See Which 'Vanderpump Rules' Stars Joined Ariana Madix's New Man for Her First Twirl on “DWTS ”
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Ariana Madix performed a sexy tango to Hailee Steinfeld's "Love Myself" with partner Pasha Pashkov on the season premiere of 'Dancing with the Stars'
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Adriana Madix and Pasha Pashkov on 'Dancing with the Stars'Ariana Madix brought the heat to the Dancing with the Stars ballroom — and her Vanderpump Rules costars were on hand for all the night one action.
Scheana Shay, husband Brock Davies and Madix’s brother Jeremy cheered for the reality star alongside her new love Daniel Wai during the ABC dance competition’s season premiere on Monday.
Shay, 38, also showed her support of Madix on her Instagram Story while sharing behind-the-scenes moments from the show.
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Scheana Shay at 'Dancing with the Stars'“She crushed it!” she wrote, also captioning a selfie of her and Davies with the rallying cry: “Team Ariana and Pasha!!!”
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Brock Davies and Scheana Shay at 'Dancing with the Stars'Madix’s ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval previously promises he would support her from afar.
"I'll be doing both, voting and watching. I'm really, I'm really excited for her," he told Entertainment Tonight earlier this month after Madix joined the season 32 cast. "I know she has been wanting to do this show for years. I think she's going to do great. She's a really hard worker. I think she'll go far, hopefully."
However, Madix, 38, made it clear that she was ready to move on on the season premiere seven months after #Scandoval broke.
As fans know, Madix was blindsided earlier this year when it was revealed that her longtime boyfriend Sandoval had been in a months-long affair with their costar Rachel “Raquel” Leviss. The affair ended their nine-year relationship and sent shockwaves through the world of reality TV.
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Daniel Wai, Jeremy Madix and Scheana Shay at 'Dancing with the Stars'ABC
Daniel Wai and Jeremy Madix at 'Dancing with the Stars'Related: Ariana Madix Says She Hopes 'My Girls' from 'VPR' Will 'Come and Support' Her on 'DWTS'
Before her performance, Madix shared, “My life has been a roller coaster in the last year. You probably know me from VPR. My partner of 9 years and one of my best girlfriends were having an affair for 9 years. And everyone got to watch it all play out and my life blow up on television.”
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Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss“But this scandal does not define me. So now I just want to do something for me, that’s fun and positive,” she added. "It’s time for me to just stand on my own two feet.”
“Feeling like you were a joke to your partner of 9 years and your best friend is devastating. But I want to show other women none of that stuff has to hold you back. This is going to be a more confident, fun and vibrant version of myself. Because I don’t need anybody else. I love me.”
Madix — dressed in a red outfit reminiscent of her famous "revenge dress" — then took to the dance floor to perform a sexy tango to Hailee Steinfeld's "Love Myself" with partner Pasha Pashkov.
The television personality was praised for the performance with judge Derek Hough saying, “Ariana that was fantastic! The power. That was killer.”
Carrie Ann Inaba added, “As a woman, cheaters suck, but you just showed anybody who is watching how you handle a cheater!”
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to VPR fans that Madix scored 21 out of 30 on night one of the competition. She previously showed off her dancing skills all the way back to season 1 in 2013, when she was a backup performer for Shay during one of her first live performances as a musician.
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