Are Ariana Madix and Mauricio Umansky Friends? We Have Our Answer
The Vanderpump Rules cast member opened up about working with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills husband.
Teddi Mellencamp-Arroyave and Tamra Judge are Two T's in a Pod, while Sutton Stracke and Cynthia Bailey are thick as thieves and fashion collaborators. Now, have Mauricio Umansky and Ariana Madix ignited the hottest new Bravo crossover friendship?
When the Vanderpump Rules cast member appeared on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on December 10, a caller asked the cocktail guru about her experience dancing alongside The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills husband. "Did you develop a friendship with Mauricio?" the WWHL viewer asked. All signs point to ... yes!
Read on for details.
Ariana Madix Develops a Friendship With Mauricio Umansky
On WWHL, Ariana said: "[Mauricio] has been super, super sweet. I did develop a friendship with him ... and I thought he was just a [really] nice person. Like, just very supportive and very kind."
Andy then went on to ask Ariana if she knew Mauricio's wife, Kyle Richards. The Single AF Cocktails author replied: "Thereabouts, yeah. She's always been super nice any time I've run into her as well." In short, Ariana had nothing but kind things to say about the RHOBH couple — and this isn't the first time she's gone public with her Mauricio bond.
On September 21, Ariana took to Instagram to share a selfie of her "slaying her hair" while posing in front of a mirror. In the photo, the Florida native was rocking a white t-shirt with lightning bolts on it, and her blonde hair had been styled in loose curls.
"[T]he only thing in my camera roll lately that isn’t dancing-related..." she wrote in the caption of the post, along with an upside down smiley face emoji.
At the time, Mauricio could relate to the contents of Ariana's photo library. In the comments' section, he joked, "I’m suffering from the same symptoms lol." Ariana responded, "[I]t has taken over," to The Agency founder. She added two crying laughing emojis to her comment as well.
Ariana Madix on Her New Broadway role and Getting Advice from Erika Jayne
Meanwhile, Ariana's dancing — and singing! — will continue in 2024. The Something About Her co-owner announced on December 6 that she will star as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway for eight weeks, beginning this January.
The news was announced on the Instagram account for the long-running Broadway show. In a separate Instagram post, Ariana commented about the dream gig, "IS THIS REAL LIFE."
Several Bravolebrities have had the chance to play the iconic Broadway role, including Erika Jayne, who took to the stage as Roxie Hart in 2020. In the WWHL clip above, Andy asks Ariana whether she she plans to ask Erika for advice prior to making her Broadway debut. "Yeah, why not?" Ariana said. "[Erika] has a great voice, she's very talented."
