. >> tom sandoval and ariana maddox has broken up. >> our office is in free fall. >> et confirmed the are done. >> scandoval also opened up a deeper conversation about the impact these shows have on some viewers lives and collective obsession with celebrity culture and gossip. >> people used to be embarrassed to say they watched it and now it's your go-to guilty pleasure. you can be a well-rounded person and care about what's happening in ukraine and also what's happening at sir. you can. >> why should we feel guilty about these things? and i'll bring us back to the question of gender. because we don't say we feel guilty for watching the super bowl. so when we think about what's conceptualized as trashy, trivial, the viewership or the readership is anticipated to be women. yet we know that men are engaging as well. >> reporter: for beginner, vaned pump rules started as the story behind the scenes of the west hollywood restaurant sir. >> van der pump rules is gigantic wine glass, 30% sexy, 30% unique, 20% the drunkest you've ever seen human beings behavior on camera. some people consid