Ariana Madix is formally a contender for the mirrorball trophy!
On Friday, Dancing with the Stars decide Derek Hough introduced on Good Morning America that the Vanderpump Guidelines star, 38, will seem on season 32 of the ABC dance competitors.
“This season on Dancing with the Stars, we’re going completely mad — mad for Madix!” Hough stated, introducing Madix. “Say goodbye to the drama and hi there to the dance flooring!”
‘That is proper, I am Vanderpump Guidelines’ Ariana Madix, and I shall be becoming a member of the solid of Dancing with the Stars this season,” she stated, earlier than displaying off some strikes with Hough.
Madix is the primary star to be revealed for season 23 of Dancing with the Stars. The total solid shall be revealed on Good Morning America Sept. 13.
Andy Cohen beforehand teased Madix’s involvement in DWTS on his Sirius XM radio present, Andy Cohen Dwell in Could.
“I imply, she’s gotten endorsement offers. She’s on Dancing with the Stars. The best way individuals responded to her final evening was so positively,” he stated of her look on Watch What Occurs Dwell with Andy Cohen.
Hough, who’s taking on as head decide this season after Len Goodman died in April, additionally teased Madix’s casting on Thursday when he appeared on GMA’s Instagram Story.
“Good morning, America!” he stated within the clip, which seemed to be filmed inside Madix and VPR costar Katie Maloney’s new sandwich store, One thing About Her. “Guess who’s becoming a member of Dancing with the Stars this season?”
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The casting information comes greater than 4 months after she break up from her boyfriend of 9 years, Tom Sandoval, after she found his affair with their VPR costar and buddy, Raquel Leviss.
Madix first commented on the breakup in an Instagram put up about two weeks after the key relationship was uncovered.
Reasonably than addressing Sandoval, 40, and Leviss, 28, she thanked her followers and pals: “when i’ve felt like i could not even stand, you all have given me the power to proceed and seen me by means of my darkest hours. to say i’ve been devastated and damaged is an understatement.”
She ended the assertion, “what does not kill me higher run.”
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In Could, she opened as much as PEOPLE about her response to studying of the affair, sharing, “My nervousness at first was by means of the roof. These first few weeks … simply the abdomen ache, not having the ability to go to sleep, not consuming and feeling sick even on the concept of eager to eat. It was actually so unhealthy.”
She stated that studying of the dishonest scandal between now-ex and their Bravo costar again in March was her lowest level.
“It felt like all-time low,” she defined. “I’ve gone by means of different stuff earlier than on the present however nothing like this in any respect. However there’s nowhere else to go from all-time low besides up. So actually, realizing that basically helped me come out of that.”
Lifetime
Because the break up, Madix has booked a component within the upcoming Lifetime film Shopping for Again My Daughter. PEOPLE completely revealed a primary take a look at her position as Officer Karen within the movie, which is about to premiere this fall.
She’s additionally staying busy by touchdown greater than 10 model partnerships amid fallout from Scandoval, based on Selection.
In Glamour’s June cowl story, Madix revealed that she stated sure to just about each sponsorship deal to offer for her household.
“We’ve got no generational wealth in our household. I need to make sufficient cash to have the ability to deal with my mother and my brother and every other members of the family who could or could not want it,” she defined. “I by no means need to fear about it ever, ever, ever. So I’ll work as a lot as doable to not should.”
She additionally moved on with new love Daniel Wai, who she celebrated her thirty eighth birthday with final month, and started taking pictures season 11 of Vanderpump Guidelines.
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Season 32 of Dancing with the Stars premieres this fall on ABC, and can stream on Disney+ and Hulu.
