Ariana Madix chats with THR at the Disney post-Emmys carpet and dishes on what it was like host 'Love Island USA' and if she will return to 'Vanderpump Rules.' Plus, she shares advice for this season's DWTS contestants
00:00Hosting Love Island this past season, it was so well received and this season was such a success and a lot of people really gave you credit for that in your hosting. What was that fan response like for you?
00:09It was incredible. Love Island, all of the iterations on all of the different countries. It's been my favorite show for a really long time so to be able to be a part of it on that level was amazing.
00:18But I don't feel like I can really take credit because the cast was so absolutely incredible. They just had the personality, they had the connections with each other and they really just gave themselves and I feel like it was all them.
00:31You've been so busy from Broadway, The Sandwich Shop, Love Island. Will we get to see you on the next season of Vanderpump Rules?
00:38I don't know.
00:40You can't say, totally understandable.
00:42But just what has this whole year been like for you with all these new opportunities that have popped up?
00:46It's been a dream come true. I mean, when you've been kicking around in this business as long as I have, you wonder if certain things are ever going to happen, you know, and I'm 39.
00:58So, you know, you start to look at that clock and wonder, you know, what is my future going to hold?
01:02And so it's been a dream come true to be able to work.
01:06I've always wanted to just be someone who's able to do what I love and be able to make a living doing it.
01:12So I'm just really, really grateful for that.
01:13The new season of Dancing with the Stars is about to kick off.
01:16What's your advice for the contestants having been through that rodeo before?
01:20Book your appointments with the physical therapist now and book them now and book them often.
01:27That takes such a toll on your body like no other thing I've ever experienced in my life.
01:33But also just have so much fun.
01:35When that click track starts and that music starts and the live audience is there, it is electric.
01:40And so it is the best time. It's so much fun.
01:43Who are you rooting for this season?
01:46Well, I have to root for my boy Pasha, obviously.
01:49But there's so many incredible people.
01:51I am an old school Orlando Magic fan.
01:53So Dwight Howard, I'm very excited to see.
01:55I'm not sure how the height difference is going to work with him and Danny, but I'm very excited for that.
01:59I'm excited for Val and Phaedra.
02:01I think she's going to be so much fun.
02:03There's so many exciting.
02:06Oh, Brandon and Chandler.
02:07Like, I think they're going to be real top contenders.
02:09So, yeah, I'm just excited to see how it all plays out.
02:12And like I was saying earlier, you've been so busy.
02:15What was the highlight of your Broadway experience for you?
02:17Oh, just the family that we have there, the Ambassador Theater.
02:23They are truly my family.
02:25I feel like we sit backstage and we joke and we tell each other our deepest, darkest secrets.
02:31And if we're having a bad day, we work that out with each other.
02:34And we get to perform every night and we get to all live our dreams.
02:37And so, yeah, it's definitely everybody there, the Ambassador and everyone in that company.
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