{"id":2951,"date":"2025-06-21T17:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T17:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/2951\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T17:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T17:41:08","slug":"tom-sandoval-makes-surprising-americas-got-talent-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/2951\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Sandoval makes surprising &#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; audition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/84010972007-20250602-et-ariana-madix-love-island-16-x-9-thumb-1.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Love Island USA&#8217; host Ariana Madix on if she watches &#8216;The Valley&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love Island USA&#8221; host Ariana Madix explains to USA TODAY&#8217;s Ralphie Aversa what it would take to get her back on Bravo reality TV show.<\/p>\n<p>Two years after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2023\/03\/05\/tom-sandoval-vanderpump-rules-cheating-rumors-ariana-madix-raquel-leviss\/11409972002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Scandoval,&#8221;<\/a> former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/health-wellness\/2025\/05\/05\/jax-taylor-brittany-cartwright-the-valley-anger\/83453881007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Vanderpump Rules&#8221;<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/hotels\/2025\/03\/12\/lisa-vanderpump-hotel-las-vegas-cromwell\/82324798007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tom Sandoval<\/a> is taking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/05\/26\/agt-2025-date-time-watch\/83796472007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ex-Bravolebrity \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2024\/11\/25\/schwartz-and-sandys-closing-tom-sandoval-tom-schwartz\/76573708007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">became a &#8220;Pump Rules&#8221; pariah after an explosive cheating<\/a> scandal \u2014 is slated to audition for\u00a0&#8220;AGT&#8221; with his band the Most Extras on the upcoming June 24 episode.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\">&#8220;My name is Tom Sandoval, I was the most hated man in America,&#8221; Sandoval <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLIjL6Oqda_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">quips in an &#8220;AGT&#8221; teaser posted on the show&#8217;s official Instagram account<\/a>. &#8220;This is the chance to show who I am as a musician.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">In a separate clip, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLIVSkMRzF5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sandoval and his band perform the &#8217;80s hit song &#8220;Take on Me&#8221; by A-ha<\/a> on the NBC reality TV variety series. During the audition, judges Mel B,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/videos\/news\/2024\/05\/23\/simon-cowell-shocked-longevity-americas-got-talent\/73129587007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simon Cowell<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/shopping\/2025\/05\/15\/shop-sofia-vergara-abh-foundation\/83653560007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sof\u00eda Vergara<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/02\/03\/mel-b-agt-heidi-klum-season-20-nbc\/78194581007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mel B<\/a>\u00a0looked uneasy about Sandoval&#8217;s &#8220;AGT&#8221; attempt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">When does &#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; 2025 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/05\/20\/americas-got-talent-2025\/83749669007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">start? What to know about the premiere, judges<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">Later, though, Cowell smiles as Sandoval dramatically dances on stage and surprises the audience with his vocal ability.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">Last month, the landmark 20th season of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2024\/09\/24\/agt-2024-finale-winner-richard-goodall\/75366892007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/a>&#8221; kicked off, offering amateur and often unknown acts the chance to win a $1 million prize and performance in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">Mel B returned as a judge alongside comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/02\/05\/howie-mandel-bill-burr-billy-corgan-apology\/78243431007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Howie Mandel<\/a>, Cowell and Vergara. The &#8220;Scary Spice&#8221; Girl replaces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/02\/03\/mel-b-agt-heidi-klum-season-20-nbc\/78194581007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">former judge and supermodel Heidi Klum,<\/a>\u00a0who joined the group in 2013 and judged on Seasons 8-13.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">Actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2023\/06\/09\/terry-crews-super-serious-company-impossible-foods-commercial-tony-awards\/70302201007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Terry Crews<\/a> reprised his host main hosting role on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Sandoval is one of the biggest reality TV villains in history<\/p>\n<p>Sandoval&#8217;s role in the aptly coined &#8220;Scandoval&#8221; cemented him as one of the most infamous reality TV stars in history. In early March 2023, tabloid reports began circulating that Sandoval cheated on his longtime girlfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/06\/03\/love-island-usa-host-ariana-madix-vanderpump-interview\/84009339007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ariana Madix<\/a> with their co-star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2024\/12\/12\/james-kennedy-arrested-domestic-violence-vanderpump-rules\/76945423007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Raquel Leviss<\/a>, who is now known by her legal name <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rachelleviss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Rachel Leviss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">The controversy catapulted Madix, now split from Sandoval, into superstardom with stints as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2024\/11\/28\/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2024-performances\/76638672007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Roxie Hart on &#8220;Chicago&#8221; on Broadway<\/a> and as a finalist on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2023\/12\/06\/who-won-dwts-winner-season-32-mirrorball\/71822487007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Dancing with the Stars.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">Last year, reality hit Sandoval and his former castmates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/vanderpump-rules-season-12-announcement-new-cast-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">when Bravo announced that &#8220;Pump Rules&#8221; would return<\/a> with a brand-new cast following the hit show&#8217;s 11th season and Madix&#8217;s individual success as host of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/06\/04\/love-island-usa-season-7-premiere-delay-peacock\/84025653007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Love Island USA.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contributing: Natalie Neysa Alund, Edward Segarra<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;Love Island USA&#8217; host Ariana Madix on if she watches &#8216;The Valley&#8217; &#8220;Love Island USA&#8221; host Ariana Madix&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[647,3992,4001,648,185,665,171,3998,4005,470,3994,4002,3995,2252,4003,425,666,975,942,50,940,450,950,4000,4006,3997,3996,3999,3993,173,4004,646,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-2951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-affiliate","9":"tag-americas","10":"tag-americas-got-talent","11":"tag-arts","12":"tag-celebrities","13":"tag-celebrities-u0026-entertainment-news","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-gossip","16":"tag-gossip-u0026-tabloid-news","17":"tag-got","18":"tag-heidi","19":"tag-heidi-klum","20":"tag-klum","21":"tag-life","22":"tag-life-now","23":"tag-local","24":"tag-local-affiliate-arts-u0026-entertainment","25":"tag-music","26":"tag-neutral","27":"tag-news","28":"tag-now","29":"tag-overall","30":"tag-overall-neutral","31":"tag-pop","32":"tag-pop-music","33":"tag-programs","34":"tag-shows","35":"tag-tabloid","36":"tag-talent","37":"tag-tv","38":"tag-tv-shows-u0026-programs","39":"tag-u0026","40":"tag-united-states","41":"tag-unitedstates","42":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114722588974510167","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}