Ariana Madix is out here thriving post-Sandoval with a third-place win on Dancing With the Stars, a casual Lifetime movie role, and a new casting as *the* Roxie Hart in Broadway's Chicago—meaning the time has come to get super nosy about her net worth, which is pretty large at a reported $2 million (double the amount we reported back in April 2023!). Ready to dig in? Cool, first up: exactly how much she makes for Vanderpump Rules...
Her VPR Salary Is Pretty Massive
According to the Hollywood Reporter, core cast members of Vanderpump Rules make $25,000 per episode. I’ll give you a moment to do the math. Actually, kidding, I would never make anyone do math! Ariana is making up to $600,000 per season, depending on her episode count. Although her paycheck wasn’t always this large.
Per the outlet, the Vanderpump Rules cast was “barely netting $10,000 for their participation in the entire first season” (which Ariana was technically a guest star on), but they went through negotiations in 2017 and 2018 (when Ariana was a main cast member) and secured that $25K.
She Co-Owned a $2 Million Home
Ariana and her ex Tom Sandoval purchased a $2.075 million home together in 2019, which is obviously a huge asset. However, it was a shared asset for a while since, as Tom’s rep told People back in 2023, “They own the house together, and what happens next with the property will take time to sort out. This isn’t something that’s going to be decided in a weekend.”
Things got even more complicated thanks to Tom taking out a home equity loan against his and Ariana’s place to fund Schwartz & Sandy’s—which Lisa Vanderpump raised concerns about.
“I’m not sure that Ariana quite understands the concept of putting your house up as collateral,” she said. “If they default on their loan, then the bank never goes and takes half the house back. It’s like, ‘Ariana, you stay in bed. We only want Tom’s half.’ It doesn’t work like that.”
All that is luckily in the past though, because Ariana has since moved on to greener, less messy pastures and now owns a house for herself!!!!
Ariana Joined the Season 32 Cast of Dancing With the Stars
Page Six initially reported the news that Ariana would be joining the iconic season of DWTS. And because she got all the way to third place with partner Pasha Pashkov, she no doubt made a lot of money. JFYI, according to Variety, everyone on the show makes $125,000 for the rehearsal period + the first two weeks. Then those who stay in the competition start earning extra money on a sliding scale per episode, although apparently, the most anyone can take home is $295,000. The more you know!
She’s Starting a New Business *and* Pivoting to Movies
On top of her cocktail brand, Ariana and her VPR costar Katie Maloney are in the process of developing a sandwich shop called Something About Her, which will open in the coming months. “It’s going to be this summer,” Katie revealed back in June 2023. “It’s just a matter of if everything goes according to the plan…and there’s no hiccups along the way, which you can’t always plan for.”
Sadly, the shop has yet to open its doors, but it's likely because Ariana is busy making so much damn money!
And before you ask: Tom is not an investor. As Ariana herself put it, “I don’t want Tom involved in what I do. Like, Jay-Z wasn’t a partner on Lemonade.”
Meanwhile, Ariana *also* starred in the Lifetime movie Buying Back My Daughter (in which she plays a police officer), which came out in October 2023. Unclear what Lifetime pays, but gonna assume it’s not terrible?
She Just Made Her Broadway Debut!
And she won't just be playing anyone, obvi. In December 2023, it was announced that the reality TV star was cast in the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago from January 29 to March 24 at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City.
“It's just the biggest dream come true,” Ariana gushed during her segment on Live with Kelly and Mark when she first opened up about the news. “I cannot believe this is real life. I'm going to cry."
Saaaaaaame, Ariana. Saaaaaaaame.
And She Just Landed a 🔥 Hosting Gig
Yep, there's a hot new bombshell entering the villa for season 6 of Love Island USA! The Vanderpump Rules star is set to replace former host Sarah Hyland for the upcoming season this summer.
She’s Selling Team Ariana Merch
I mean, why not profit off your viral breakup, right? On top of “It’s not me, it’s you” hoodies, Ariana is selling a sweatshirt with “the #1 guy in the group” on it (a title previously used by Tom). Oh, and naturally, she also supplements her income with Insta sponcon.
On that note, excuse me while I go find my credit card and buy this, byeeeee.
Team Ariana It's Not Me It's You Hoodie
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