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Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a>\u2019 Ariana Madix<\/strong><\/a> is joining the cast of Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a> amid her split from Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 and his affair with costar Raquel Leviss<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Madix, 37, was the first cast member revealed ahead of season 32<\/a> of the ABC competition series, which will premiere in this fall. The announcement was made during the Friday, July 7, episode of Good Morning America.<\/em><\/p>\n Derek Hough<\/strong><\/a> joined Madix in her and costar Katie Maloney<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s Something About Her sandwich shop<\/a> for the big reveal. \u201cThis season on Dancing With the Stars<\/em>, we are going absolutely mad \u2014 mad for Madix,\u201d he teased.<\/p>\n Hough added: \u201cSay goodbye to the drama and hello to the dance floor.\u201d<\/p>\n The remaining cast members will be unveiled on GMA<\/em> Thursday, September 13.<\/p>\n Madix made headlines in March after she and Sandoval, 40, called it quits after nine years of dating<\/a> over Sandoval\u2019s ongoing affair with Leviss, 28. A source exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> that Madix found out about Sandoval and Leviss<\/a>\u2019 relationship after she looked at his \u201cphone while he was on stage performing his new song\u201d at a concert in early March.<\/p>\n While filming for the\u00a0Bravo series\u2019 10th season<\/span><\/a>\u00a0wrapped before news broke about the cheating scandal \u2014 aptly dubbed\u00a0Scandoval<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 shooting\u00a0picked up again<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in the wake of the drama.<\/p>\n Following her split from Sandoval, the Pump Rules<\/em> cast flocked to Madix\u2019s side<\/a> in the midst of the cheating scandal.\u00a0Ahead of the season 10 reunion, which was taped in May and aired one month later, Madix praised her costars for being in her corner during the taping.<\/p>\n \u201cI was angry. At times, I was sad. But I honestly think that the biggest thing that I felt was so grateful for my friends,\u201d she said in the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast that month. \u201cBoth the friends that were there that day and otherwise.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sandoval, meanwhile \u2014 who admitted to beginning his affair with Leviss<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in August 2022 \u2014\u00a0accused his\u00a0<\/span>costars<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of using his affair\u00a0for their benefit<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cUsing all these things as content for their podcast. Fellow cast members are asking me all these questions, but you don\u2019t want to know because you care about Ariana. You want to know so you have more content for your podcast,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cIt is f\u2014king disgusting to me. It is so gross. You are not someone who gives a flying f\u2014k about Ariana. You are doing this for your own personal gain.\u201d<\/p>\n While some of the Bravo cast members have benefited from the drama<\/a> \u2014 including profits from their respective podcasts, merchandise and more \u2014 Madix has seen the most change in her financials. She reportedly earned more than $1 million from sponsorship deals for companies such as Uber, Bic, Duracell and more \u2014 and was recently cast<\/a> in the Lifetime movie, Buying Back My Daughter<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe have no generational wealth in our family,\u201d Madix told\u00a0Glamour<\/i><\/a>\u00a0in a June 2023 interview. \u201cI want to make enough money to be able to take care of my mom and my brother and any other family members who may or may not need it. I never want to worry about it ever, ever, ever. So I will work as much as possible to not have to.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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