Entertainment TV Reality TV Andy Cohen Says 'I'm Girding My Loins' for 'VPR' Reunion amid Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss Affair Fallout The Bravo boss calls Ariana Madix "a treasure" and promises the rest of Vanderpump Rules' season will be "shocking" to watch now that fans know a months-long affair was underway By Kelly Wynne Kelly Wynne Kelly Wynne has been a TV writer at PEOPLE digital since 2021. Her work has been seen in Newsweek, where she acted as a reality TV and true-crime writer, Atwood Magazine and her mental health blog, The Chronically. People Editorial Guidelines and Dave Quinn Dave Quinn Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book, Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of the Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It. People Editorial Guidelines Published on March 6, 2023 12:52PM EST Photo: Araya Doheny/Getty; JC Olivera/Getty; Bryan Bedder/Getty The Vanderpump Rules reunion is filming in just two weeks — less than a month after the cast imploded from news that Raquel Leviss was having an affair with Tom Sandoval. On Monday, Andy Cohen confirmed the reunion episode was quickly approaching during an episode of his Sirius XM radio show. "This is a reunion that's going to be… I'm girding my loins," he said. Last week, news broke that Ariana Madix, 37, had split from her boyfriend of nine years after he cheated with her friend and costar Leviss, 28. Sandoval, 39, confirmed the cheating in a public apology on Saturday. "Hey, I fully understand and deserve ur anger and disappointment towards me, but please leave Schwartz my friends and family out of this situation…," Sandoval wrote of his friends, noting that longtime pal and business partner Tom Schwartz "specifically only found out about this very recently, and most definitely did not condone my actions." Tom Sandoval Says He 'Deserves Your Anger and Disappointment' After Cheating Scandal: 'Sorry' As the cheating scandal continues to make headlines, Vanderpump Rules is airing new episodes — which Cohen, 54, said will be viewed very differently now that fans know the affair was happening behind the scenes. "First of all, when you watch the rest of the season of Vanderpump Rules with the overlay of knowing that Raquel and Sandoval — what's happened with them and what was possibly happening then — it's really shocking," he said. "Even Wednesday night's episode, you're not going to believe it. Watching it with this overlay, there's this moment between Ariana and Raquel where you see where their friendship is, which is good. You won't believe." Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss's Affair Has Been Going on for 6 Months; Ariana Madix 'Devastated': Sources Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss. Tommy Garcia/Bravo (3) Madix was "devastated" to learn of the affair, a source told PEOPLE. "This is someone she thought she knew; someone she planned to spend the rest of her life with. You can't even put into words that betrayal," the insider said. Cohen spoke to the heartbreak Madix may be feeling. "It's quite, quite shocking," Cohen said. "It's very upsetting. It's bad. Poor Ariana. We've watched this relationship from the beginning and you just, you feel for her. I mean, that's the headline. That's one of the headlines. That has to be first when you go, 'Poor Ariana.' She is a treasure." Madix and Sandoval ended their relationship on March 3. Vanderpump Rules cameras resumed rolling after news of the affair went public. "You may have heard rumors that the cameras were up over the weekend. Yup, the cameras have been up on everyone getting reactions and filming," Cohen confirmed. "You will see this play out in a sense this season of Vanderpump Rules, before the reunion." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Vanderpump Rules airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.