Ariana Madix Feels ‘Great’ ThatVanderpump RulesFans Know About the Reboot: ‘Every Other Day There Was a New Theory’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Ariana Madix on December 03, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Photo:Emma McIntyre/Getty

Ariana Madix

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Ariana Madixis excited about the new chapter ofVanderpump Rules.

“I’m so glad that people finally know what’s going on because every other day, there was a new theory,” Madix said.

“It’s funny, though, because once the news is actually out, there are new theories about the news itself,” Madix added. “But I’m glad that people and the public now know what’s going on.”

Ariana Madix at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on December 03, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Emma McIntyre/Getty

Ariana Madix attends The Wrap’s 2024 WrapWomen Power Women Summit at The Maybourne

DuringThe Hollywood Reporter’sWomen in Entertainment Gala on Wednesday, Dec. 4, Madix spoke to PEOPLE about the fanbase’s passion for the series.

“That’s the best part aboutVanderpump Rulesis that we had the most diehard incredible fans who, from season 1 and on, just know everything,” she said.

“They follow everything they support, they watch, they tune in, they show up to BravoCon. We get to meet them like that has been the most incredible part of everything,” Madix noted, before reiterating she’s “so glad that there’s no more wondering for them.”

Ariana Madix at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 04, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Michael Kovac/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

Ariana Madix

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Although the Bravo series is bringing in fresh faces, Madix will continue to grace the small screen. This past summer, she was named the newLove Island USAhost and will continue to do so in the upcoming season. She previously told PEOPLE that while hosting the past season, she was alsopracticing for her encore return to Broadway.

In the spring, shestarred on Broadway as Roxie HartinChicago. Then in May,PEOPLE exclusively reportedthat she would return to the Ambassador Theatre in New York City for another month of performances throughout August.

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Vanderpump Rules Season 11 Cast: Katie Maloney, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Lisa Vanderpump, James Kennedy, Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, Scheana Shay.Gizelle Hernandez/Bravo

Vanderpump Rules Season 11 Cast: Katie Maloney, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Lisa Vanderpump, James Kennedy, Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, Scheana Shay

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On Dec. 4, she explained to PEOPLE that making her Broadway debut with her mom in the audience was the highlight of her year. She shed a tear when she spotted her mom in the crowd. “It was the best,” she said.

Since wrapping her August performances, she has spoken about what it was like to fulfill a “lifelong dream.” At TheWrap’s Power Women Summit, she joined the “Art of Adaptation: Books, Broadway, Blockbusters & Beyond” panel to further discuss her Broadway debut.

She confessed that “in the very beginning,” she was more “concerned about doing it right and hitting everything and doing it the best.” But as time went on, she found herself “morphing into” and wanting “to take good care” of Roxie.

source: people.com