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Ariana Madix with Vanderpump Rules The cast is scheduled to film the season 10 reunion this Friday, March 23, and while he has remained silent since learning from his now-former girlfriend. Tom Sandoval‘s dealings with friends and co-stars Rachel Lewis earlier this month, Ariana said she was ready to speak her mind.
After showing only one public statement regarding the betrayal, the insider claims Ariana, who made her first public appearance post-“Scandoval” on Friday, hopes to send a “huge message” in the upcoming recording.
“Ariana is getting ready for it Vanderpump Rules reunion. He prepared himself and got the right mindset. He plans to arrive calm, cool, and collected, but also speaking,” an insider told Entertainment Tonight on March 17.
“They want to send a big message and make a big statement. Ariana has remained silent throughout this whole thing, but everything will change when the reunion starts filming. It’s going to be wild,” the source added.
On Thursday, after returning home from Mexico, where she attended a friend’s party, Ariana debuted a new blonde hairstyle, as well as a new cut, which fans will definitely notice at the reunion.
Ariana Madix “prepares herself and gets the right mindset” for #Pump Rules reunion.https://t.co/VmzhhqXD2d
– Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) March 17, 2023
A few days after showing off her new look, Ariana made her first public appearance during a comedy show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles on March 18.
Ariana Madix makes her first public appearance since Scandoval began.https://t.co/6GLyWmKNFi
– Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) March 21, 2023
According to Life & Style, Ariana was featured in a sketch of the show “Make That Sandwich”, where she allegedly “flipped” with comedian Connor Wood, also known as Fibulaa on TikTok, where she has less than 745,000 followers.
As the outlet revealed, Connor is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin who works in marketing and hosts Brooke and Connor Create a Podcast with Brooke Averick.
After the host of the comedy show, Lindsay Ames, noted that Connor was “a little nervous” to meet Ariana, the actor told her that he “shouldn’t have said that.”
“I play backstage,” Connor said, as reported by Page Six.
“I beat you, but you know what? It’s great,” he replied.
Then, after Connor tried to change the subject, asking, “What are we thinking about moving forward with the show?,” Lindsay continued to focus on the alleged butterfly.
“I think that’s true,” Connor replied.
And that’s when Ariana admitted, “You made it me nervous.”
Ariana Madix makes her first public appearance since ‘Scandoval’ https://t.co/t4XbhyPhi9 pic.twitter.com/v0jerUaYjG
—Page Six (@PageSix) March 21, 2023
While Life & Style suggested Ariana and Connor “teased” on stage, it should be noted that they were only seen together during the show and their interaction was limited.
Vanderpump Rules Season 10 airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.