Photo:Martin Riese/instagramAriana MadixandTom Sandovalare keeping things professional following their very public,extremely dramaticbreakup.TheVanderpump Rulesexes kept their game faces on — and kept their distance — in a photo from a group event photo posted on Instagram Story Tuesday.According to posts from the occasion, the Bravo show’s stars gathered for a private backyard water tasting with water sommelier Martin Riese. And though this wasn’t the first time the exes have filmed together since the fallout from their split, this occasion marks the first time they’ve willingly posed together.Scheana/instagramMadix, 38, and Sandoval, 41, weretogether for nearly a decadebefore it was revealed in March that theTomTom barco-owner was having amonths-long affairwith costarRaquel Leviss. A source told PEOPLE that the longtime couple “had been having problems for a while” butthe cheating scandal was Madix’s “final straw.“Madix later toldGlamourthat “women’s intuition” led to her discovering the Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras frontman’s infidelity,“It was like the air was sucked out of my lungs. It was shock, disbelief on some level, but then also anger,” she said of her reaction to the revelation. “When you’ve beencaught red-handedlike that, there’s no denying it. It’s cold, hard evidence. So I think he was struggling. I think he was really mad that his little house of cards was crumbling.“That said, Madix admitted to feeling a “sense of freedom” after everything went down, affirming, “Now I feel like I don’t have to worry about anybody but myself.“Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicFilming forVanderpump Rules' 11th seasonbegan in late June. Weeks earlier, Madixdeclared her refusal to filmwith both Sandoval and Leviss going forward.“I have nothing to say to either of them,” the Something About Her co-owner toldThe New York Timesof Sandoval and Leviss, 28. “Our show is very real and follows a real group of friends, and neither of them are in the group of friends, so, good luck.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Seasons 1-10 ofVanderpump Rulesare now streaming on Peacock.

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VPR Sandoval Ariana filming together

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Ariana MadixandTom Sandovalare keeping things professional following their very public,extremely dramaticbreakup.TheVanderpump Rulesexes kept their game faces on — and kept their distance — in a photo from a group event photo posted on Instagram Story Tuesday.According to posts from the occasion, the Bravo show’s stars gathered for a private backyard water tasting with water sommelier Martin Riese. And though this wasn’t the first time the exes have filmed together since the fallout from their split, this occasion marks the first time they’ve willingly posed together.Scheana/instagramMadix, 38, and Sandoval, 41, weretogether for nearly a decadebefore it was revealed in March that theTomTom barco-owner was having amonths-long affairwith costarRaquel Leviss. A source told PEOPLE that the longtime couple “had been having problems for a while” butthe cheating scandal was Madix’s “final straw.“Madix later toldGlamourthat “women’s intuition” led to her discovering the Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras frontman’s infidelity,“It was like the air was sucked out of my lungs. It was shock, disbelief on some level, but then also anger,” she said of her reaction to the revelation. “When you’ve beencaught red-handedlike that, there’s no denying it. It’s cold, hard evidence. So I think he was struggling. I think he was really mad that his little house of cards was crumbling.“That said, Madix admitted to feeling a “sense of freedom” after everything went down, affirming, “Now I feel like I don’t have to worry about anybody but myself.“Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicFilming forVanderpump Rules' 11th seasonbegan in late June. Weeks earlier, Madixdeclared her refusal to filmwith both Sandoval and Leviss going forward.“I have nothing to say to either of them,” the Something About Her co-owner toldThe New York Timesof Sandoval and Leviss, 28. “Our show is very real and follows a real group of friends, and neither of them are in the group of friends, so, good luck.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Seasons 1-10 ofVanderpump Rulesare now streaming on Peacock.

Ariana MadixandTom Sandovalare keeping things professional following their very public,extremely dramaticbreakup.

TheVanderpump Rulesexes kept their game faces on — and kept their distance — in a photo from a group event photo posted on Instagram Story Tuesday.

According to posts from the occasion, the Bravo show’s stars gathered for a private backyard water tasting with water sommelier Martin Riese. And though this wasn’t the first time the exes have filmed together since the fallout from their split, this occasion marks the first time they’ve willingly posed together.

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VPR Sandoval Ariana filming together

Madix, 38, and Sandoval, 41, weretogether for nearly a decadebefore it was revealed in March that theTomTom barco-owner was having amonths-long affairwith costarRaquel Leviss. A source told PEOPLE that the longtime couple “had been having problems for a while” butthe cheating scandal was Madix’s “final straw.”

Madix later toldGlamourthat “women’s intuition” led to her discovering the Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras frontman’s infidelity,

“It was like the air was sucked out of my lungs. It was shock, disbelief on some level, but then also anger,” she said of her reaction to the revelation. “When you’ve beencaught red-handedlike that, there’s no denying it. It’s cold, hard evidence. So I think he was struggling. I think he was really mad that his little house of cards was crumbling.”

That said, Madix admitted to feeling a “sense of freedom” after everything went down, affirming, “Now I feel like I don’t have to worry about anybody but myself.”

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix attend the Los Angeles Special Screening of Lionsgate’s “Midnight In The Switchgrass” at Regal LA Live on July 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California

Filming forVanderpump Rules' 11th seasonbegan in late June. Weeks earlier, Madixdeclared her refusal to filmwith both Sandoval and Leviss going forward.

“I have nothing to say to either of them,” the Something About Her co-owner toldThe New York Timesof Sandoval and Leviss, 28. “Our show is very real and follows a real group of friends, and neither of them are in the group of friends, so, good luck.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Seasons 1-10 ofVanderpump Rulesare now streaming on Peacock.

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