Photo: Tammie/AFF-USA/ShutterstockAriana Madixis finding strength amid thefalloutof her shockingsplitfromTom Sandoval.While attending Saturday’sWhite House Correspondents' DinneralongsideLisa VanderpumpandVanderpump RulescostarLala Kent, Madix said her ex’sdevastating affairwith costarRaquel Levisshas been an important growth opportunity."[I’ve learned] that I can do anything. I can handle anything," Madix, 37, toldEntertainment Tonight.Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss.Tommy Garcia/Bravo (3)Madix has increasingly beentaking steps back into the spotlightafter her discovery of Sandoval’s infidelity triggered the abrupt end to theirnine-year relationshipin early March.The “Scandoval” has played out both on and off screen over the last two months, withVPRcameras picking back upto film new scenes in the immediate aftermath of the breakup and, not long after, a"confrontational"face-to-face sit-down for the Bravo show’s whole cast at the season 10reunion, which will air after the season concludes.Vanderpump, who was present for the reunion filming and has long served as a source of guidance for the show’s stars, admitted there’s still a long road ahead to forgiveness.“Right now it’s a mess,” she toldET. “I don’t know if we can sort it out.“Ariana Maddix.Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for CELSIUSMadix first commented on the breakup in an Instagram post about two weeks after the secret relationship was first exposed.Rather than addressing Sandoval, 40, and Leviss, 28, she thanked her fans and friends: “when i have felt like i couldn’t even stand, you all have given me the strength to continue and seen me through my darkest hours. to say i have been devastated and broken is an understatement.“She ended the statement,“what doesn’t kill me better run.“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 juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Vanderpump Rulesairs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

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Ariana Madix Says She ‘Can Handle Anything’ amid Split from Tom Sandoval

Ariana Madixis finding strength amid thefalloutof her shockingsplitfromTom Sandoval.While attending Saturday’sWhite House Correspondents' DinneralongsideLisa VanderpumpandVanderpump RulescostarLala Kent, Madix said her ex’sdevastating affairwith costarRaquel Levisshas been an important growth opportunity."[I’ve learned] that I can do anything. I can handle anything,” Madix, 37, toldEntertainment Tonight.Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss.Tommy Garcia/Bravo (3)Madix has increasingly beentaking steps back into the spotlightafter her discovery of Sandoval’s infidelity triggered the abrupt end to theirnine-year relationshipin early March.The “Scandoval” has played out both on and off screen over the last two months, withVPRcameras picking back upto film new scenes in the immediate aftermath of the breakup and, not long after, a"confrontational"face-to-face sit-down for the Bravo show’s whole cast at the season 10reunion, which will air after the season concludes.Vanderpump, who was present for the reunion filming and has long served as a source of guidance for the show’s stars, admitted there’s still a long road ahead to forgiveness.“Right now it’s a mess,” she toldET. “I don’t know if we can sort it out.“Ariana Maddix.Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for CELSIUSMadix first commented on the breakup in an Instagram post about two weeks after the secret relationship was first exposed.Rather than addressing Sandoval, 40, and Leviss, 28, she thanked her fans and friends: “when i have felt like i couldn’t even stand, you all have given me the strength to continue and seen me through my darkest hours. to say i have been devastated and broken is an understatement.“She ended the statement,“what doesn’t kill me better run.“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 juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Vanderpump Rulesairs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

Ariana Madixis finding strength amid thefalloutof her shockingsplitfromTom Sandoval.

While attending Saturday’sWhite House Correspondents' DinneralongsideLisa VanderpumpandVanderpump RulescostarLala Kent, Madix said her ex’sdevastating affairwith costarRaquel Levisshas been an important growth opportunity.

“[I’ve learned] that I can do anything. I can handle anything,” Madix, 37, toldEntertainment Tonight.

Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss.Tommy Garcia/Bravo (3)

VANDERPUMP RULES – Season:10 – Pictured: Ariana Madix – (Photo by: Tommy Garcia/Bravo); VANDERPUMP RULES – Season:10 – Pictured: Tom Sandoval – (Photo by: Tommy Garcia/Bravo); VANDERPUMP RULES – Season:10 – Pictured: Raquel Leviss – (Photo by: Tommy Garcia/Bravo)

Madix has increasingly beentaking steps back into the spotlightafter her discovery of Sandoval’s infidelity triggered the abrupt end to theirnine-year relationshipin early March.

The “Scandoval” has played out both on and off screen over the last two months, withVPRcameras picking back upto film new scenes in the immediate aftermath of the breakup and, not long after, a"confrontational"face-to-face sit-down for the Bravo show’s whole cast at the season 10reunion, which will air after the season concludes.

Vanderpump, who was present for the reunion filming and has long served as a source of guidance for the show’s stars, admitted there’s still a long road ahead to forgiveness.

“Right now it’s a mess,” she toldET. “I don’t know if we can sort it out.”

Ariana Maddix.Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for CELSIUS

Ariana Madix attends the CELSIUS Oasis Vibe House

Madix first commented on the breakup in an Instagram post about two weeks after the secret relationship was first exposed.

Rather than addressing Sandoval, 40, and Leviss, 28, she thanked her fans and friends: “when i have felt like i couldn’t even stand, you all have given me the strength to continue and seen me through my darkest hours. to say i have been devastated and broken is an understatement.”

She ended the statement,“what doesn’t kill me better run.”

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 juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Vanderpump Rulesairs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

source: people.com