‘Vanderpump Rules’ star Ariana Madix joins ‘DWTS’ in wake of Scandoval
“Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix is dancing away from Scandoval.
The Bravo personality and “Anger Management” actress, 38, will be joining season 32 of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars,” “Good Morning America” announced Friday.
“We can’t wait to see her moves on the dance floor!” tweeted the morning show staple.
Madix — who first joined “VPR,” a spinoff of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” in 2013 — is the first contestant to be revealed from the upcoming season, which will return to ABC this fall after a season spent on Disney+.
“We are going absolutely mad for Madix,” Derek Hough, multiple-”DWTS” winner-turned-judge, said. “Say goodbye to the drama and hello to the dance floor.”
Madix’s heartbreak became the fascination of the internet earlier this year when her longtime boyfriend Tom Sandoval was revealed to have had a seven-month-long affair with co-star Raquel Leviss. Madix and Leviss, 28, were best friends prior to the bombshell reveal.
The ordeal, has since been referred to as “Scandoval.”
The rest of “DWTS” season 32′s celebrity competitors will be revealed in September.