Ariana Madix went all out for her 38th birthday, taking shots and partying with her Vanderpump Rules costars and new man Daniel Wai.
07.06.2023 - 22:11 / deadline.com
Hours before Bravo is set to air the part three of its much-anticipated Vanderpump Rules Reunion, Lifetime has released a first look image of Ariana Madix in her new Lifetime movie Buying Back My Daughter.
As Deadline reported exclusively in March, Madix joined the Meagan Good starrer, which is about a mother who finds her missing teenage daughter being sex trafficked on an escort website. Madix plays Karen, a police officer who helps investigate the case and has a personal connection to the story.
The movie will air in the fall.
Before booking the film, Madix found herself knee-deep in a “Scandoval” involving her Vanderpump Rules ex-boyfriend Tom Sandova, who hooked up with her friend Raquel Leviss. The affair has already played a big role in Parts 1 and 2 of the reunion.
Tonight’s episode of the reunion is dubbed “Secrets Revealed.” Here’s the logline: “In one of the most shocking secrets revealed episodes in Vanderpump Rules history, fans will get a deeper glimpse into the fallout of the group post-#Scandoval. Never-before-seen moments from the summer will shed a new light on glaring secrets that have since been revealed. Plus, fans will see bonus footage from months before season 10 began as Tom and Katie face the reality of their divorce while still living together.”
Buying Back My Daughter is produced by Front Street Pictures and Charles Cooper for distribution by Lifetime. Executive producers are Good, Orly Adelson and Allen Lewis with James Jope as co-executive producer. Troy Scott directs from a script written by Barbara Marshall.
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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 celebrated her birthday over the weekend with her new man, Daniel Wai, and friends. The Vanderpump Rules star turned 38 on Saturday and showed no signs of sadness as she partied and enjoyed some self-care on her first birthday since breaking up with Tom Sandoval after he cheated on her with Raquel Leviss.In a post on her Instagram Story, she shared that she went for «a little bday @facegym sesh with» Wai and friend Logan Cochran.
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.
Bryan Cranston to elevate a fight into the realm of high art.The alum sat down on Tuesday's, alongside his co-star Maya Hawke, and was coaxed into a game of «Clubhouse Playhouse.»As Cohen explained, Cranston was challenged to deliver a dramatic reading of Ariana Madix's emphatic monologue, delivered at her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval, during the dramatic reunion special earlier this month.«Is it alright if I don't know what I'm doing?» Cranston asked, before beginning. «I've never seen this show.»After assurances from Cohen and Hawke that he'd nail it, Cranston began, and knocked the impassioned and heated monologue out of the park.«I've been with you for nine years, when you were literally f**king wearing combat boots and skinny jeans and you didn't have a dime to your name,» read Cranston, injecting sass and defiant energy into every line.
Another awkward Easter egg. Raquel Leviss recounted an exchange she had with Lala Kent over a potential romance with Oliver Saunders to Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval before news broke of Scandoval.
Meghan McCain — a self-proclaimed «reality TV aficionado» — is offering her hot take on ' Scandoval fallout. In her column for, McCain speaks out on the vitriol hurled at Raquel Leviss by her castmates during a reunion episode of the show. The taping, which took place in March and aired earlier this month, marked the first time Leviss had come face to face with the group since news broke of her affair with Tom Sandoval. The secret romance occurred while Sandoval was still involved in a nearly decade-long relationship with co-star Ariana Madix. «This was TV gold.
Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss didn’t exactly hide their attraction to one another. During the “Secrets Revealed” episode of “Vanderpump Rules” on Wednesday, Sandoval and Leviss flirted right in front of Ariana Madix while she was still in a relationship with the former.
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 is responding to backlash and clarifying a comment he made about his ex-girlfriend, Ariana Madix, during the season 10 reunion. During part three of the explosive reunion, host Andy Cohen asked if Sandoval had slept with any other women since sparking his months-long affair with Raquel Leviss, to which Sandoval said he had not. Madix responded, saying, «Well, you know who he did sleep with after he and Raquel started sleeping together? Me.»Sandoval shot back sarcastically, «She kept her T-shirt on, it was really hot.»The T-shirt comment brought Sandoval immediate backlash from his castmates and online commentators alike. «You're such a f**king d**k,» Lala Kent declared, as James Kennedy asked simply, «What the f**k, dude? You're f**king disgusting.»Even Sandoval's longtime best friend, Tom Schwartz, was left with nothing to do but hang his head and quietly mutter, «Don't say that, dude. Don't say .»Fast-forward to Wednesday, Sandoval was approached by paparazzi who asked the embattled reality TV star how he is doing amid the affair fallout.
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!
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.
Ariana Madix enjoyed an early birthday celebration with her new love, Daniel Wai. The pair was all smiles in a cozied-up snap from The Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City, with the fitness trainer detailing how he and her friends pulled off an epic surprise for the star. «She thought she was coming here for a dinner, but got surprised by @bradxbrad on the plane then @melissa.marie.3 @meganruth11 @meredithk8 @jasminegoode_ @norms_k @laurenb33 @rwangg @jennjenng @davekaplannyc @chef_michael_jenkins all in the city for @govballnyc,» Wai captioned the photo, which was also shared on Madix's page. The merrymaking didn't stop there, as the group shared plenty of photos and videos of their fun-filled weekend in the Big Apple that included food, drinks, dancing and sparklers on their Instagram Stories.
Now, this is a huge twist in the Scandoval drama!
Ariana Madix sharing her current thoughts on Raquel Leviss.
to double down and make sure of it.
The explosive season 10 reunion of Vanderpump Rules reunion has come to an end.
Tom Sandoval is getting his co-stars really, really mad.
finale, Lifetime released the first official photos of Ariana Madix in the upcoming TV movie, .The «Ripped From the Headlines» film is executive produced by and starring Meagan Good, and follows a couple's teenage daughter who sneaks out of the house to attend a party, which soon escalates into a widespread search party spearheaded by Dana (Good) and the police. After almost a year of searching for her missing daughter, Alicia (Faith Wright), a mother's intuition leads Dana to the salacious world of online escort ads where, to her horror, she finds her daughter listed for sale.
reunion is getting even more explosive.Ahead of the third and final part of the season 10 reunion, which airs Wednesday night, Bravo released the dramatic first seven minutes as Raquel Leviss joins Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval and the other cast members with Andy Cohen to air out #Scandoval. When Leviss finally joins the rest of the cast onstage, Cohen asks her how she's been doing. «I'm holding up.