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Ariana Madix—the jilted woman at the center of Scandoval, the cheating scandal that rocked Vanderpump Rules this spring—has been riding the disaster made of her personal life as far as she can, turning public heartbreak into career and financial gain. And this week, Madix revealed her latest move: a guest appearance on Love Island USA.
Madix is set to appear on Tuesday night’s episode of the Peacock reality series set in Fiji, and her presence was teased with a video on social media where she exclaims, “You could say there’s a hot new bombshell entering the villa: Me!”
Madix’s Love Island USA stint marks a stark departure from her more recent career moves. In the immediate aftermath of the revelation that Tom Sandoval, her former partner of nearly a decade, had been having a secret love affair with 28-year-old Raquel Leviss, Madix seized the opportunity to collaborate with brands on Instagram posts that shamelessly highlighted her newly single status.