Tom Sandoval’s America’s Got Talent Audition Explained

Tom Sandoval is ready to be the No. 1 guy on America’s Got Talent.

After the Vanderpump Rules alum and his band Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras wowed the judges during the NBC reality series’ June 24 episode and advanced to the next round of competition, Tom is sharing insight into his breakout audition performance.

“It’s not something I thought of doing, but they had reached out a couple times,” Tom told E! News in an exclusive interview. “I wasn’t necessarily interested in doing it because I knew that there would probably be some backlash, but I thought to myself, ‘This is a really good opportunity to showcase the band—to get us out there.’”

Plus, he felt he owed it to the musicians after they supported him through his 2023 Scandoval cheating controversy.

“I just wanted to be like, ‘Hey guys, we’re gonna go play on the biggest stage we’ve ever played on America’s Got Talent,'” the 42-year-old continued. “It definitely was scary, but really exciting and I’m really, really happy I did it.”