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Besties! Inside Ariana Madix and Scheana Shay’s Friendship Over the Years

The best of friends! Scheana Shay and Ariana Madix’s tight friendship has been documented on Vanderpump Rules for years.

After making guest appearances on the first two seasons of the Bravo reality series, Madix became a main cast member in 2015. From the beginning, Shay’s bond with the Florida native served as a contrast to her tumultuous relationships with fellow SUR employees Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute and Katie Maloney. However, the costars have still had their ups and downs over the years.

During a season 4 episode of Pump Rules that aired in January 2016, Shay and Maloney confronted Madix about tension between her and Doute, who dated Tom Sandoval prior to her.

“Ariana thinks she’s the cool laid-back chick and Kristen’s the one holding on to grudges, but in reality, it’s the other way around,” Shay said in a confessional at the time.

The “Good As Gold” singer told her pal that both she and Maloney felt Madix had been “extremely negative” and “bitchy” about the group being on good terms with Doute.

“Your mom had actually reached out to me and asked if you were OK and she didn’t know if you were unhappy with Tom and if he was a bad boyfriend,” Shay said, noting that Madix’s “own family [had] noticed a change in [her] personality.”

The “Scheananigans” podcaster’s conversation with Madix’s mom came back around during the season 4 reunion in March 2016.

“A lot of what she said [to my mom] were these weird backhanded, yet very offensive things about Tom that aren’t really accurate,” the Fancy Af Cocktails coauthor told host Andy Cohen, adding that Shay claimed her then-beau was “all about” himself.

Despite the drama, the pals were able to bury the hatchet.

“We’re better than ever, honestly,” Shay said of Madix during a January 2017 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. The California native added that viewers could expect to see the pair heal their friendship on season 5 of Pump Rules. “You’ll see Ariana and I kind of reconnect and you’ll see more of that friendship grow back stronger as it was in the previous seasons,” she said.

Shay supported her fellow Bravolebrity in March 2023 when news broke that Sandoval had cheated on Madix with costar Raquel Leviss. Amid the scandal, the duo split after nine years of dating.

Although Shay was close with Leviss prior to the controversy, she and much of the Pump Rules cast pledged their allegiance to Madix in the wake of Sandoval’s infidelity.

“We rally,” the “Shake That” musician captioned Instagram footage of her and Madix at a Tove Lo concert hours after Us Weekly confirmed the breakup and affair.

Keep scrolling for a look at Madix and Shay’s friendship over the years:


2014
Madix was a bridesmaid when Shay married Michael Shay in July. The pair split in November 2016 and finalized their divorce in April 2017.  Broadimage/Shutterstock
2015
Season 4 of Pump Rules showed cracks beginning to form in Scheana’s marriage. After a November episode revealed that her then-husband was struggling with addiction issues, Scheana thanked Madix and Maloney for having her back amid the challenging time. “Tonight is a very emotional #PumpRules episode for me. I ask that you kindly keep your negative opinions to yourself. I just want to thank Katie and Ariana for being there for me and a shoulder to cry on when I needed it,” she captioned an Instagram photo of her and Ariana at the time. “You won't get to see our full conversations as they were HOURS long but these girls were amazing to me!! I couldn't have gotten thru these hard times without you.” Fernando Lucena/startraksphoto.com
2016
Scheana and Madix’s friendship hit a rough patch after the “What I Like” singer trashed talked Sandoval — who started dating Madix in 2014 — with Madix’s mom. “That’s not something my mom would prompt,” Madix said in a January 2016 Pump Rules confessional after learning about the exchange.  The Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader actress added that she wasn’t looking forward to her upcoming girl's trip with Scheana, Maloney and Doute. “I can’t believe we’re about to go to Hawaii and that I’m about to get on a plane with these assholes who look a lot like people who used to be my best friends,” she said. Startraksphoto.com
2017
Despite some tension between them in season 4, Scheana and Madix’s friendship bounced back in season 5. "You'll see us in the next few weeks [on the show] totally rekindle our friendship. We're great,” Scheana said during a January appearance on WWHL. Scott Kirkland/PictureGroup / MEGA
2018
Scheana shared a throwback photo of her, Sandoval and Madix dressed up for Madix's kings and queens-themed birthday party. “The queen of f—king everything,” she captioned the Instagram shot.  Courtesy of Scheana Shay/Instagram
2018
The besties and their costar Brittany Cartwright smiled in a photo of their trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.   Courtesy of Scheana Shay/Instagram
2019
“Happy birthday to my BFF blonde bombshell! 💣 @ariana252525 I love you so much! You are a rockstar and I’m so proud of you and everything you’re accomplishing! 💗,” Scheana wrote via Instagram in June.  Courtesy of Scheana Shay/Instagram
2020
Scheana shared an Instagram snap of her and Madix posing by a hotel pool donning face masks.  Courtesy of Scheana Shay/Instagram
2021
During a January Instagram Q&A, a fan asked Scheana if she and Madix weren’t “close anymore.” The reality TV personality replied, “false,” and pointed out that the actress had recently appeared as a guest on her podcast.  Shutterstock (2)
2022
Madix served as Scheana’s bridesmaid for a second time during the singer’s August nuptials to Brock Davies, with whom she welcomed daughter Summer in April 2021.   Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
2023
Scheana supported the Waking Up With Strangers alum after news broke that Sandoval had cheated on her with Leviss. In light of the infidelity scandal, the duo split after nine years of dating. “Always got your back! 👊🏼 #TeamAriana,” Scheana captioned an Instagram photo of her and Madix days after the controversy began.  The Femme Fatales actress also shared Instagram Story footage of Madix hanging out with her daughter, Summer, days after the split. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
April 2023
The pals hit up Emo Nite in Los Angeles with Katie Maloney. Jasmine Denisse/@jasminedenisse


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