Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval keep their distance while filming ‘Vanderpump Rules’ group scenes

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Reunited, whether they like it or not.

Ariana Madix was spotted filming group scenes with Tom Sandoval and their “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars – despite the reality star reportedly “refusing” to chat with her disgraced ex for the cameras.

The exes were photographed standing decently far away from one another at The Belmont in West Hollywood, Calif., last Friday afternoon.

In one video obtained by the US Sun, Madix could be seen walking into the bar to greet her friends and co-stars.

Upon her arrival, Sandoval turned his entire head to watch Madix as she walked past him.

Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix filming "Vanderpump Rules"
Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix were photographed filming “Vanderpump Rules” together last Friday.
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Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz filming "Vanderpump Rules"
Sandoval initially appeared stunned when Madix walked into the bar.
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Tom Sandoval standing
Sandoval stood up and turned to see his ex before continuing his conversation.
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Sandoval was chatting with best friend Tom Schwartz when Madix joined the group.
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Sandoval, 41, then turned back around to face co-star Tom Schwartz and continued his conversation with him.

Meanwhile, Madix – who walked in alongside Kate Maloney – hugged and talked with co-stars Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, James Kennedy and Ally Lewber.

At one point, Sandoval sat down and seemed to fidget with lowering his baseball cap while Shay, 38, walked past him and Maloney, 36, stood close by.

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Madix walked in alongside Katie Maloney.
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Ariana Madix and Lala Kent talking
Madix’s co-stars excitedly greeted her at the bar.
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The "Vanderpump Rules" cast filming in a bar
Madix didn’t appear to talk to her ex.
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However, Shay later went to stand next to Sandoval and appeared to talk with him while Madix looked on from afar and gave an unexcited side-eye facial expression.

Shay previously teased that the two may have worked things out after having “the most emotionally draining day” while doing a “one-on-one” meditation session with Sandoval earlier this month.

Madix, 38, wore a black deep-cut dress with a matching jacket, while Sandoval went with an opposite look in a tight, long-sleeve white shirt and matching baseball cap.

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At one point, Scheana Shay ventured over to talk with her BFF’s ex.
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The "Vanderpump Rules" cast filming at a bar
Madix didn’t look thrilled when Shay went over to talk with Sandoval.
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Scheana Shay, Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval talking
The “Good As Gold” songstress recently shared that she had an “emotional” experience with Sandoval.
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The "Vanderpump Rules" cast filming at a bar
Madix has yet to address Shay and Sandoval’s possible reconciliation.
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Despite the two gathering in a group setting for the first time since the explosive Season 10 reunion, a source told the US Sun that “the two never even acknowledged each other.”

“Tom sat just feet away from his betrayed ex pulling his hat down and appearing to avoid a close encounter,” one eyewitness said.


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The source added that Madix “appeared to not have a care in the world.”

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Sandoval and Madix allegedly “never even acknowledged each other.”
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The "Vanderpump Rules" cast filming at a bar
Lala Kent, James Kennedy and Ally Lewber were also present.
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The "Vanderpump Rules" cast filming at a bar
Since Season 11 filming began earlier this summer, Madix has reportedly put her foot down on filming solo scenes with her ex.
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Madix and Sandoval’s reunion came after a source told TMZ that Madix is “refusing to share the screen” in any “one-on-one” scenes with Sandoval after his months-long affair with their co-star Raquel Leviss.

A source told the outlet last week that Madix is “just not interested in talking to the guy.”

The exes have allegedly not spoken “directly” to each other since facing off on last season’s reunion, which taped March 23.

Madix has appeared to film several other scenes with the rest of the cast – sans Sandoval – since early summer, but has opted out of occasions where he’d be there.

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Madix dumped Sandoval after discovering his months-long affair with Raquel Leviss.
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Raquel Leviss and Ariana Madix talking
Leviss has yet to rejoin the cast for filming.
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Sandoval, Schwartz, Kent, Shay, Kennedy and Lewber all jetted off to Lake Tahoe, Calif., earlier this month to celebrate Lisa Vanderpump’s new restaurant, Wolf, but Madix and Maloney stayed back.

Meanwhile, Leviss has not appeared to film with anyone on the cast, and sources previously told Page Six that the former beauty pageant contestant is playing “hardball” over contract negotiations while continuing to live at her parents’ home in Tucson, Ariz.

Season 11 is continued to film through September. A release date has not yet been announced.

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