On Friday, NBC dropped a preview clip of Tuesday’s upcoming episode of America’s Acquired Expertise, revealing Sandoval and his band, Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras, shocking audition.

As proven within the teaser, Sandoval, 42, and his band carried out a canopy of the A-ha traditional “Tackle Me.” Earlier than the group hit the stage, the truth star mirrored on his fame and took a glance again on the dishonest scandal that “destroyed” his life.

“A pair years in the past, I made some actually dangerous decisions and was concerned in a really dangerous dishonest scandal, and I let down lots of people,” Sandoval stated. “It just about destroyed my life. It was absurd how a lot protection [it got] and the way large it grew to become.”

“Ever since then, it is like every thing that I do is totally criticized,” he continued. “I really feel numerous strain. I simply hope the viewers and the judges see who I’m as a musician versus simply someone on a actuality present.”

For individuals who do not know, in March 2023, it was revealed that Sandoval had a months-long secret affair together with his Vanderpump Guidelines co-star, Rachel Leviss, who was, on the time, an in depth good friend of Sandoval’s girlfriend of almost 10 years, Ariana Madix.

Earlier than Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras walked out on stage, AGT choose Simon Cowell was given a heads up by a producer, with Cowell noting that he is previous pals with Lisa Vanderpump.

When Sandoval and his band got here out, Cowell instantly admitted he knew Sandoval and Lisa.

“I feel I do know who you’re,” Cowell stated, to which Sandoval launched himself and his band. “You labored with a good friend of mine.”

“Lisa Vanderpump,” Sandoval stated, with Cowell noting, “I really like her.”

Sandoval then instructed the viewers and viewers at house that they could acknowledge him from Vanderpump Guidelines, by which he starred for 11 seasons. (Bravo introduced that it will have a forged shakeup for the brand new season.)

When Cowell requested why he is concerned about transitioning from actuality tv to music, Sandoval defined, “With being on a actuality present, it’s extremely a lot about your private life and, a pair years in the past, I used to be concerned in a scandal and I used to be labeled as probably the most hated man in America by New York Instances.”

“I imply, it was actually, actually tough, and I used to be in a really darkish place. I felt as if I had nothing in my life, and this band was the one factor that saved me going,” he added.

The Bravo star famous that he “would love nothing extra” for him and his band “to tour the world, to simply be like the final word cowl band” and “occasion band.”

Sandoval added that Tom Schwartz, his longtime BFF, co-star, and enterprise companion, was on the audition to indicate help, together with Victoria Lee Robinson, with the digicam panning to each Schwartz and Robinson within the viewers.

Cowell then kicked off the audition, saying, “Let’s get America to love you.”

Whereas Sandoval and his band arrange, choose Sofia Vergara leaned over fellow choose Mel B to ask Howie Mandel, “What was the scandal?”

“He slept together with his girlfriend’s finest good friend,” Mandel requested, to which Mel B quipped, “No surprise no one likes him then.”

Cowell interjected, telling his fellow judges, “Are you aware how not I’m in any of that stuff?”

Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras then carried out “Take On Me,” with a number of members of the viewers showing pleasantly stunned by Sandoval’s vocals, together with his fairly spectacular excessive notes. The group started to cheer and rock out to the efficiency.

As for the judges, Cowell even smiled at one level, in obvious approval, whereas Vergara’s expression was unreadable when the digicam panned to her at first.

Followers on-line, in the meantime, took to the feedback part of AGT’s Instagram publish of the clip of Sandoval’s efficiency. Some customers expressed that they’re nonetheless Staff Ariana, whereas others admitted they had been impressed by Sandoval’s audition.

“Not even gonna be a hater, I’m VERY pleasantly stunned! He sounds actually nice,” a consumer wrote.

“Gotta admit that he sounds fairly good. And he selected an awesome music for the group,” one other added.

Sandoval’s look on America’s Acquired Expertise comes after his stints on Season 2 of Particular Forces: World’s Hardest Take a look at in 2023 and final season of The Traitors.

He was lately introduced as a forged member of the upcoming season of Home of Villains, which can premiere subsequent yr.

As for AGT, followers must wait to see how the judges reply to Sandoval’s audition when the episode airs on Tuesday.