Ariana Madix Rings in Her Birthday With 'Vanderpump Rules' Co-Stars and Boyfriend Daniel Wai

Nikki Garcia is still waiting to hear whether her husband, Artem Chigvintsev, will return to season 32 of , but she's already got her eye on a contestant she hopes he's partnered with -- Ariana Madix!Garcia revealed as much when she spoke to ET's Nischelle Turner backstage at the Dolby Theatre for the 2023 ESPY Awards in Hollywood, adding that she's intrigued by the  star because she «has a good story to tell.»The former WWE wrestler (formerly known as Nikki Bella) prefaced by saying there's still no official word on whether Chigvintsev — who joined in season 19 in 2014 — will return for season 32, but she's hopeful it'll happen.«You know, they don't tell him 'til kind of like, I think it's like August,» Garcia tells ET. «This season's going to be super incredible… and around this time when it gets [to] July I'm like, 'Oh, he's going to know in a few weeks.

Vanderpump Rules is full steam ahead with one major star missing: Raquel Leviss.ET has learned the 28-year-old reality TV star hasn’t signed on for the new season and her team is still negotiating her contract with production. The news comes after it was revealed earlier this year that Tom Sandoval was cheating on his longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix, with Leviss, which played out last season. «Raquel’s mental health is the most important thing to her and her family,» says the source.

Tom Sandoval is officially back in the Vanderpump Rules orbit.

star Ariana Madix will be competing on season 32 of .The announcement was made on where Madix made an appearance with Hough, who is a judge on, to officially throw her name into the competition. The «drama» Hough is referring to is what is now being called Scandoval, a scandal that unfolded on which revealed that Madix's longtime boyfriend, Tom Sandoval, had been cheating on her with their friend and co-star, Raquel Leviss. The rest of the season 32 cast will be announced Sept. 13 on There's just something about her!#PumpRules star Ariana Madix is heading to @officialdwts this fall and we can't wait to see her moves on the dance floor! #DWTShttps://t.co/ecgELRW4LCpic.twitter.com/l8CNyid9eYSeason 32 marks the show's return to ABC after spending one season on Disney+.

Vanderpump Rules’ Ariana Madix is joining the cast of Dancing With the Stars amid her split from Tom Sandoval — and his affair with costar Raquel Leviss.

star Ariana Madix will be competing on season 32 of .The announcement was made on where Madix made an appearance with Hough, who is a judge on, to officially throw her name into the competition. The «drama» Hough is referring to is what is now being called Scandoval, a scandal that unfolded on which revealed that Madix's longtime boyfriend, Tom Sandoval, had been cheating on her with their friend and co-star, Raquel Leviss. The rest of the season 32 cast will be announced Sept. 13 on There's just something about her!#PumpRules star Ariana Madix is heading to @officialdwts this fall and we can't wait to see her moves on the dance floor! #DWTShttps://t.co/ecgELRW4LCpic.twitter.com/l8CNyid9eYSeason 32 marks the show's return to ABC after spending one season on Disney+.

Bravo is giving fans a first look at “Vanderpump Rules” season 11.

Ariana Madix and her Vanderpump Rules costars looked chic as they filmed a group scene — without Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss.

The gang is getting back together again!

Ariana Madix is a dancing queen! The 38-year-old danced the night away at a bar co-owned by Tom Sandoval, and cameras were there to capture it for season 11 of .In video shared on TikTok, Madix can be seen holding court in her quasi-dance floor at the West Hollywood joint, TomTom, which is co-owned by Sandoval and co-star Tom Schwartz. She's movin' and groovin' as James Kennedy spins tracks behind the DJ booth.

Ariana Madix went all out for her 38th birthday, taking shots and partying with her Vanderpump Rules costars and new man Daniel Wai.

Ariana Madix has a spectacular birthday.

Ariana Madix is finally being treated like the queen she is!

Ariana Madix’s breakup with Tom Sandoval was tough at first, but now the Vanderpump Rules star is focusing on her professional life.A source tells ET that «Ariana is doing well and focused on her business ventures.»After news broke that Madix’s ex of nearly 10 years was having a months-long affair with Raquel Leviss, the reality star took advantage of the moment and released a line of merch she started with fellow Vanderpump Rules co-star, Katie Maloney, called Something About Her. During the reunion, the ladies revealed they made around $200,000 from the merch drop. And though the duo hadn’t planned to open their sandwich shop for a while longer, Madix and Maloney decided to launch it early to cash in on the influx of support Madix received in the wake of Sandoval’s cheating. «She was so angry, hurt, and going through the stages of grief after finding out about Tom and Raquel’s affair, but now she is moving on and forward with her life,» the source told ET. «She doesn’t care as much and is in a good place.»Madix seems to be in a good place following the emotional and startling three-part reunion special on Bravo.

Ariana Madix couldn’t be happier dating Daniel Wai after dealing with the fallout from ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ affair. 

Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss didn't exactly hide their attraction to one another. During the «Secrets Revealed» episode of on Wednesday, Sandoval and Leviss flirted right in front of Ariana Madix while she was still in a relationship with the former.In one unaired scene, Sandoval told Madix what went down during a guys' get-together he had, a night fans now know was when he first hooked up with Leviss.

Ariana Madix is having so much fun right now!

Ariana Madix is continuing to move on from Tom Sandoval.

Those summer nights! Ariana Madix and her boyfriend, Daniel Wai, had a blast at Governors Ball days after the explosive Vanderpump Rules reunion finished airing.

Showing some sympathy. Lala Kent and Ariana Madix revealed that they both feel a bit differently about Raquel Leviss after seeing her final confessional interview in part 3 of the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion.