‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Ariana Madix Joins ‘Dancing With the Stars’ After #Scandoval

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 did not hav it easy while filming some of the latest soon-to-be-news scenes for the forthcoming season 11 of Vanderpump Rules this week.

Tom Sandoval had a rough night filming for Vanderpump Rules‘ upcoming season.

Tom Sandoval’s cheating with Raquel Leviss may have wrecked his relationship with now-ex Ariana Madix, but it sure didn’t hurt when it came to this year’s Emmy nominations.

Vanderpump Rules has just been nominated for its first-ever Emmy Award. Like, the Primetime Emmys.

McKinley Franklin editor You know that it’s their time: “Vanderpump Rules” has officially been nominated for its first Emmy award.  After a shell-shocking 10th season that drew in record-breaking ratings for the series and Bravo at large, the Lisa Vanderpump-led series has been named one of the five nominees for unstructured reality. It’s competing against “Deadliest Catch,” “Life Below Zero,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked,” and “Welcome To Wrexham.” When news broke during the airing of the show’s 10th season that castmates Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix had split amid Sandoval’s ongoing affair with fellow co-star Raquel Leviss, cameras quickly began rolling to capture the fallout. The quarrel shifted the friendships of the Los Angeles-based “Vanderpump Rules” cast so much that Leviss took out a restraining order on her former best friend and co-star Scheana Shay for an alleged punching that took place when the affair was revealed. 

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+.

Ariana Madix is hitting the dance floor.

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.

The eleventh season of Vanderpump Rules is going to be LIT, y’all!

Filming for Vanderpump Rules Season 11 has started in West Hollywood and Bravo shared a first look of the cast coming together with cameras rolling.

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.

. In the wake of Scandoval, a source tells ET that the network «is looking to bring in some new cast members» for its 11th season, which is currently in production.«They have started having outbound conversations,» the source says, before adding that Lala Kent and Katie Maloney «are looking in their external friend groups to see who might be a good fit for the show.»The search for new stars comes after the show's surge in popularity following Tom Sandoval's affair with Raquel Leviss during his nearly decade-long romance with Ariana Madix.While the majority of the show's season 10 cast has signed on for season 11, that's not true for Leviss.«They have all signed back on except for Raquel,» a source previously told ET, before adding that Leviss' team and Bravo are currently in negotiations, but nothing has been finalized.During the season 10 reunion, Leviss admitted that she was unclear about her future, telling Andy Cohen, «I don't know.

, but the popular Bravo reality series is still missing a few key players.A source told ET on Friday that Tom Sandoval — one of the three stars involved in the now-infamous cheating scandal known as "#Scandoval" — is not currently filming for the series, because he's currently shooting another reality series, Fox'sThis news comes just a few days after reporting that Raquel Leviss — with whom Sandoval cheated on longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix — has not yet finalized her contract to appear on the new season.A source told ET earlier this week, «The cast is set to pick up filming for next season on Wednesday. They have all signed back on except for Raquel.» The same source also told ET that Leviss' team and Bravo are currently in negotiations but nothing has been finalized.ET has reached out to Leviss' team but haven't heard back.  was first to report the news.It was during Peacock's extended version of part 2 of 's recent season 10 reunion when Leviss, 28, told Andy Cohen that her future with the hit series hangs in the balance.