Scheana Shay has shared more details about her issues with co-star Ariana Madix over doing Dancing with the Stars.
The 38-year-old had received backlash after Vanderpump Rules viewers felt that she wasn’t supportive enough of Madix landing a spot on DWTS because she wanted the gig instead.
Explaining the situation in detail on Juicy Scoop, Scheana clarified that she’d been led to believe by producers of the hit series that she’d appear on the next season – only for Madix to snatch the spot at the eleventh hour in the wake of Scandoval.
The reality star explained that she was at an after party for season 31 of the series in late 2022 when multiple producers and a costume designer from the show approached her about doing the show.
‘They were like, “Oh my god, how have you not been on this show yet? We need to introduce you to [casting producer Deena Katz], you need to do next season”,’ she said.
Scheana Shay has shared more details about her issues with co-star Ariana Madix after Ariana got a role on Dancing with the Stars over her
Explaining the situation in detail on Juicy Scoop, Scheana clarified that she’d been led to believe by producers of the hit series that she’d appear on the next season instead of Ariana
Feeling hopeful that her dream of competing on the hit competition show was coming true, Scheana started taking dance classes to get her ‘technique down’
According to Scheana, Ariana landed the DWTS gig after her boyfriend Tom Sandoval cheated on her with co-star Raquel Leviss
Scheana went on to say that over the following months she’d been told by producers that she was ‘right up there’ as a pick for the show.
Feeling hopeful that her dream of competing on the hit competition show was coming true, Scheana started taking dance classes to get her ‘technique down’.
However, everything changed once Ariana’s boyfriend of nine years Tom Sandoval cheated on her with friend and co-star Raquel Leviss.
The affair, dubbed ‘Scandoval’, became a media sensation and made Ariana one of the hottest names in Hollywood virtually overnight.
Recounting what happened next on Juicy Scoop, Scheana said, ‘And then I got a call from my producer friend that first week in March and he was like, “You know we’re starting to put names out there and yours was the first one that I was going to recommend, but I’m pretty sure after everything that happened they’re going to reach out to Ariana.”
‘And I was just like, yay… I was so happy for her, but it was just like…’ she continued.
Despite being disappointed by missing out on the gig, Scheana said she understood why Ariana got the job and even attended DWTS tapings to show her support.
The affair, dubbed ‘Scandoval’, became a media sensation and made Ariana one of the hottest names in Hollywood virtually overnight. (Tom and Raquel pictured)
Ariana ended up coming in third place on DWTS, and has now landed a role playing Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway
On a recent episode of Vanderpump Rules, Scheana was blindsided when she learned through the media that Ariana was doing DWTS, rather than Ariana telling her herself.
Discussing the drama on the Vanderpump Rules after show, she said, ‘It wasn’t that I wasn’t happy for [Ariana]. I was very happy for her. I wasn’t happy with how I found out about it.’
She continued, ‘When I first heard the rumor about it I called her and I was like, “Wait! Is this a thing?” And she’s like, “No, I mean they’re pitching me for it but nothing is happening yet – but it’s such a f**k you to Tom [Sandoval] cos he’s always wanted to do that show too”.’
Ariana admitted on the after show that she told close friend Logan Noh about the gig as well as her ‘team’, but kept it a secret from everybody else due to the non-disclosure agreement she’d signed with ABC.
The 38-year-old ended up coming in third place on DWTS, and has now landed a role playing Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway.
