Vanderpump Rules’ Ariana Madix Reveals Where She and Lala Kent Stand After Their Issues, How She’s Doing Post-Randall Emmett Split
01.07.2022 - 00:27
/ usmagazine.com
A major improvement. After Ariana Madix and Lala Kent addressed their rift during season 9 of Vanderpump Rules, the former bartender revealed that the duo keep making progress.
“Lala and I are in a really great place right now and I hope it continues that way. I hope we get closer to each other and I hope that our friendship continues to grow,” Madix, 37, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, June 29, while promoting her “Earth to Ariana” podcast.
The costars were able to work out their differences once they figured out the issues affecting their friendship. “Sometimes one of us would say something that we would hear about through the grapevine, at least for me. And instead of just hitting each other up immediately to talk about it, it would fester and it creates a worse issue,” the Florida native explained. “Then when we see each other, tensions are really high. So I’m very excited for where our friendship is headed.”
During season 9, viewers watched Madix call out Kent, 31, for comments she made about their friendship ahead of filming. “[Ariana] loves a good underdog. She loves anyone who’s drowning, which is great when you’re the one drowning because she’s definitely going to throw you the life vest. You know, with Ariana, it is what it is,” the Utah native said on the “#NoFilter with Zack Peter” podcast in March 2021, which upset Madix at the time. “It’s like, you know what, let’s not pretend. You don’t give a f—k about me. I don’t care about you — whatever. You know? Unfollowed her on the ‘gram. Which, you know, for us, it’s like, pretty — that solidifies a lot, right? Yeah, I’m good on you.”
Later that year, the Fancy AF Cocktails author pointed out that her priority was always being in a good place with those