Inside Ariana Madix’s first public look since ‘Scandoval’

Ariana Madix has formally returned to the highlight.

The “Vanderpump Rules” star made her first public look since dumping Tom Sandoval amid his affair with Raquel Leviss.

Madix, 37, took the stage Saturday evening at a wacky comedy present on the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, a venue simply minutes away from her ex-boyfriend’s latest restaurant, Schwartz & Sandy’s Lounge.

An eyewitness tells Page Six that the fact star was met with “thunderous cheers and applause from the group” when she walked on stage on the stay occasion, billed as “the one sandwich making gameshow on the planet.”

“From the smile on her face and the little dance she did whereas strolling out on stage, she appeared just a little shocked however tremendous appreciative of all of the fan assist,” the insider mentioned.

“And judging from the viewers’s pleasure for Ariana, it was evident that almost all of individuals confirmed as much as see her.”

The eyewitness famous that Madix “regarded carefree,” including, “She appeared completely happy to have a enjoyable evening the place there was completely no point out of ‘Scandoval.’”

We’re informed the present, titled “Make That Sandwich,” began round 10:30 p.m. Madix was wearing a brown tweed blazer and matching skirt, which she paired with a glittery brown turtleneck and knee-high leather-based boots. 

The insider famous that the group, comprised principally of “Pump Rules” followers, appeared excited in regards to the a number of cameras stationed across the small venue.

Comedian Connor Wood, higher identified on social media as “Fibula,” was additionally “nervous” to fulfill the newly single Madix, as evidenced in clips obtained by Page Six.

“You weren’t purported to say that. I performed it actually cool backstage,” Wood mentioned facetiously when host Lindsay Ames referred to as him out.

“I completely outed you, however you recognize what? It is basically lovely,” she replied.

“What will we take into consideration shifting ahead with the present?” he requested in an try to alter the subject.

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“After we speak about the way you have been just a little bit nervous assembly Ariana,” Ames continued to joke. Wood then insisted that “we coated that” already, to which Madix responded, “Who could be nervous [to meet me]?” 

As Page Six beforehand reported, Madix was watching 40-year-old Sandoval’s cowl band, Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras, on March 1 when she found a sexually express video of Leviss, 28, on his telephone. It then got here to mild that the pair had been having a secret affair since at the least July 2022.

Madix dumped Sandoval and put the drama behind her by escaping to Mexico, the place she was seen smiling, dancing and partying within the metropolis of Oaxaca for movie star chef Michael Jenkins’ marriage ceremony to Lauren Basco.

Photos confirmed the Bravolebrity sporting a surprising pink-and-green “revenge gown” that’s bought at “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Melissa Gorga’s Envy retailer. The ombré model robe is obtainable to store on the boutique’s web site for $550.

“Vanderpump Rules” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.