Ariana Madix Reveals Why Boyfriend Daniel Wai Is “The One”

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Vanderpump Rules alum Ariana Madix shared an update on her relationship with boyfriend Daniel Wai as the couple attended the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles March 17.

By Will Reid Mar 17, 2025 11:17 PM

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Make no mistake: these are the best days of Ariana Madix’s life.

The Vanderpump Rules alum walked the red carpet at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards alongside boyfriend Daniel Wai, whom she suggested might just be “the one.”

“I think so,” Ariana told E! NewsFrancesca Amiker exclusively at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles March 17. “I think when you know, you know, and I think very early on I was just like, ‘There's something different about this guy.’ He continues to show up for me, like, consistently.” (For more from the iHeartRadio Music Awards, tune in to E! News March 18 at 11 p.m.)

The reality star made her romance with the fitness coach public in April 2023, shortly after ending her nine-year relationship with Tom Sandoval in the wake of his months-long affair with their then-costar Rachel “Raquel” Leviss. And with the chaos of the cheating scandal behind her, Ariana, 39, is grateful for her current partnership.

“He’s everything I’ve ever wanted without even knowing that that's what I wanted,” she said of Daniel, 41. “Like, he’ll say something and I'm like, ‘How did you even know that that's what I was thinking?’ And I like it. It's lovely.”

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As for future plans, the Love Island host played coy, teasing that she only thinks about wedding bells “sometimes.”

Ariana previously expressed her gratitude for her boyfriend when she shared a sweet birthday tribute in his honor last May, even giving him a shoutout for his impressive culinary skills.

“Happy birthday to the most handsome man I know,” she wrote on Instagram at the time, “who always lets me have the first and last bite.”

Keep scrolling to see all the stars who walked the red carpet at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards…

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Kelsea Ballerini

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JoJo Siwa

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Benson Boone

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Brandi Cyrus

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Jenny McCarthy

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Chanel West Coast

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AJ McLean

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James Charles

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Greeny Day

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Daniel Wai & Ariana Madix

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Janet Caperna & Brittany Cartwright

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Muni Long

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Joe Amabile & Serena Pitt 

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Gia Giudice

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Tori Kelly

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David Archuleta

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