Nice Try, Tom Sandoval, But We Knew That Was You on ‘The Masked Singer’

We see you, Tom Sandoval — or should we call you Diver? 

While Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix is triumphantly killing it on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, her disgraced ex Tom Sandoval, who cheated on her for months with fellow Vanderpump Rules star Raquel Leviss, went in a different direction. We've seen him tortured with "the world's toughest test" on Fox's Special Forces, but now we know that wasn't the only Fox reality show he decided to try out after the cheating scandal that rocked the Bravo world. And honestly, it was probably a mistake. What kind of "professional musician" gets eliminated in the second week of The Masked Singer? 

Anyway, yes, Tom Sandoval was just unmasked as the Diver in Season 10 of The Masked Singer, and it was a surprise to exactly two people: Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger. Ken Jeong called it after Diver's performance in last week's premiere, and the internet called it the moment he opened his mouth. Somehow, even with the voice changer, he still sounded like Tom Sandoval, and then all he had to say was that he was "everyone's favorite person to hate," and it was beyond obvious, even though the next line was "I'm the first to admit I've made mistakes, but honestly, I did it for love." Love of who?! 

Despite a performance of Journey's "Any Way You Want It" that was simply not in the right register for Sandoval's voice, Diver survived week one, barely. Panelist Ken Jeong immediately guessed him correctly as "the biggest star of 2023, Tom Sandoval," and the audience started booing and the other panelists clearly disagreed. But was the audience booing the guess or Tom himself? And did the other panelists just not know who Tom Sandoval is? Unclear! 

In week two, which was NFL-themed, Diver performed One Republic's "I Ain't Worried." His clues included a floating pair of (Vander)pumps, and he revealed on stage that he's "well-suited for the club" and he knows how to get the club going. Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger were thinking Pauly D, but Jenny McCarthy joined Ken's team in the land of being correct. Obviously, Diver was Tom Sandoval. Duh. 

While Tom got kicked off his reality competition show in week two, his ex Ariana sailed through week two of Dancing with the Stars. She's currently in fourth place score-wise, and while she shows no signs of being voted out any time soon, at least she lasted longer than Tom did.

The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on Fox, while Dancing with the Stars airs live Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.