Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix gave the impression to be very a lot a pair simply days earlier than TMZ broke the story of their break up … and we have now discovered extra particulars about what particularly led to the couple’s sudden finish.

Sources near the previous pair inform us it was a sequence of textual content messages Ariana found Wednesday night time between Tom and Raquel Leviss that precipitated her to imagine he was dishonest. We’re advised the messages and video have been “sexual in nature” … resulting in a confrontation between Ariana and Tom.

Our sources inform us from there, Ariana advised mates she discovered Tom and Raquel had really been seeing one another secretly for months — way back to the summer season.

We’re advised there was rising suspicion between the previous couple’s mates that one thing might have been occurring between Sandoval and Raquel … but it surely was completely a shock to Ariana.

As we advised you, Ariana was noticed supporting Tom Wednesday night time whereas he carried out together with his band and debuted a brand new single. In reality, eyewitnesses on the present say they have been kissing and having a very good time collectively — very a lot nonetheless a pair.

Apparently, Tom has a special model … a supply near Tom advised us issues had been unraveling between him and Ariana for fairly a while … however gotta say, that wasn’t evidenced Wednesday earlier than she’d found the textual content messages.

Tom and Ariana obtained collectively again in 2013 when she joined “Vanderpump Guidelines” as a full-time solid member … whereas they by no means obtained married, they have been definitely one of many anchor {couples} on the fact present for years.