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 Madix 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 VPR that aired in January 2016, Shay and Maloney confronted Madix about tension between her and Doute, who dated Tom Sandoval prior to her. In a confessional, Shay stated she believed Madix was holding grudges against Doute before telling Madix that she had been “extremely negative” and “bitchy” about the group being on good terms with Doute.
The pair eventually buried the hatchet, with Shay stating she and Madix were “better than ever” during a January 2017 appearance on Watch What Happens Live.
Shay continued to support Madix in March 2023 when news broke that Sandoval had cheated on Madix with costar Rachel “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 VPR 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:
