Ariana Madix is intimately aware that certain aspirations require more time to materialize. Following the Sandoval controversy last year, which exposed her almost ten-year relationship with VPR costar Tom Sandoval as a cheater with fellow cast member Rachel Leviss, the Vanderpump Rules actress went from being a reality TV personality to a household figure.
Everyone’s going to be talking about Ariana Madix
Ariana Madix is intimately aware that certain aspirations require more time to materialize. Following the Sandoval controversy last year, which exposed her almost ten-year relationship with VPR costar Tom Sandoval as a cheater with fellow cast member Rachel Leviss, the Vanderpump Rules actress went from being a reality TV personality to a household figure. Madix used her heartbreak into a creative outlet, using her highly publicized split to land sponsorship deals, a coveted part in a Lifetime film, and a well-received season on Dancing With the Stars that culminated in her third-place finish.
As she gets ready to play Chicago’s Roxie Hart, the most dangerous lady on Broadway, she is now following in the footsteps of Pammela Anderson and other Bravolebrities like Erika Jayne. After her last costume fitting for the Broadway production of Roxie, Madix remarked, “I don’t know that I ever thought that I would be able to play Roxie.” You nearly feel as though the dream is too grandiose. that you will never experience it.
Madix dreamed of the Great White Way before she was canonized as the patroness of scorned women. She is a native of Florida and holds degrees in broadcast communications and theater from college. She then relocated to New York City to pursue a career in theater, but she didn’t become famous overnight like many actors do.
“Being a working actor was always my dream,” the 38-year-old said. I worked at Vanderpump for fifteen or twenty years until I found permanent employment elsewhere.” It is unexpected and satisfying for the woman who debuted on VPR. as an anonymous backup dancer during Scheana Shay’s rendition of “Good as Gold,” to be starring on Broadway as Roxie Hart. Madix is at peace, even though sadness may have lined his path to the stage. “Are you aware of how, in motion pictures, altering a scene and going back in time makes everything else different?” she asked. Nothing about it is something I would change.
Madix talked with Vanity Fair about her upcoming Broadway debut (starting Monday, January 29), the upcoming season 11 premiere of Vanderpump Rules (starting Tuesday, January 30), and her continued cohabitation with her ex-boyfriend.
Vanity Fair: As someone who grew up enjoying theater, you must be experiencing something very strange right now. Tell me about your experience with theater.
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Ariana Madix After college, I relocated to New York. I started doing more on-camera work because I wanted to explore acting and theater; this was around the time when Katie Holmes was performing on Broadway in Chicago.
I began to study a great deal more about showbiz, and the entertainment industry. It’s a confluence of factors, not because I’m not the finest actor—I would never criticize myself in that way. Being the greatest actor, singer, or dancer isn’t enough. It must also make sense from a business perspective. After graduation, I came to realize that while I was going on a lot of auditions. Following each of these auditions, people have said, “Oh my word. You were quite amazing.
Calls saying, “We’d love to have her back for something else,” are being received by my management. A name has received an offer from us. That was the constant. After relocating to Los Angeles, I wanted to work on more movies and TV shows to expand my resume and gain credibility. That took me in a very other and unanticipated direction. But in the end, I’m glad I did since it brought me full circle and back to this place.
There is a business component as well as talent, even if it is purely natural talent.
Because of my level of celebrity, Dancing With the Stars presented me with an opportunity. It is now my responsibility to seize that opportunity and demonstrate to others my value and deservingness. I believe I accomplished it with dancing, and I believe I am here to continue doing that on Broadway.
