Ariana Madix has found a Bunch of new pals in the Dancing with the Stars cast.
After the Vanderpump Rules star, 38, has weathered shocking scandals among her friend group on the Bravo series, she’s happy to have found support and laughter with the cast members of ABC’s ballroom competition.
“Everyone is super, super nice and everyone is all really supportive of each other,” she tells ahead of Disney100 Night — the celebrities’ fourth week of season 32.
When asked which fellow stars she looked forward to getting to know, Madix doesn’t miss a beat in naming ’70s TV icon Barry Williams.
“I was really excited to meet Barry because growing up I was a big Brady Bunch fan, and he’s the absolute sweetest. He’s incredible,” she shares.
Madix adds, “And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention my girl Lele [Pons] that I met only a few weeks ago.”
She continues, “I love her so much and we’ve just been kind of like in each other’s corners with this whole process. We were tango sisters the first week, then we were samba sisters the second week…. I love watching her and supporting her. I think she’s killing it. And she’s just been really supportive of me too.”
During her time on DWTS, Madix has been closing the chapter on a painful period of public attention following her ex Tom Sandoval’s months-long affair with their friend and costar Rachel “Raquel” Leviss.
The Single AF Cocktails author — who recently teamed up with Red Robin to launch a “wild” Burgertini cocktail — will be channeling Elsa from this week with a contemporary dance to “Into the Unknown.” She says diving into the rehearsal process then stepping into the ballroom floor to perform for America has been freeing.
“I mean, not every day is all fun all the time, but I’ve always really enjoyed creative self- expression and healing through creative self-expression,” she shares. “I think that with dancing, that is something that I’ve really been experiencing and I just want to keep that going. I love it so much and I do feel really free out there and I am really having the time of my life.”
Dancing with the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC and Disney+.
