Ariana Madix hasn’t revealed whether she plans to return for season 12 of Vanderpump Rules — but not all of her friends want her to. The reality star’s close friend Brad Kearns was asked during an Instagram Q&A whether he thought Ariana, 39, should “go back” to Vanderpump Rules . In true Bravo fashion, Brad responded “No” and added a video of Tamra Judge screaming “That’s my opinion” from a past season of The Real Housewives of Orange County .
Ariana has weathered many highs and lows on Vanderpump Rules since she joined in season 2 and fans know things took their biggest turn when her longtime boyfriend, Tom Sandoval had an affair with their then-costar Rachel “Raquel” Leviss , during season 10. The drama spilled over into season 11 where Ariana initially received support from most of her costars, including Scheana Shay , James Kennedy, Lala Kent and Katie Maloney . Some loyalties shifted as they kept filming the rest of the season.
The season 11 finale — and the subsequent three-part reunion special — hinted at a fractured fiend group with multiple cast members frustrated with Ariana for not filming with Sandoval, 41. Ariana, for her part, stood her ground and even called out production for having the cast watch the final scene from the reunion together, seemingly in an effort to get her to talk to Sandoval. “It felt, ‘Well, we have her trapped in this room now.
We didn’t get what we wanted to get [during the finale]. We didn’t get to brea.
