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The villa just got a brand new \u201cbombshell\u201d as Ariana Madix<\/strong><\/a> makes her Love Island USA<\/em><\/a> debut.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t believe i\u2019m popping in the @loveislandUSA villa this week! like \u2026 i am GATHERED around the fire pit! \ud83e\udd79,\u201d Ariana, 38, captioned a pic of herself sitting at the series\u2019 iconic fire pit via Instagram<\/a> on Monday, July 24. \u201cYou can watch the fun on @peacock \ud83e\udd9a.\u201d<\/p>\n In the sneak peek snap, Ariana is glowing while posing in front of the show\u2019s \u201cIt Was Always You\u201d sign in a white cutout dress<\/a> with bejeweled accents. Much like the islanders, the Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a> star opted for natural glam and beachy waves, completing her look with a pair of metallic strappy heels.<\/p>\n The show\u2019s official Instagram also teased Ariana\u2019s guest appearance on Monday. \u201cI got a text! You could say there\u2019s a hot new bombshell entering the villa, me,\u201d Ariana quips in a promo. <\/a>\u201cDon\u2019t miss me drop into the villa on an all-new episode of Love Island USA<\/em> tomorrow only on Peacock.\u201d<\/p>\n While Ariana sported her same white look in the promo video, she donned a teal halter mini dress in a Love Island USA<\/em> Instagram Story video. \u201cI\u2019m so excited. I\u2019m nervous, too,\u201d she tells the show\u2019s social ambassador, Maura Higgins<\/strong>, noting that Love Island<\/em> is her \u201cfavorite show.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Ariana announced she would appear in the reality series\u2019 new season via TikTok<\/a>. One day prior, it was revealed the Bravo star would be joining the cast<\/a> of Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a> season 32.<\/p>\n \u201cThis season on Dancing With the Stars<\/em>, we are going absolutely mad \u2014 mad for Madix,\u201d judge Derek Hough<\/strong><\/a> shared on the July 7 episode<\/a> of Good Morning America<\/em><\/a>, during which he joined Ariana in her and Pump Rules<\/em>\u00a0costar Katie Maloney<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s Something About Her sandwich shop<\/a> to announce the news.<\/p>\n Ariana\u2019s slew of reality TV appearances come after major drama between her and ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a> on Pump Rules<\/em> season 10<\/a>. The end of the milestone season centered around the fallout of the former couple\u2019s breakup \u2014 a.k.a. \u201cScandoval\u201d<\/a> \u2014 as news broke in March that Tom, 40, cheated on Ariana<\/a> with their costar Raquel Leviss<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n With filming for season 11<\/a> officially underway, producer Alex Baskin<\/strong><\/a> questioned whether the unfriendly exes will be able to avoid each other<\/a> during production. \u201cWe always deal with pushback if different parties don\u2019t want to shoot with each other because of strained relations,\u201d Baskin said in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>. \u201cObviously, this is more extreme. But Ariana and Tom Sandoval, I would hasten to point out, they still live together.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cThe idea that they wouldn\u2019t shoot together is a little bit hard to digest. They\u2019re in the same home.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans believed Ariana \u2014 who has since moved on with boyfriend Daniel Wai<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 moved out of her and Tom\u2019s home<\/a> in May following a social media partnership with the finance company SoFi. According to Baskin, however, she has yet to officially leave their shared residence.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n Maura Higgins and Ariana Madix<\/span> Courtesy of Love Island\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n