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Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Interview w/ Pump Rules' Ariana Madix on her Road to SUR, the Sprawling Cast, Denise Richards/Brandi Glanville & more

Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Jess Rothschild

Tv & Film

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Jess chats with Ariana Madix about her life in NYC before moving to LA, how her friendship with Tom Sandoval evolved into a long-term relationship and how she managed to become friends w/ Kristen Doute behind the scenes over the years. Ariana also reacts to the show pitting Stassi's book success against Fancy AF Cocktails, the overflowing cast in the Valley & at SUR and Jax Taylor's accusations that she and Tom are "glorified roommates." We also kiki about which Pump Rules girl is most primed to graduate to RHOBH, the Denise Richards/Brandi Glanville rumors, the fallout after new cast members' racist tweets, why DJ James Kennedy is vital to VPR, the concept of splitting VPR into two shows and the details of buying her & Tom's first home last year. 

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0:00.0

The What's up guys? This is Jess and I have a very special guest today. I am here with perhaps one of the few remaining cast members on

0:26.6

Vanderpump Rules who is coming out smelling like a rose eight seasons later.

0:32.4

Guys we have Ari on smelling like a rose eight seasons later.

0:34.0

Guys, we have Ariana Maddox with us.

0:37.3

Hi.

0:38.2

How are you tonight?

0:39.9

Good, I'm good.

0:41.6

I'm smelling like a rose. I don't don't know about that listen we're talking about a

0:44.9

galaxy of what I mean is it 19 cast members now yeah yeah it actually is 19 cast members now.

0:53.4

Many of whom have committed

0:56.2

unforgivable sins.

0:58.3

I mean, you...

1:00.3

We forgive them, right?

1:01.3

Yeah, I mean, I'm being facetious but but you really are the

1:06.5

the one who went up particularly when I'm like watching your

1:09.3

professionals you are the one that I consistently am like yeah that makes sense.

1:15.6

Oh well I appreciate you saying that I mean there are definitely people who watch the

1:20.0

show and think like oh God will she ever shut up but I mean what is

1:24.4

happy to hear that what has been something that you received a lot of criticism

1:28.9

for that you've said well I mean in general I've had people say that I'm just like boring, which I'm like, well I feel like the only people who find things boring are boring themselves.

1:43.0

Also, I find, you know, the human experience is quite interesting so I can't imagine saying that,

1:48.5

but I guess also if you're used to watching like crazy reality TV,

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