve just really enjoyed doing that and just having that time that we have by ourselves just chilling and enjoying each other’s company. You don’t need to go out all the time.”
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While Sandoval is “extremely happy” in his new relationship, he’s also pursuing other methods of self-improvement. “I’ve been in therapy and just been developing much better habits in general, whether it’s mentally [or] physically,” he says. “I still do a lot of guided meditation and really just taking [a] different direction in my life.”
Even with Sandoval’s foray into competitive reality TV on The Traitors, he’s lived a more private life since he last filmed a season of VPR in 2023. Being with someone who’s not from the reality TV world has also helped him.
Tom Sandoval has given his public response to the recent Vanderpump Rules cast shakeup. In a lengthy and emotional Instagram post, Sandoval, 42, responded to the Tuesday, November 26, announcement that the popular Bravo reality show would return for Season 12 with a brand new cast. The reality star wrote that he was “overwhelmed with so […]
“I’ve really enjoyed my time of not having to put my entire life out there at all times and answer questions about everything that I’ve done,” Sandoval tells Us. “Like, you gotta talk about this last night and this day, and like, what you ate for breakfast and what you’re having for lunch. It feels nice to have that privacy and we both have really enjoyed that.”
Despite embracing that privacy, Sandoval hasn’t closed the door on a return to the Bravo universe. Vanderpump Rules season 12 is on the way with an entirely new cast and season 2 of The Valley will premiere in April. Sandoval is not part of either, but if given the opportunity, he says he and Robinson would have to talk about it before making a decision.
“I just in general feel like the answer will present itself at the time,” he tells Us. “And then at that time, I will make the best decision that fits me and where I’m at in my life. Or where Victoria and I are at in our lives. Because going on a show like that, it inevitably would involve her as well.”
For more on Sandoval, watch the exclusive video above and pick up the latest issue of Us Weekly — on newsstands now.
With reporting by Amanda Williams.
