Ariana Madix has been loving her life lately. The Vanderpump Rules alum is the current host of Love Island Games Season 2, and co-owner of the sandwich shop, Something About Her, and has been able to find a way to balance it all.
Ariana spoke with The New York Times in an interview published on Sept. 27, where she opened up about how she’s able to balance her life with hosting Love Island Games Season 2, which is currently streaming on Peacock, and filming in Fiji. “It does seem maybe that I’m busy constantly,” she said.
“When it is really busy, I think, like, ‘Wow, I really wish I had a vacation,'” she continued. “But then when I’m on a vacation, even if I have a few days off to myself, I start not knowing what to do with myself, and I start feeling bad.”
But Ariana admitted that she has plenty of activities in her personal life. This includes doing cardio at the gym even though she “hates” it, and dancing to electronic dance music, which makes her “feel free.”
Ariana Madix opens up about her sandwich shop, Something About Her, with Katie Maloney
Although Love Island Games Season 2 currently films in Fiji, which is halfway across the world, Ariana is still connected to her sandwich shop. Ariana and her BFF, Katie Maloney, officially opened their shop, Something About Her, in May 2024 in Los Angeles, and the host is still gushing over it.
“I am biased, but I’m also right,” she told the publication. “I’m just really proud of our little shop.”
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Ariana further elaborated on her love for Something About Her in an interview with People’s StyleWatch in March. “It’s been really fun,” she said. “It’s really nice to have a place to go, it’s lovely when we get to meet people who come in.”
Ariana Madix reveals how she spends her days off in Fiji
Sure, Ariana is busy hosting Love Island Games Season 2 and Season 7 of Love Island USA before that, but she also makes good use of her days off.
“Whether it’s a day I’m going to the villa or a day I’m shooting Aftersun, I have so much fun,” she told People in July while Season 7 of Love Island USA was airing on Peacock. “We have the best team and the best crew. So even going to work doesn’t really feel like work. Sometimes there are some really late nights, I won’t lie, but on my days off, I am usually going to the gym.”
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“Sometimes, if multiple people on my team have the same day off, then maybe we go snorkeling,” she added. “It’s honestly just the best job ever.”
Get a behind-the-scenes look at when Ariana hosted the Love Island USA Season 7 reunion alongside Andy Cohen.
