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She ~got a text!~ Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a> star Ariana Madix<\/strong><\/a> ditched the SUR life<\/a> and headed over to the villa<\/a> for a change of scenery, and fans couldn\u2019t wait to get a glimpse of her \u200bfirst photos taken on the set of Love Island USA<\/em>.<\/p>\n Ariana, 38, appeared in a mermaid-esque aquamarine mini dress during week 2 of season 5. The episode airs on Tuesday, July 25, on Peacock. According to photos obtained by Life & Style<\/em>,\u00a0Ariana appears to be hosting one of the show\u2019s couples\u2019 challenges. In one picture, she is holding up a note that reads \u201cMr. & Mrs.\u201d and another snapshot captured her standing in front of the contestants in the villa.<\/p>\n One day prior,\u00a0Ariana\u00a0teased her cameo on the hit reality dating series, which introduces viewers to a large group of single adults in their 20s and 30s looking for love in Fiji. Based on the U.K. series of the same title, Love Island USA<\/em> includes various shakeups within the show that challenge the participants to put their feelings to the test.<\/p>\n In a Twitter video posted on Monday, July 24,\u00a0Ariana\u00a0is seen lying across a beach chair in the Love Island USA<\/em><\/a> villa. Suddenly, a message reaches\u00a0Ariana\u2019s phone and she holds it up to say the show\u2019s catchphrase: \u201cI got a text!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou could say there\u2019s a hot new bombshell entering the villa. Me!\u201d\u00a0Ariana\u00a0says while lounging in a stunning, white cut-out mini dress. \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 At the end of the July 24 episode, fans got their first glimpse at\u00a0Ariana\u2019s entrance into the villa, with the narrator teasing that\u00a0Ariana\u00a0would \u201cdeliver the drama.\u201d<\/p>\n Ariana\u00a0even gushed over her appearance by posting a snap via Instagram that day, noting that she couldn\u2019t \u201cbelieve [she was] popping\u201d into the villa.<\/p>\n \u201cI am GATHERED around the fire pit<\/a>,\u201d she teased in her caption, referencing the show\u2019s location where the single contestants hold private conversations or discuss larger group competitions.<\/p>\n Ariana\u2019s presence on the dating show comes four months after her messy breakup from ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a>. Tom, 41, and Ariana\u00a0split after nine years of dating because he cheated on her with their costar Raquel Leviss<\/strong><\/a> during the last eight months of their ill-fated relationship.<\/p>\n Pump Rules fans watched the former couple\u2019s nasty split unfold during the season 10 finale. The subsequent three-part reunion special, which aired in May, also unpacked a lot of untold truths that Raquel, 28, admitted toward the end.<\/p>\n The scandal dubbed \u201cScandoval\u201d<\/a> was difficult for\u00a0Ariana, not only because it ended her relationship with Tom, but it also destroyed her and Raquel\u2019s friendship. Nevertheless,\u00a0Ariana\u00a0has made it a point to move on from the drama by staying busy. In addition to advertising her and Katie Maloney<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s sandwich shop, Something About Her,\u00a0Ariana\u00a0also confirmed that she is will be a contestant on season 32 of Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis season on Dancing with the Stars, we are going absolutely mad \u2014 mad for Madix<\/a>!\u201d DWTS<\/em> pro Derek Hough<\/strong><\/a> said during a July 7 appearance on Good Morning America<\/em>, while\u00a0Ariana\u00a0added, \u201cThat\u2019s right, I\u2019m Vanderpump Rules<\/em>\u2018\u00a0Ariana\u00a0Madix, and I will be joining the cast of Dancing with the Stars<\/em> this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n