Ariana Madix, ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Wins at MTV Awards 2023

A giant night time! Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney and Scheana Shay celebrated Vanderpump Rules‘ large win on the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday, Might 7.

Ariana, 37, Katie, 36, and Scheana, 37, wore matching Every Nite Is VPR Nite hoodies as they accepted the golden popcorn statue on behalf of their hit Bravo collection.

“Wow, Greatest Onscreen Group,” Katie mentioned. “Thanks a lot, MTV, and particularly to everybody that voted for us.”

Scheana added, “The group isn’t simply us. We hav a complete manufacturing group behind us that makes this present doable. And that is simply so thrilling! We gained greatest group all due to you guys, the followers, thanks a lot for voting.

Ariana concluded, “Thanks, thanks, thanks. We’ve been by means of so many ups and downs as buddies, and clearly, it’s been a really tumultuous time in all of our lives. However we’re actually at our greatest after we come collectively as a group.”

Days earlier than the ceremony, Lala Kent introduced she wouldn’t be becoming a member of her costars as a show of solidarity amid the WGA strike.

“I’m so honored to be nominated this 12 months and grateful to all my followers who’ve been voting however I’ve determined to remain house in help of the various arduous working writers who should be compensated pretty,” the sweetness mogul, 32, informed The Hollywood Reporter in a press release on Thursday, Might 4. “Though Vanderpump Guidelines falls below the unscripted sector of TV, that isn’t an excuse for me to stay silent and keep it up as if there isn’t a lot at stake for each author and their households. We’ve got to guard our creators and I hope you’ll stand with me and lots of others as we achieve this till we attain a decision (hopefully very quickly).”

Nonetheless, the occasion was not stay as a result of strike. The Give Them Lala Magnificence founder recorded a separate video acceptance in a Ship It to Darrell hoodie. “Hi there my loves, thanks all for voting for me and my most favourite women: Scheana, Katie, Ariana,” she mentioned. “We’re past grateful. That is loopy. Once more, Thanks guys a lot.”

Vanderpump Guidelines, which is presently airing its tenth season, was nominated for Best Docu-Reality Show as well as Best Reality On-Screen Team class. The fact stars had been up towards exhibits corresponding to Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, The Challenge: Ride or Dies, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and The Kardashians.

Earlier within the night time, Ariana made a solo look as a presenter on the awards present. The Fancy AF Cocktails coauthor has recently been in the spotlight following her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval‘s dishonest scandal with their costar Raquel Leviss.

Bravo viewers watched as rumors swirled about Tom and Raquel during season 10. Ariana, for her half, defended the model after years of friendship. “Raquel is my good friend. She is somebody that’s variety and candy and dependable and only a delight because the day I met her,” Ariana informed Katie through the Tuesday, Might 3 episode. “Clearly I like Raquel dearly and he or she’s certainly one of my closest buddies. I not solely belief and love her — I belief and love my boyfriend.”

In response, the Utah native warned her business partner to be careful round Raquel. “Nicely, I hope she is an efficient good friend to you. I simply really feel like it is a character factor, it is a character factor and that is an integrity factor,” Katie, whose ex-husband Tom Schwartz connected with Raquel in August 2022, added. “I’ve a tough time believing that she is a s—tty particular person to some individuals and good friend to others.”

Sandoval and Raquel’s cheating scandal originally made headlines in March. The previous magnificence pageant contestant issued a public apology to Ariana amid the drama.

“I need to apologize for my actions and my selections foremost to Ariana, and to my buddies and the followers so invested in {our relationships}. There is no such thing as a excuse, I’m not a sufferer and I need to personal my actions and I deeply remorse hurting Ariana,” the California native wrote through Instagram that very same month.

Ariana, for her half, took a quick social media break before thanking the people who supported her. “Hello. the place to start? i need to categorical my most honest gratitude for the outpouring of affection and help i’ve obtained from buddies, household, and other people i’ve by no means even met within the final two weeks,” she captioned an Instagram put up on March 16. “When i’ve felt like i couldn’t even stand, you all have given me the energy to proceed and seen me by means of my darkest hours. to say i’ve been devastated and damaged is an understatement. nonetheless, i do know that i’m not on this alone.”

The Florida native continued: “So a lot of my closest buddies 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 most effective help system on the earth and that i hope i can repay each single particular person for the love you will have proven me. what doesn’t kill me higher run. love, ariana.”

The Paradise Metropolis star has since publicly moved on from Sandoval after she was seen packing on the PDA with health coach Daniel Wai at Coachella. A supply completely informed Us final month that the previous SUR bartender isn’t in a rush to get right into a severe relationship once more.

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“She’s having fun with her freedom and being single for the primary time in years,” the insider shared, noting that Ariana is “single and is having the time of her life.”