{"id":2129193,"date":"2025-11-01T17:59:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T17:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2129193"},"modified":"2025-11-01T17:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T17:59:30","slug":"ariana-madix-reveals-the-married-star-she-wants-on-love-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ariana-madix-reveals-the-married-star-she-wants-on-love-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Madix Reveals the Married Star She Wants on Love Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Reality TV star-turned-dating competition host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ariana-madix\/\"><strong>Ariana Madix<\/strong><\/a> is well aware that appearing on the hit show <em>Love Island USA<\/em> is to embark on a sometimes relentless emotional rollercoaster.<\/p>\n<p>Still, she has her eyes set on one, albeit married, Hollywood celeb who she thinks could withstand the ups and downs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/margot-robbie\/\"><strong>Margot Robbie<\/strong><\/a> said she\u2019s a fan of <em>Love Island<\/em>,\u201d Ariana, 40, exclusively told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> of her dream contestant while attending the 35th Annual Environmental Media Association (EMA) Awards Gala at CBS Radford Studio Center in Studio City, California. \u201cI mean, she\u2019s not single, but I feel like she would have a lot of fun in there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued of Robbie\u2019s probable <em>Love Island<\/em> success, \u201cShe would be quite popular.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ariana replaced <strong>Sarah Hyland<\/strong> as the host of <em>Love Island USA<\/em> in 2024, after her infamous breakup with longtime boyfriend and fellow <em>Vanderpump Rules<\/em> costar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/tom-sandoval\/\"><strong>Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>In one season 10 episode, which aired before news broke Tom cheated Ariana with <strong>Raquel Leviss<\/strong>, Ariana referenced <em>Love Island<\/em>, arguing that her then-boyfriend doesn\u2019t watch the show with her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I love hosting <em>Love Island<\/em>,\u201d she told <em>Us<\/em>, though she admitted that she has her professional sights set on more than just reality dating television.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4071721\" style=\"width: 683px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:149.85714285714%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Ariana Madix<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Kim Nunneley\/Peacock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOh my gosh, honestly, I love doing comedy,\u201d she explained. \u201cI was able to do an episode of <em>St. Denis<\/em> [<em>Medical<\/em>] coming out soon that I\u2019m really excited about. And I would love to continue to do more of that. That set, in particular, is such a fun set to be a part of. So, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Ariana manifests her next acting role, she\u2019s been busy after a contentious season of the hit dating show. Recently, <em>Love Island USA<\/em>\u2019s <strong>Huda Mustafa<\/strong> issued a public apology to her season 7 costar <strong>Olandria Carthen<\/strong> amid her boyfriend<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/love-islands-huda-apologizes-to-olandria-over-racial-slur-controversy\/\"> <strong>Louis Russell<\/strong>\u2019s controversial livestream<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to begin by saying I completely respect Olandria, and it\u2019s extremely disheartening that anyone, especially a presumed child, would find it excusable to use this type of language, and doing so only underlines the ignorance of the gravity that such a word carries,\u201d Huda wrote via her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, October 29, after she and Louis appeared to laugh at a racial slur on her boyfriend\u2019s recent livestream.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ariana-madixs-tearful-response-to-love-island-usa-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NUP_208137_00006-Ariana-Madix-Offers-Tearful-Response-to-Love-Island-USA-Season-7-Controversies-e1752380859964.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1200px%2C677px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"NUP_208137_00006 Ariana Madix Offers Tearful Response to Love Island USA Season 7 Controversies.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NUP_208137_00006-Ariana-Madix-Offers-Tearful-Response-to-Love-Island-USA-Season-7-Controversies-e1752380859964.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ariana-madixs-tearful-response-to-love-island-usa-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Ariana Madix Tearfully Responds to \u2018Love Island USA\u2019 Controversies<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAriana Madix fought back tears while responding to Love Island USA season 7\u2019s numerous controversies. \u201cIt\u2019s been a really tough season for a lot of reasons,\u201d Ariana, 40, admitted during an emotional interview with Maura Higgins on Love Island USA: Aftersun on Sunday, July 12. Love Island USA has been beset with scandals throughout its [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOlandria \u2014 it is now clear that this comment was targeted at you, and I apologize for my immediate reaction,\u201d she continued. \u201cMy reaction in that moment came from being caught off guard, not from finding the word or situation funny. It was a nervous, uncomfortable reaction that I recognize was inappropriate. I want to be clear that I do not condone or tolerate anyone who uses such language, and I strongly encourage the individual responsible to reflect deeply on their words and the harm they\u2019ve caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier that same day, Olandria \u2014 who finished second on <em>Love Island USA<\/em> season 7 \u2014 reacted to the same controversial livestream via her Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not condone racism of any kind, nor do I entertain it. That kind of language is never acceptable,\u201d she wrote in her own statement. \u201cNot in anger, not as a joke, not ever. Words like that carry generations of pain, and pretending otherwise only keeps the cycling going. Defending it, laughing about it or making excuses is even worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reality TV star-turned-dating competition host Ariana Madix is well aware that appearing on the hit show Love Island USA is to embark on a sometimes relentless emotional rollercoaster. Still, she has her eyes set on one, albeit married, Hollywood celeb who she thinks could withstand the ups and downs. \u201cYou know, Margot Robbie said she\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2129194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24386,25404,30379,24122],"class_list":["post-2129193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-entertainment-news","tag-exclusive","tag-exclusive-interview","tag-reality-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ariana-Madix-Reveals-the-Married-Star-She-Wants-on-Love.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2129193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2129195,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129193\/revisions\/2129195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2129194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2129193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2129193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2129193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}