Ariana Madix has a new man in her life! The Vanderpump Rules star was recently snapped getting cozy with fitness trainer Daniel Wai at Coachella. The two of them seemingly had a great time at the popular music festival.
Is Ariana Madix dating the hunky personal trainer, Daniel Wai? Read on to find out the answer to the above question and catch more deets about the latest outing of Ariana and Daniel.
Are Ariana Madix and Daniel Wai dating?
In the Instagram Stories shared by both the reality TV star Madix and fitness trainer Daniel, the rumored lovebirds can be seen having a good time during the first weekend of the 2023 Coachella Music Festival.
In one Instagram Story shared on Daniel’s official Instagram page, he and Ariana can be spotted hugging each other. Another video showed the two of them dancing to Blackpink‘s set on Saturday night, April 16, 2023.
As per a report by TMZ, Madix and Wai were also snapped packing on the PDA while at the concert. Prior to the concert, the two of them hung out with a bunch of friends. They even took a few selfies together at the same spot where they were staying.
Soon after, many of Ariana’s fans flooded the comments section of Daniel’s Instagram post with loads of messages about her. One social media user wrote, “You better treat ariana like the queen she is 🔥👏.”
Followed by a second user who penned, “Loving this for you @arianamadix 🔥” A user went on to say, “Take care of all our girl ARIANA!!!!!!!!!😍😍😍😍.” Another user chimed in, “Thank you for taking care of our girl ❤️.”
What does Daniel Wai do for a living?
As per Daniel’s Instagram page, he is a certified fitness coach and trainer. At the time of writing, he has 18.7k followers on Instagram. Up until this moment, he has more than 300 posts on his Instagram feed.
When we scrolled through the Instagram feed of the fitness freak, we found a couple of videos of him working out in the gym, a series of pictures of him from his trips all over the world, and a few snaps of his daily meals.
Daniel’s latest Instagram post revolves around his morning run snack. “Post morning run snack! BOGO on all snacks today @myproteinus Code Strongwai #protein #proteinbar,” he wrote in the caption of the Instagram post.
Ariana Madix was previously linked to Tom Sandoval
Before sparking romance rumors with Daniel Wai, the American TV personality was in a relationship with Tom Sandoval. The pair pulled the plug on their romance after nine years together.
While making a Tuesday, April 11 appearance on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, Tom talked about his split from Ariana. At that time, he said, “I actually did break up with her on Valentine’s Day.”
On the podcast, Sandoval claimed that the couple parted ways before Ariana got to know about his affair with Raquel Leviss. He went on to say, “I made it pretty clear in therapy that I wanted to, like, take the steps to break up. And then actually Ariana kind of just started really started fighting for it, and I felt so, so bad about it because she was being so unbelievably sweet and amazing.”
The TomTom owner further added, “She’s like, ‘I’m, like, not letting you leave me. You’re gonna have to force me out of this relationship. … If you break up with me, you will effectively be ending my life.’ We were broken up. She knew we were broken up. We didn’t tell anybody, but she knew.”
On the other hand, the Lifetime actress has not made any comment on the claims made by her ex regarding the timeline of their breakup. She was previously devastated to learn about his infidelity.
In March, Ariana took to her Instagram page and wrote, “When I have felt like I couldn’t even stand, you all have given me the strength to continue and seen me through my darkest hours.”
She continued, “To say I have been devastated and broken is an understatement. However, I know that I am not in this alone. So many of my closest friends are also grieving this loss right now and reeling from this betrayal on so many levels. … What doesn’t kill me better run.”
Raquel Leviss issued an apology to Ariana Madix regarding her affair with Tom Sandoval
In a statement shared with Entertainment Tonight, the Vanderpump Rules star Raquel Leviss issued an apology to Ariana that read, “I want to apologize for my actions and my choices foremost to Ariana, and to my friends and the fans so invested in our relationships.”
She went on to say, “There is no excuse, I am not a victim and I must own my actions and I deeply regret hurting Ariana. I am reflecting on my choices, speaking to a counselor and I am learning things about myself such as my patterns of codependency and addiction to being and feeling loved.”
Leviss continued, “I have sought emotional validation through intimate connections that are not healthy without regard for my own well-being, sometimes negatively affecting others and often prioritizing the intimate connection over my friendships.”
Raquel mentioned she is “taking steps to understand my behavior and make healthier choices.” She further added, “Although I chose to be on a reality show accepting the good and bad that comes with it, beyond my own actions I have been physically assaulted, lost friendships, received death threats and hate emails in addition to having had my privacy violated.”
She said, “I have begun counseling to end my unhealthy behavioral cycle, learn to set stronger emotional boundaries and learn to protect my mental health. I don’t expect sympathy, understanding or forgiveness.”
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