UPDATE: Tom Sandoval’s America’s Got Talent audition aired in full on Tuesday night (June 24), and (spoiler alert!), he and his band The Most Extras ended up with four yeses from the judges. Though Simon Cowell had some tough love for the reality star — “For me, the vocals weren’t great, Tom” — the judge ended up giving Sandoval a yes after all for “staying true” to himself. Watch the audition above and the judges’ verdict below.
Tom Sandoval is showing off his vocal skills on TV once again — this time with his band The Most Extras. The former Vanderpump Rules star — who recently boasted about his musical abilities on season three of Peacock‘s The Traitors (see the episode featuring the creepy singing dolls) — is set to appear on the Tuesday (June 24) episode of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and the network has released an early look at the group’s audition.
“Couple years ago, I made some really bad choices and was involved in a very bad cheating scandal, and I let down a lot of people. It pretty much destroyed my life. It was absurd how much coverage and how big it became,” the reality TV star shared in his intro, referencing “Scandoval,” which broke in May 2023. Sandoval had been caught by Ariana Madix, his then girlfriend of nearly 10 years, cheating with one of her closest friends and their VPR castmate Raquel (now Rachel) Leviss. “I just hope the audience and the judges see who I am as a musician.”
When judge Simon Cowell — who is a friend of the reality show’s namesake, Lisa Vanderpump — asked why he wanted to make the transition to music, Sandoval pointed out that he had been labeled “the most hated man in America” by The New York Times, and was now seeking to correct the course of his wrecked life. “It was really, really rough, and I was in a very, very dark place. I felt as though I had nothing in my life, and this band was the only thing that kept me going,” he said of the aftermath, as best friend and VPR star Tom Schwartz, along with Sandoval’s girlfriend, Victoria, cheered him on from the audience. “I would love … to be just, like, the ultimate cover band.”
As Tom Sandoval and The Most Extras prepared to begin their performance, the judges chatted amongst themselves, with Howie Mandel explaining to Sofia Vergara who Sandoval was. “He slept with his girlfriend’s best friend,” he told her, with Mel B chiming in, “No wonder nobody likes him, then!” To that, the acerbic Cowell declared, “Do you know how NOT interested I am in any of that stuff?”
And with that, Sandoval — in one of his signature sequined jackets (though not with the matching green pants Madix once advised him not to wear, nor the white manicure or “worm” of a mustache that made him the butt of many jokes) — took the stage with his band to deliver their cover of a-ha’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Take on Me.” Though the now-broken penis flute did not make an appearance, Sandoval did show off some moves that fans of VPR who’ve seen him perform with The Most Extras on and off the Bravo hit.
But will Tom Sandoval and The Most Extras win the AGT judges’ approval? Watch the competition show Tuesday at 8 p.m. on NBC, or stream it on Peacock to see.
