April 14, 2023
Ariana proved she's moving on from Tom during Coachella 2023 weekend from April 14 to 16. The reality star was spotted cuddling and making out with fitness coach Daniel Wai during the annual California festival.
May 17, 2023
During VPR's explosive season 10 finale, Tom and Raquel said "I love you" for the first time publicly amid the fallout from the affair and even discussed their future together after the scandal.
"I can't predict the future," he shared. "Maybe things will work out with Raquel and I, maybe they won't. But, when I kissed Raquel I felt hope, I felt like, 'Wait a minute, you're not washed up. Your best days aren't behind you, maybe they're just beginning.'"
May 17, 2023
In another finale bombshell, Tom admitted to cheating on Ariana prior to his affair with Raquel.
During a heart-to-heart with Scheana Shay, she asked, "So other than Miami girl, this is the first time you've ever cheated on Ariana?" to which he replied, "There was one other time."
Her reaction? "You're sick," she said. "Just a random person?"
Though Tom originally stated yes, he awkwardly followed with, "Well, no," before refusing to reveal any more details.
May 18, 2023
The day after the finale episode, Ariana opened up about moving on with new man Daniel Wai during a TODAY show appearance.
"I'm enjoying myself and I would say I'm very happy right now," Ariana shared May 18. "I met him at a wedding about 10 days after all of this. And in no way, shape or form did I go into that thinking anything. I have just been taking things very, very slow and really enjoying myself. And it's just really lovely to interact with someone who is just so nice and kind and lovely and caring."
May 24, 2023
On May 24, VPR producer Alex Baskin officially shot down rumors that Tom and Raquel were expecting a child together amid the affair.
"The pregnancy one was wild," Baskin told Page Six. "She's not pregnant by the way."
June 7, 2023
During the June 7 reunion episode, Raquel came face-to-face with Ariana for the first time since the scandal and delivered an emotional apology.
"I'm so ashamed and embarrassed that I'm even capable of keeping this secret from somebody who has been in my corner since the beginning," she shared. "Ariana, I am so sorry for betraying you. I can't even fathom the pain that I've caused you. And I have been completely selfish and, you're right, selfish is not the right word because it doesn't even begin to describe the state of mind I have been in. It was a mistake."
Ariana did not accept. "Selfish does not f--king cover it, bitch," she fired back. "Diabolical, demented, disgusting, subhuman—start getting a better vocabulary to describe your f--king actions because selfish does not f--king cover it."
June 7, 2023
During the final part of the VPR reunion, Raquel dropped a bombshell about the real timeline of their affair: They had sex multiple times during Scheana's August 2022 wedding.
Not only that, but Raquel revealed a secret Tom never wanted to come to light, threatening the future of their relationship. For the first time, she admitted they had sex while Ariana was in Florida for her grandma's funeral in September 2022.
"This is the one story that we've agreed on getting straight and I know the reason why Tom wanted to lie about it is because it's a really bad look to hook up with someone's boyfriend in their own house when they've gone out of town, especially for like a funeral of all things," she explained through tears. "So, I don't know, this has f--king killed my soul, like I am so sick of lying. I hate it. I hate being deceitful. It's horrible."