Ariana Madix may be dealing with the fallout of her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval's highly publicized affair with their co-star Raquel Leviss, but there is an exciting opportunity on the horizon for the reality star! A source tells ET that Madix is currently «in talks» to join for season 32, though nothing is firm. The upcoming season of ABC's hit dancing competition is set to premiere in September 2023. , which was the first to break the news, reports that Madix “has already received all of the approvals and sign-offs from NBC Universal,” the parent company of Bravo, which produces . As many know, Madix and her reality TV cast members have been embroiled in an affair scandal, now dubbed «Scandoval.» Last month, news broke that Madix and her boyfriend of nearly 10 years, Sandoval, called it quits after she discovered he was having an ongoing affair with Leviss. Sandoval and Leviss' affair began over the summer, in July 2022, but it wasn't until March that she saw an inappropriate video of Leviss pop up on her then-boyfriend's phone.
Vanderpump Rules’ Ariana Madix Lands Lifetime Movie Role After Tom Sandoval Split, Cheating Scandal
23.03.2023 - 02:09 / usmagazine.com
Making her move! Ariana Madix is upping her star power — and expanding her resume — in the wake of her split from Tom Sandoval.
The Vanderpumps Rules star, 37, has landed a role in the upcoming Lifetime original movie Buying Back My Daughter, Deadline reported on Wednesday, March 22.
The film, which also stars Meagan Good, centers around a mother named Dana (Good) who learns her daughter, Alicia, is being sex trafficked on an escort website and decides to do something about it. Madix, for her part, will play a police officer named Karen, who helps investigate the case while navigating her personal connection to the story.
Rodger Cross and Faith Wright have also been cast in the picture as Dana’s husband, Curtis, and daughter, respectively. Filming is already underway on the project, per Deadline, but no release date has been announced.
Madix — who began her career with 2008’s short film Swing Vote: What Side Are You On? — has acted in a handful of movies over the years, including 2019’s Dead End. She most recently appeared on one episode of 2021’s Paradise City.
The Florida native’s latest casting comes amid controversy in her personal life. Us Weekly confirmed on March 3 that Madix and Sandoval, 40, split after nine years together after the TomTom cofounder cheated with their Bravo costar Raquel Leviss.
Sandoval publicly apologized to his ex-girlfriend, whom he started dating in 2014, on March 7 after previously asking fans not to penalize his business ventures for his mistakes.
“I want to apologize to Ariana. I made mistakes, I was selfish and made reckless decisions that hurt somebody I love,” the Schwartz & Sandy’s co-owner wrote via Instagram at the time. “No one deserves to feel that pain so traumatically and publicly. …
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