Tom Sandoval is transferring on to the following spherical of America’s Acquired Expertise.
The previous Vanderpump Guidelines star and his cowl band, Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras, auditioned for the brand-new episode of America’s Acquired Expertise on Tuesday night time. The fact star carried out a rendition of A-ha’s “Take On Me,” not earlier than he defined that he was concerned in an notorious dishonest scandal (deemed Scandoval) that noticed him grow to be “probably the most hated man in America.”
“With being on a actuality TV present, it’s very a lot about your private life. A pair years in the past I used to be concerned in a scandal and I used to be labeled as ‘probably the most hated man in America’ by [the] New York Instances,” he advised Simon Cowell. “It was actually actually tough and I used to be in a really darkish place. I felt as if I had nothing in my life and this band was the one factor that saved me going.”
After their act wrapped, all 4 judges (Cowell, Mel B, Sofía Vergara and Howie Mandel) praised the Most Extras’ and gave the group a standing ovation. The previous Spice Lady stated that the efficiency “made me smile,” whereas the Griselda actress stated that “you guys introduced us pleasure tonight.”
Mendel sung reward straight towards the fact star, noting, “Tom is a showman, he actually takes this critically … For me, it was nice.” Cowell gave the harshest critiques, stating, “For me, the vocals weren’t nice, Tom, I’m gonna be sincere with you. Nevertheless, not everybody comes on this present to get a document deal.” Nonetheless, all 4 judges dished out a “Sure” their method, advancing the Most Extras to the following spherical of the competitors.
The scandal in query noticed Sandoval cheat on his long-time companion and Vanderpump Guidelines co-star, Ariana Madix, with their fellow co-star and shut pal, Rachel Leviss. Sandoval and Leviss engaged in a months-long affair that triggered a media frenzy in 2023, birthed the present’s spin-off sequence The Valley and expanded Madix’s profession, which led her to compete on Dancing with the Stars, make her Broadway debut and take over because the host of Love Island USA.
Earlier than hitting the AGT stage, he defined in an interview phase that he “hope[s] the viewers and the judges see who I’m as a musician versus simply any individual on a actuality present.”
Nevertheless, because it was introduced that Vanderpump Guidelines was being rebooted with a brand-new forged for its twelfth season, Sandoval hasn’t been capable of steer clear of actuality TV. He appeared on season three of The Traitors, was lately forged within the upcoming season of Home of Villains and has now auditioned for season 20 of AGT. Plus, shortly after the scandal, Sandoval went on season two of Particular Forces and season 10 of The Masked Singer.
It’s no coincidence that Sandoval and his band at the moment are showing on NBC’s talent-based competitors present, as Vanderpump Guidelines’ mother or father community, Bravo, is owned by NBC. Coincidentally, too, the previous actuality TV star notably did his first podcast interview post-Scandoval with Mandel.
“It means a lot to me to love see all these folks from completely different locations that come collectively and have been comfortable and cheering for us, and rooting for us,” Sandoval stated on the finish of the phase. “Meaning a lot to me.”