What\u2019s the secret to having things heat up outside the villa?<\/p>\n
Well, according to \u201cLove Island USA\u201d host Ariana Madix, it can be hard to make relationships last post-season. <\/p>\n
\u201cWell, you never know, because in the villa things are so condensed and you\u2019re living together, right? And of course, when real life starts happening, it\u2019s tough for any relationship, regardless of how you even met,\u201d the Broadway star, 40, exclusively told The Post while on the 35th Environmental Media Awards green carpet<\/a>. <\/p>\n Ariana Madix spoke on how to make relationships last off \u201cLove Island.\u201d FilmMagic<\/p>\n Season 7 of the hit Peacock show saw Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales<\/a>\u00a0split a month after\u00a0winning the dating competition<\/a> in August.<\/p>\n Iris Kendall and Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez also went their separate ways once cameras went down.<\/p>\n Despite hosting a dating show where romances could get a bit rocky, Madix is happily coupled up with her boyfriend Dan Wai. The pair first got together in 2023, following the \u201cVPR\u201d alum\u2019s split from ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval<\/a>. <\/p>\n Ariana Madix talks to the New York Post\u2019s Alexandra Bellusci on the EMA\u2019s green carpet.<\/p>\n Ariana Madix graces the green carpet ahead of hosting the 35th annual Environmental media Awards.<\/p>\n Madix couldn\u2019t help but gush over her other half and their strong bond. <\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, I think that I see a lot of funny memes and TikToks that I\u2019ll send him that basically say the same thing: me being my most annoying, my weirdest, my most whatever self and he just absolutely loves me,\u201d she sweetly shared. \u201cSo I feel like instead of hiding parts of yourself or trying to be a certain way to be lovable, everyone is lovable and to just lean into who they are, and that person will love you even more for it.\u201d<\/p>\n Along with thriving in her personal life, the bombshell is also booked and busy when it comes to her incredible career. <\/p>\n Ariana Madix during \u201cLove Island Games.\u201d Ben Symons\/PEACOCK via Getty Images<\/p>\n Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen hosting the \u201cLove Island USA\u201d reunion. Jocelyn Prescod\/PEACOCK<\/p>\n Madix starred as Roxie Hart in the musical \u201cChicago\u201d on Broadway \u2014 not once, but twice.<\/p>\n The author first made her Broadway debut in January 2024, with the 10-week run concluding on April 7. Madix starring in \u201cChicago\u201d broke box office records for the Ambassador.\u00a0 <\/p>\n The award show host then returned to the stage from August 1 to August 27, 2024 for a limited run. <\/p>\n Daniel Wai and Ariana Madix attend Lionsgate\u2019s \u201cGood Fortune\u201d New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater. WireImage<\/p>\n Now, Madix has her sights set on being the dancing queen in another hit Broadway classic. <\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Mamma Mia!\u2019 was the first, if not one of the first shows I ever saw on Broadway when it initially came in like 2002,\u201d she fondly reminisced. \u201cAnd I love ABBA and I love that show. And literally I could just be like a towns person. I could carry a prop and I\u2019d be happy.\u201d<\/p>\n When she\u2019s not performing, the \u201cWill Trent\u201d actress is also busy running her West Hollywood sandwich shop, Something About Her, with former \u201cVanderpump Rules\u201d co-star and bestie, Katie Maloney. <\/p>\n Ariana Madix and Amra-Faye Wright on stage during the curtain call of \u201cChicago.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n And she\u2019d love to see the business do an eco-friendly collab involving monarch butterflies. <\/p>\n \u201cI know our monarch butterflies are struggling and that would be something really lovely,\u201d mused Madix. \u201cI feel like it really fits with all the things that we love in the shop. And I\u2019m actually going to buy some milkweed and plant a bunch of that at my house because I want to save the butterflies.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cThey\u2019re very endangered.\u201d<\/p>\n Madix also took a moment to reflect on the late Diane Keaton, who died at the age of 79 Saturday<\/a>. <\/p>\n Diane Keaton visits Something About Her. Instagram\/musickillskate<\/p>\n The iconic actress visited Something About Her, with Madix and Maloney, 38, even naming a sandwich after Keaton.<\/p>\n \u201cI also have a very good friend of mine, Meredith, who had the pleasure meeting her in the past as well,\u201d explained Madix. \u201cShe just had the most amazing experience meeting her. And honestly, to me, what comes to mind is just so many of her iconic film roles and her iconic fashion sense.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI, too, love a turtleneck,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd I just think that she\u2019s such an icon. And she\u2019s going to be greatly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov during \u201cDWTS.\u201d Instagram \/ Pasha Pashkov<\/p>\n Along with throwing on a Keaton classic, in her free time, Madix is also tuning into Season 34 of \u201cDancing with the Stars.\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n The singer competed on the ABC series herself during Season 32, placing third alongside partner Pasha Pashkov<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, Madix is rooting for everyone.<\/p>\n Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov perform during Season 32 of \u201cDWTS.\u201d ABC<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m loving Elaine [Hendrix] and Allen [Bersten]<\/a> right now,\u201d she confessed. \u201cThat space mountain dance had me super, super stoked. I think this season is so stacked, because even though Andy [Richter]<\/a> was at the bottom of the leaderboard, I feel like he has such a joy when he dances and I want to watch him stay in the competition going.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then you have Alix Earle, and you have Whitney [Leavitt] who literally look like pros,\u201d Madix added. \u201cI always wish they would do a season where no one goes home and it\u2019s just like ranked at the end. That\u2019s what I want to see! \u2018No One Goes Home Stars!’\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the secret to having things heat up outside the villa? 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