Madix Reflects on Potential Return to Vanderpump Rules and Staying Authentic

She Said to Interviewer Yvonne Villarreal, "I Can't or I Won't Say [If I'm Returning], but I Think That Ultimately, It Would Have to Make Sense for Me. Our Show Has Always Thrived; It's Always at Its Best When It Is at Its Most Authentic and Its Most Real, and I Have to Be Able to Show up and Be Real and Be Authentic in Order for It to Make Sense for Me."

Ariana Madix Talks About Going Back to Vanderpump Rules

She Exclusively Revealed to People During the Show's Season 11 Premiere in January That She "Definitely Had Some Anxiety" About Going Back to Sandoval's Restaurant Tomtom, the Location Where She Discovered the Singer Was Having an Affair with 29-Year-Old Leviss.

Will Ariana Madix Ever Return to Vanderpump Rules? Reality Star Reveals

By Marcus Vance

• Oct 9, 2026 • 3 min read

Will Ariana Madix Ever Return to Vanderpump Rules? Reality Star Reveals

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

On Sunday, April 21, Madix Talked About Her Future on Vanderpump Rules at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. It's Unclear What Ariana Madix's Future Holds on Vanderpump Rules.

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