Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen are teaming up for one very exciting night this summer. It was announced that the Vanderpump Rules alum and the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen host will be co-hosting the Love Island USA Season 7 reunion. And Ariana, who served as the host of Love Island USA Season 7, could not be more excited about this.
Ariana took to her Instagram Story after the news was confirmed, where she expressed her enthusiasm to sit alongside the longtime Bravo reunion host. “Daddy alert,” she wrote over a screenshot. “[Andy] I’m so excited.”
During the reunion, Andy and Ariana will sit down with the Season 7 winners as well as the couples and bombshells who fans can’t stop buzzing about to reflect on everything that went down in the villa, according to Deadline.
When does the Love Island USA Season 7 reunion air?
The Love Island USA Season 7 reunion will air on Monday, August 25, at 9 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. ET on Peacock. The reunion will be filmed in New York City.
Ariana Madix shares the hosting advice that Andy Cohen gave her
Prior to hosting the Love Island USA Season 6 reunion in 2024, Ariana revealed that Andy had given her some advice ahead of the filming. “He just said, ‘Don’t be afraid to go out there and to be you and put your own stamp on it,'” she told Page Six in September 2024. “Obviously, he’s done so many reunions. He’s literally the king of it! So it was really amazing to be able to get some advice from him before doing it.”
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But she admitted that hosting was harder than she expected. “As host, there is leeway for you to feel how you feel and have a bit of your own opinion, but at the same time, you do have to be as partial as you can,” she noted.
Ariana Madix will host Love Island Games Season 2
Ariana will return to Peacock to host Love Island Games Season 2, which will premiere on Tuesday, September 16, according to Deadline. The competition series, which had taken a two-year hiatus, will pair Love Island cast members from franchises around the globe as they compete in challenges while dating each other, and of course, navigating the new bombshells that enter the villa.
“Secrets out,” she wrote on Instagram Stories. “See you soon.”
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Ariana Madix reveals what’s next for her after Love Island USA Season 7
In an interview with TODAY earlier this month, Ariana admitted that she was excited to return to the United States after filming Love Island USA Season 7 in Fiji. “I will be going back to Los Angeles, and I have a long list of things that I need to get done, and I will be back in the sandwich shop in West Hollywood,” she said. “Please come see us — Something About Her — and have a sandwich. I’ll be there for some time.”
Ariana Madix shares an update on Something About Her sandwich shop
Ariana spoke to Variety in June about Something About Her, which she co-owns with Katie Maloney. “People are not kidding when they say that opening a restaurant is hard,” she admitted. “And it comes with a whole set of things that make it hard. I think, for us, the things that are not hard are: we love our staff, Katie and I, and we love working together. We really share the same vision.”
See the dramatic hair transformation that Ariana made during Love Island USA Season 7.
