Ariana Biography
Ariana Madix is an actress, businesswoman, reality TV personality, and television host. On the Bravo reality TV show Vanderpump Rules, she was a cast member and a former bartender. In 2024, she took over as Love Island USA’s permanent host.
Ariana Madix Age
The Vanderpump Rules star is 40 years old as of 24 June 2026. She was born on 24 June 1985 in Melbourne, Florida, United States.
Does Ariana Madix have a degree?
In 2003, she received her diploma from Eau Gallie High School. She earned a dual bachelor’s degree in theater and broadcast communications from Flagler College in 2007. While attending college, she worked at Disney World as a costumed character, portraying Ariel, Cinderella, and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty).
Ariana Madix Family
Madix was brought up by her mother, Tanya, and father, James. Ariana lived with both of her parents as well as her younger brother, Jeremy Madix. Tanya’s ethnicity is unknown, while James is of Irish ancestry.
When did Ariana Madix come out?
Madix came out as bisexual in 2020. Madix is presently seeing Daniel Wai, a fitness instructor in New York City. Since Wai lives in New York City and Madix lives in Los Angeles, the two have a long-distance romance after meeting at a mutual friend’s wedding in Mexico.
From 2014 until 2023, Madix and Tom Sandoval were together. After it was discovered that Sandoval had cheated on Madix for seven months with her friend and co-star Raquel (now Rachel) Leviss, Madix and Sandoval publicly split up. “Scandoval” was the term used to describe the breakup and its aftermath.
Ariana Madix Surgery
In 2018, she was diagnosed with skin cancer and underwent surgery to remove a tumor. She joined The Skin Cancer Foundation as an ambassador, and Madix uses her public position to promote and raise awareness of skin cancer. In an episode of E!’s Daily Pop, she talked about the services offered by the foundation.
Madix disclosed in February 2022 that she had been battling an eating disorder prior to joining Vanderpump Rules, but that she had since overcome it.
Ariana on Love Island
Peacock, a streaming service, revealed on July 11, 2023, that Madix would feature as a special guest on the fifth season of Love Island. She headed to Fiji to surprise the new cast of 10 singles for week two of the competition, which aired daily starting July 18, 2023. She appeared as a special guest host in three episodes of the inaugural season of Love Island Games in November 2023.
Based on the British series Love Island, Love Island is a dating reality show in the United States. CBS first announced and commissioned the show in 2018, and it debuted on July 9, 2019, airing for its first three seasons. After the fourth season, the show was sold to Peacock.
What season did Ariana Madix join Vanderpump?
In season two, Ariana became a member of the Vanderpump Rules cast. She began working at Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurants SUR and Villa Blanca, which led to her being included on the 2013 season of Vanderpump Rules, a reality TV show that followed the lives of the servers at SUR, PUMP, and Villa Blanca. Before it was revealed that the twelfth season of Vanderpump Rules would have a new cast, she participated in the show for eleven seasons.
At the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion, Madix donned a crimson cut-out Mônot dress that, save from strategically placed bands around her waist and breast, left her body all but exposed. The dress garnered a lot of media attention right away, and for weeks, people in the entertainment and fashion industries talked about it. It was called “The Revenge Dress” by the publications.
How much money is Ariana Madix making?
Madix has an estimated net worth of $2 million. Her earnings from her job as an actress, model, and television personality make up her net worth. She has also dabbled in authoring and production.