Ariana Madix Reacts to Surprise DWTS Messages From Boyfriend and ‘Vanderpump’ Co
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00:00 - You got a lot of support in that ballroom week after week.
00:03 What does it mean to be able to look out in that audience
00:05 and see those familiar faces?
00:07 - It's really awesome.
00:09 You know, part of me, I still think when I see them,
00:12 oh, is it making me more nervous?
00:14 But ultimately, the familiar faces, I think,
00:17 give me an extra boost.
00:19 And I know that no matter what, you know,
00:21 I was in our group text last week before going on,
00:24 and I was talking about how nervous I was to do the samba.
00:27 My friends were like, "Girl, you could roll around
00:29 "on your tummy and we would cheer for you."
00:31 So I feel like that kind of energy makes me feel really good
00:34 and makes me feel like I can just go out there
00:35 and be myself and slay.
00:37 - Well, we've got some mutual friends,
00:38 so I called in a little message of support
00:42 to kick you over into next week.
00:45 - Hello, my love.
00:46 I hope you're having the best time.
00:47 We're so proud of you, and we're wishing you
00:49 the best of luck on Dancing with the Stars.
00:53 Can you say good luck?
00:55 - Good luck.
00:56 - We love you.
00:57 - Oh my God, that's so cute.
01:00 I was just in her voice and she cried.
01:02 Oh my God, she's such a little angel.
01:04 Ariana, oh my God, you have been crushing it
01:07 on Dancing with the Stars.
01:09 I'm so excited to see what's next for week three.
01:12 - Well, it's literally, I know how hard you've been working.
01:16 I know how much you've been killing it,
01:18 how much stress it is, and I just can't say
01:20 how proud I am of you.
01:22 So, I'm killing it on week three.
01:23 I won't be there, but I will be there for you.
01:25 - I will be there.
01:26 I am so excited to be back in person.
01:29 You give me chills every time you dance.
01:31 I have tears in my eyes.
01:32 I feel like such a proud mom.
01:33 Best friend, I love you.
01:35 You're gonna crush it.
01:36 We're getting those eights, and then tens.
01:38 Yeah, all 10.
01:40 - Oh my God, thank you, Lala, and thank you, Sheena.
01:44 Thank you, Daniel, and thank you, Ocean, for that.
01:47 Like, it means everything.
01:49 - Seeing Sheena, I was like, when are we gonna pull out
01:52 good as gold as a song?
01:53 ♪ That's my good-ass song ♪
01:56 - Are you saving that for freestyle
01:58 at the end of this thing?
01:58 - Oh my God.
01:59 Do you know, are you familiar with good as gold?
02:02 Are you?
02:03 - No, he's not. - No.
02:04 (laughing)
02:05 - Well, listen, last time, you know what I mean?
02:07 - I'm like, what style of dance did I be?
02:08 - It was like the sandwich shop, she put me with that.
02:11 You know, so I'm like, now I'm just, yes.
02:13 - I'm like, curious what style of dance good as gold fits.
02:17 I'm gonna play it for you, and you'll let me know.
02:21 - I feel like it's a freestyle contender,
02:22 and I think Sheena will give you the rights to it,
02:24 to use it.
02:25 - Daniel, have you shown him any moves?
02:27 Have you used him to practice in the off time?
02:31 - He's actually really, well, he's a personal trainer,
02:33 so, you know, there's been times when he's been in town,
02:36 and I'm like, sore and pain, and he's like,
02:39 okay, you just sit here, you put this, you know,
02:42 I'll do the Thera-Gun, or the Hyper-Ice-Gun, or whatever,
02:45 and like, you know, make sure I'm just,
02:46 I'm sitting there eating, he makes me ice my feet,
02:49 makes me do all of those things.
02:51 But it's funny, 'cause it's like,
02:52 I don't know if I could actually teach him any moves,
02:54 because it's like, I'm learning from the,
02:57 I feel like Pasha's gonna have to be the one that,
02:59 'cause I don't know what guys do in Tango,
03:02 or, well, I don't know.
03:03 I don't know what you're doing over there.
03:04 - He looks so bummed that he's not gonna be here
03:05 for Motown, because when he found out
03:07 we have Motown week three, he's like,
03:09 I need to go figure out, change my ticket or something.
03:12 - Yeah.
03:13 - Well, we'll see if he makes it.
03:14 (upbeat music)
03:17 (singing in foreign language)
03:21 - We're three weeks into this experiment in dancing.
03:28 How are you feeling about the whole experience so far?
03:31 - I'm obsessed with it, and whenever I have other things
03:36 to do during the day, outside of just coming to rehearsal,
03:38 I get kind of like mad about it.
03:40 (laughing)
03:41 - As her teacher, I'm sure that's something fun to hear.
03:44 How is she as a student?
03:45 - Oh, she's the best student.
03:48 Yeah, I feel like it's on her mind 24/7.
03:51 Mariana told me that she even, like,
03:53 she doesn't really sleep well, because through the night,
03:55 she keeps repeating the routine, you know, in her head,
03:59 which is great for me, you know,
04:00 'cause I think this is why she learns it so quickly,
04:02 and then we have time to improve it
04:04 and deliver a good performance on Tuesday.
04:07 - This takes a toll on the body, though.
04:09 How are we doing physically?
04:11 Mentally, we're there.
04:12 Physically, where are we?
04:13 - Physically, listen, there's been a couple of little things.
04:18 My right foot is definitely not loving me
04:23 as much as I would like it to, but we're working through it.
04:27 I've been going to physical therapy, seeing a doctor,
04:31 just making sure I'm really taking care of myself,
04:33 because it's week three,
04:35 and I wanna make it to, like, week forever, so.
04:39 - Well, yeah, that mirror ball trophy, it's coming home.
04:42 - Let's hope so.
04:43 - It's Motown week.
04:45 Can't hurry love, but you have to hurry this routine.
04:49 (laughing)
04:51 What can we expect?
04:53 What are we pulling out this week?
04:55 - We have a quick step this week, and I really like it.
04:59 It might be my favorite dance so far.
05:01 Like, I'm really into it.
05:02 - Are we channeling the Supremes?
05:04 Are we bringing some Diana Ross energy
05:05 out onto the dance floor?
05:07 - Yeah, I think so.
05:08 - Yeah, it's definitely very playful,
05:10 and we're definitely putting some Motown vibe into it,
05:13 so it's gonna, I mean, don't wanna give away too much,
05:18 but yeah, we're super excited to perform it.
05:20 - Week one to week two, those judges docked you one point.
05:24 What are we doing to ensure that we keep that point
05:27 and add some onto it this time around?
05:30 - Just keep working hard, keep being super dedicated
05:33 and focused in rehearsal, taking care of the body,
05:37 making sure I'm resting when I'm supposed to be resting,
05:40 and you know what?
05:40 I know we went down one point,
05:42 but I still feel really good about it
05:43 because if you think about it,
05:45 the samba is the most difficult dance,
05:48 so I feel like it almost needs to be graded on a curve.
05:51 (laughing)
05:52 - There you go, I'll take that.
05:54 You'll have one more face to win over, Michael Strahan.
05:57 How do you think he's gonna fare behind that judge's desk?
06:00 - I don't know, I feel like maybe he might
06:03 just be, like, super tough.
06:06 You know, he's like, "This is my one judging moment,
06:09 so really wanna get in there and judge super tough."
06:13 So I'm a little bit nervous about that.
06:15 - How are you feeling, Pasha?
06:17 - I mean, usually our guest judges are pretty nice,
06:21 so I'm hoping for that.
06:24 - Maybe he'll give us a 10.
06:25 - Yeah, maybe he'll be, like, the teddy bear of the table.
06:29 When you look at, you're up against some contenders
06:33 this time around.
06:33 This is a solid cast for Dancing With The Stars.
06:36 Who do you consider to be the biggest threat
06:38 to you taking home that mirror ball?
06:40 - I think Barry, honestly.
06:42 I think Barry comes out every week and just nails it,
06:45 and he's so charming and so fun to watch.
06:48 And if I was at home, I might be voting for Barry.
06:52 - I'm not at home and I am voting for Barry.
06:55 (laughing)
06:56 - Wait, you're supposed to vote for me.
06:59 Wow.
06:59 - Okay, wow.
07:01 And Ariana will be asking for a new partner
07:03 right after this interview for the rest of the competition.
07:07 But Pasha, I mean, there's competition in your own house,
07:09 so do you and Danny take bets?
07:11 What's the vibe like when you go home from the studio?
07:15 - Well, we're trying to help each other
07:17 and support each other as much as possible,
07:20 you know, just give each other some suggestions,
07:23 be an extra eye.
07:24 But, I don't know, we'll see how the competition progresses.
07:31 You know, at the end, it might be,
07:33 it might be, you know, like a battle.
07:35 I don't know, we'll have to battle it out.
07:37 But right now, right now, it's all support.
07:39 - It has been a whirlwind seven months for you.
07:43 Have you been able to even reflect
07:45 on everything that's gone down in your life
07:47 and process any of it, or are you just riding this wave?
07:50 - I've processed things in bits and pieces, for sure,
07:54 but right now I'm just focusing on the positive
07:57 and trying to just stay moving in that direction
08:01 and moving away from the negativity.
08:04 - When you look back at the last seven months
08:06 and look to the future, does it make you think differently
08:08 about how much you share of your life with the world?
08:12 - I feel like I understand what you mean,
08:19 but I think that I feel as though sharing myself
08:24 and my story with the world allows me to connect
08:27 with people that I maybe never would have been able
08:29 to otherwise, and in some ways, it's really empowering
08:34 to be able to just be like, this is me,
08:36 and this is my life, and this is where I'm at.
08:39 And yeah, I think that there's been times
08:43 where I'm like, should I have done all that?
08:46 But then I think ultimately it's the right thing
08:48 to do for me.
08:49 - You're on the journey for a reason.
08:50 Something about her.
08:51 We wanna get in those doors.
08:52 Can you clear up what's going on?
08:54 'Cause people think it's like, Spencer Pratt was like,
08:56 it was a front to just sell merch.
08:58 But it's a permit issue, right?
09:00 - Yeah, so basically, the city of West Hollywood
09:03 is going to be turning Robertson into,
09:05 it's a city improvement project,
09:07 to turn Robertson into a street
09:09 that doesn't have cars on it.
09:11 And so the facade, the entire outdoor facade
09:14 of the building had to change.
09:15 And that's not really up to us, that's up to the landlord.
09:18 But when that happened, anything that we had
09:20 on the outside had to go away, including the patio,
09:24 which was like a permanent structure that had been there
09:26 since before I was born, before West Hollywood
09:28 was even a city.
09:30 And then that upper part of it had to go away as well.
09:33 So all of that stuff has to be remade, repermitted,
09:37 permitted to put it back up.
09:39 It's like, you have to have a permit to make it,
09:40 a permit to put it back up, a permit, all of that.
09:42 Permit to take it down, all of that.
09:45 So it's just been going through all of that red tape.
09:48 But we are really excited and things are plugging along.
09:52 And I'll definitely have a date for you soon.
09:55 - Great, by year's end?
09:57 - Yeah. - Okay.
09:58 When we look, we're wrapping up this year.
10:01 I can't believe it's almost 2024.
10:04 We're gonna open the shop.
10:06 The new cocktail book is coming.
10:08 We're gonna win this mirrorball trophy.
10:10 What else is on the vision board for you
10:12 in this next era of Ariana?
10:14 - Ooh, a vacation.
10:16 (laughing)
10:17 - A long overdue. - A nap.
10:19 (laughing)
10:21 I don't know yet, but I'm excited to see what happens.
10:24 I'm just gonna keep, you know, put my head down,
10:27 keep working hard and see what happens.
10:30 - I'm excited for the, I think you called it
10:32 a breakup album of a cocktail book.
10:34 - Yeah, yeah.
10:36 - Have you shown him any recipes?
10:37 Are we trading secrets?
10:38 - No, not yet. - Not yet.
10:39 - Honestly, I'm waiting for the Greek sandwich.
10:43 I've heard a lot about it, still haven't tried it.
10:47 Still waiting.
10:48 - All right, I'm gonna bring it into rehearsal next time.
10:50 (upbeat music)
10:53 (upbeat music)
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