Ariana Madix glowed with romantic bliss when she surfaced on Thursday with her dashing new boyfriend Daniel Wai.
Her love life fell under a searing spotlight a year ago when she dumped her boyfriend of nine years Tom Sandoval because she discovered he was having an affair with their friend Raquel Leviss.
In short order, Ariana moved on with Daniel, whom she went public with last April by when they were seen passionately kissing at Coachella.
Their passion for each other was clearly undiminished when they were spotted enjoying a hand-in-hand stroll in New York this week.
Sweeping her blonde locks back into a bun, Ariana cut a casual figure in a wine-red set of sweats and a complementary pair of purple sneakers.
Ariana Madix glowed with romantic bliss when she surfaced on Thursday with her dashing new boyfriend Daniel Wai
Their passion for each other was clearly undiminished when they were spotted enjoying a hand-in-hand stroll in New York this week
Daniel on the hand threw a hoodie on over his t-shirt but rolled up his sweats, in a concession to the rising temperatures as springtime drew nearer.
Ariana’s latest sighting comes after a talk show appearance in which she revealed that she hasn’t had a face-to-face conversation with Tom in nearly a year.
The 38-year-old Vanderpump Rules star while visiting Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen was quizzed about her status with Tom, 41.
‘When was the last time you and Sandoval had a face-to-face conversation?,’ Andy, 55, asked.
‘The reunion,’ replied Ariana, referencing the season 10 reunion for Vanderpump Rules that was filmed on March 23, 2023, just weeks after Ariana learned of the affair that ended their nine-year relationship.
‘Wow,’ Andy said.
‘I mean, as opposed to like maybe during filming there was like maybe one or two sentences in each other’s direction,’ Ariana said.
Andy then asked Ariana what it was like to watch a recent season 11 scene where Sandoval was talking about Rachel, aka Raquel, and saying he was still in love with her.
Ariana Madix during a talk show appearance on Tuesday revealed that she hasn’t had a face-to-face conversation with her ex Tom Sandoval in nearly a year
‘It’s to be expected that he would be talking about it, so I get it, but it seems in all of this I’m just like a non-entity, in literally any of it,’ Ariana said.
As for Scheana Shay, 38, telling everyone that Dancing with the Stars was her dream, Ariana shared her reaction to that.
‘On one hand, I can totally understand being happy for a friend while also feeling like oh you did also really want this thing for yourself,’ Ariana said. ‘But on the other hand, my thought process is that, if one person from our show gets on it, wouldn’t that help someone else from our show get on it.’
‘What has surprised you or hurt you the most that you heard her say?’ Andy said. ‘Or have you thought about things differently hearing all of this.’
‘During the time of filming, I definitely was not aware of a lot of the things that were being said behind my back,’ Ariana said. ‘And I love Scheana dearly but a lot of things that were said were very hurtful. Specifically, it’s hard to pinpoint something. It’s kind of like this general attitude towards me that I’ve been seeing that’s pretty hurtful.’
Andy also wanted her thoughts on Sandoval buying James Kennedy a pair of sunglasses and whether she thought he was trying to buy his friendship.
Tom Sandoval is shown during the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion that was filmed in March 2023, just weeks after Ariana learned of his affair with Rachel Leviss
‘Wow,’ Andy said after Ariana revealed that she hasn’t had a conversation with Tom in nearly a year
Andy spoke to Ariana and fellow guest John Oliver on the Bravo talk show
‘It’s to be expected that he would be talking about it, so I get it, but it seems in all of this I’m just like a non-entity, in literally any of it,’ Ariana said when asked about Tom talking about Rachel
‘Yeah, there seems to be a lot of gift giving,’ Ariana said.
Ariana said she couldn’t discuss the state of her housing situation because of the lawsuit she filed against Sandoval. She also said Ann was not her assistant and that she doesn’t have an assistant. Ariana also laughed and said no when Andy asked her if she was going to have the giant Lego portrait of her and Sandoval reworked.
‘I don’t own it solely, obviously, but I say you can have it,’ Ariana said.
Andy asked her how her new relationship was going and pointed out that her boyfriend Daniel Wai was in the audience.
‘It’s nice to be able to do normal things,’ Ariana said.
One fan asked Ariana her thoughts on the news of Jax and Brittany Cartwright’s separation and if she had spoken to either of them recently.
‘I’ve texted with Brittany a little bit,’ Ariana said. ‘I just wanted her to know that I love her and I support her.’
Another fan asked her if she thought it was hypocritical of Scheana and Lala Kent, 33, to say she had a big head with all her opportunities when they had no problem ‘cashing in on your trauma from Sandoval with their podcasts and selling merch.’
‘I hadn’t thought of that but that is a very interesting point,’ Ariana said.
Ariana was asked by a fan about her relationship with Lisa Vanderpump, 63, and whether the English restaurateur had been too easy on Sandoval.
‘It’s been good,’ Ariana said. ‘She came to see me at the Dancing with the Stars finale, which was super cool. And every time I see her it’s great but of course when you watch the show you see things that you are like ”what the heck’.’
‘I’ve texted with Brittany a little bit. I just wanted her to know that I love her and I support her,’ Ariana said after she was asked about Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright separating
When a fan asked her if Lala sees the hypocrisy of asking the friend group to cut out her ex-Randall Emmett, but then expects Ariana to be okay with the group welcoming Sandoval back.
‘I think she thinks it’s different somehow because I own a house with him and that’s like her big sticking point,’ Ariana said. ‘However, those situations are very different and also I never said that nobody could welcome him or do whatever they want, I just said I would remove myself.’
Andy congratulated Ariana for her role as Roxie in Chicago on Broadway.
‘You are breaking box office records,’ Andy said.