Ariana Madix is a reality star born on June 24, 1985, best known for being a cast member onVanderpump Rules. She struggled to secure acting roles in New York City and later moved to Los Angeles. She took up a job at Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurant SUR and Villa Blanca which led her to star on the Bravo show

She dated her co-star, Tom Sandoval, from 2014 to 2023. They split in February 2023 after news broke that Tom cheated on Ariana with their Vanderpump Rules co-star, Raquel Leviss, whom he had been having an affair with for seven months. The scandal was dubbed #Scandoval and propelled Ariana to be a household name. She later became the host of Love Island USA after Sarah Hyland departed the show and had two stints on Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago.