Shifting on! Ariana Madix has provided glimpses into her steamy reference to Daniel Wai following her break up from Tom Sandoval.
After almost a decade of relationship, Us Weekly confirmed in March 2023 that Madix and Sandoval parted methods attributable to his affair with their Vanderpump Guidelines costar Raquel Leviss. The TomTom co-owner later issued a public apology to Madix after initially solely addressing the damaging response his Los Angeles enterprise obtained amid the fallout.
“I need to at first apologize to everybody I’ve damage by means of this course of. Most of all, I need to apologize to Ariana,” he wrote by way of Instagram that very same month. “I made errors, I used to be egocentric and made reckless selections that damage any person I like. Nobody deserves to really feel that ache so traumatically and publicly. I can solely think about how devastating this has been for Ariana and everybody round us. I really feel actually horrible about that. My greatest remorse is that I dishonored Ariana. I by no means meant to disappoint so many individuals, together with our loving households and associates.”
Madix, for her half, took a short social media break earlier than publicly thanking the individuals who supported her.
“Hello. the place to start? i need to specific my most honest gratitude for the outpouring of affection and assist i’ve obtained from associates, household, and other people i’ve by no means even met within the final two weeks,” she captioned an Instagram submit in March 2023. “When i’ve felt like i couldn’t even stand, you all have given me the power to proceed and seen me by means of my darkest hours. to say i’ve been devastated and damaged is an understatement. nevertheless, i do know that i’m not on this alone.”
The Florida native continued: “So lots of my closest associates are additionally grieving this loss proper now and reeling from this betrayal on so many ranges. i’m so f—king fortunate to have the very best assist system on the planet and that i hope i can repay each single individual for the love you may have proven me. what doesn’t kill me higher run. love, ariana.”
One month later, Madix attended Coachella with a gaggle of associates, which included Wai. The pair sparked romance hypothesis after they posted a number of snaps of them holding fingers and kissing on the musical competition.
A supply completely instructed Us on the time that Madix and the non-public coach have been “simply having enjoyable” in the course of the outing. “Ariana will not be able to decide to something severe proper now as she continues to be therapeutic from the connection that simply ended with Tom,” the insider defined, noting that the Bravo star is “not wanting” for dedication after calling it quits with Sandoval. “A part of her therapeutic course of was going to have a very good time at Coachella and that’s what she did.”
Sandoval, for his half, wished his ex-girlfriend luck together with her romantic life. “Sure, I like that,” he instructed TMZ in April 2023. “Sure, I do [want her to find love again]. I actually do.”
As Madix continued to spend time with Wai, the health coach obtained the stamp of approval from a number of of her previous and current Vanderpump Guidelines costars together with Scheana Shay, Kristen Doute and Lala Kent.
“She’s like, ‘Heartbreak, what? Like, I’m stable. I’m banging a fine-looking man,’” Kent stated on her “Give Them Lala” podcast in April 2023. “She’s [everything] like, ‘Have a look at my life. I’m completely satisfied.’ She stated [to me], ‘Wow, I don’t have nervousness anymore. That is unusual.’”
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