Ariana Madix Debuts as ‘Love Island USA’ Host With ‘Barbie’-Inspired Teaser

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Ariana Madix is trading West Hollywood for Fiji very soon.

Peacock has revealed the premiere date for the upcoming sixth season of Love Island USA, which will be hosted by the Vanderpump Rules star. A new teaser trailer gives viewers a first look of the SUR alum getting ready to guide islanders through their summer romance.

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“I got a text!,” announces Madix in the teaser after waking up to the news. “‘Ariana Madix, will you host Peacock’s Love Island USA?’ Yes!”

“Look out, world: a hot new bombshell is heading to the villa, where new adventures are going to take flight,” announces the show’s narrator Iain Stirling, as a Barbie-inspired montage plays of Madix’s fantastical journey to paradise.

The new season arrives on June 11.

Peacock also teased that season six will feature “a brand-new, vibrant villa including a spicy Casa Amor and an unforgettable Hideaway” where islanders “face more drama than ever before with jaw-dropping revelations, brand new couples challenges and even a few surprise guests.”

As with previous seasons, viewers can determine who gets a chance at love in the villa and who’s getting a plane ticket back home by voting for their favorite couples via the Love Island USA app.

Madix had previously made cameos on Love Island USA and Love Island Games. In the former, she advised islanders to not make the same mistakes in love that she did with her ex and Vanderpump Rules co-star Tom Sandoval, sharing, “If they’re not the one for you, trust me, it’s better to find out sooner than later.”

The Bravo star’s hosting gig also comes after Sandoval complained about how much Madix enjoys the series, saying that he wasn’t into her “definition of quality time,” which involved watching “50 goddamn episodes of Love Island.”

While Vanderpump Rules is pausing filming this summer, Madix is still keeping busy beyond her stint as the Love Island USA host. She’ll return to Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago from Aug. 1-27 after her sold-out run on the musical. And the Vanderpump Rules three-part season 11 reunion kicks off May 14.

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