Ariana Madix sees similarities between Vanderpump Rules and Love Island: Beyond the Villa.
The 40-year-old beauty - who previously starred on Vanderpump Rules, before becoming the host of Love Island USA in 2024 - admits that there are some obvious similarities between the hit reality TV series and the new Love Island spin-off show, which traces the lives of the Islanders a year after gaining fame.
Speaking to People, Ariana explained: "There's a lot of similarities to filming [the spin-off] as, I feel like, there was to filming Vanderpump Rules, for example."
Ariana enjoyed being reunited with the likes of Serena Page and JaNa Craig as part of her hosting duties.
She said: "When JaNa and Serena came out to do Aftersun, we were able to go out and get dinner the night before. And that was really fun."
JaNa and Serena even paid a visit to Ariana and Katie Maloney's sandwich shop.
Ariana shared: "They came to the sandwich shop, Something About Her, to shoot their spin-off show. So I got to chat with them a little bit there, because a lot of times we interact online."
Meanwhile, Vanderpump Rules has undergone a reboot ahead of season 12 of the show, and Ariana previously warned the all-new cast that they have a "tough road ahead of them".
The reality star is excited to watch the upcoming season of the long-running TV show, but she insisted that it won't be an easy experience for the new line-up.
Ariana - who made her Broadway as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago in 2024 - told Extra: "I’m excited to see, I guess, how it works.
"It’s such a hard thing to do, I think, to put yourself out there … They have a tough road ahead of them … Anybody, I think, who’s done that has lived that, and I think they’ll be great. They’ll have fun."
Ariana also revealed that she learned a lot about herself during her time on Vanderpump Rules.
She said: "I’ve learned to trust myself. I’ve also learned to trust my gut more and I think I’ve learned that I can do things that are hard in life."
