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Ariana Madix isn’t afraid to tell it like it is—she is the host of ‘Love Island USA,’ after all. In this episode of “Thirst Trap,” Ariana has to answer questions truthfully or take a shot of a mystery drink—and she promises she’s not just going to be downing them the whole time. From the thirstiest ‘Vanderpump Rules’ cast member she refuses to name (hint: he’s been to space), to the roles she lost out on to Ashley Tisdale, to the last time she spoke to Scheana—Ariana proves she may not be media trained, but she definitely knows when to keep the peace.

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00:00Rank the PPG couples from most the least compatible.
00:04Oh, god, this is going to be bad.
00:05I know it's going to be bad.
00:07Hi, I'm Ariana Maddox.
00:10That was a mistake.
00:11And I'm here to pour it up with Elle on Thirst Trap.
00:16I've got 10 questions and 10 shots.
00:18I can answer each question honestly or take a shot instead.
00:22I think we'll do OK, but something
00:25already smells licorice-esque.
00:27And I don't know if that's something I've just, like,
00:29made up in my head.
00:30And I just don't like that smell.
00:36I like that I can smell, like, is it gross or not
00:39before I decide if I'm going to answer.
00:41Alrighty.
00:43What's the most embarrassing thing that's happened to you
00:46in front of another celebrity?
00:49I can't think of anything that's embarrassing.
00:53All right, well, I'll take the shot
00:55because I can't think of anything.
00:59It's like apple juice.
01:04It's so healthy.
01:05Name the last person in your phone you've left on read.
01:17Here's the trick.
01:19I don't do this on purpose.
01:20I just get really overwhelmed, especially when I'm, like,
01:23really busy.
01:24I didn't leave them unread.
01:25I just have a lot of unread text messages.
01:28So I'm going to take the shot.
01:32I like the way it smells.
01:38Yeah, that's grapefruit.
01:40Oh, there's vodka in there.
01:46Healthy and unhealthy.
01:49Next question?
01:51Who, in your opinion, is the thirstiest
01:57Vanderpump Rules cast member?
01:59Thirstiest.
02:00I promise I'm not going to just take shots.
02:04That was a mistake.
02:06I should have answered the question.
02:08I did not love that.
02:09I feel like I really should have answered the question.
02:11It smelled like cucumber, and I got excited about cucumber,
02:14but that was, like, that was a dumb idea.
02:16Do you have an answer to that question, though?
02:17I feel like I have an answer now,
02:20but I feel like it's not what people would think.
02:22It's a guy.
02:23Has he made appearances on recent travel shows?
02:26So many of them.
02:27And he went to space, too.
02:46My eyes are burning.
02:53It's, like, minty.
02:56It's got to be some sort of, like, mouthwash something,
02:58but it is bright pink, and my eyes are literally
03:00getting watery when I get close to it.
03:03Oh, please don't be that bad of a question.
03:06Oh, when was the last time you talked to Sheena?
03:08I texted her happy birthday, like, a couple days ago.
03:11So easy, and I don't have to take this crazy-smelling shot.
03:16Did you text her about her Lady Gaga interaction?
03:19I did not, but I thought it was really funny and very cool
03:23when Lady Gaga said that it was Lady Gaga and Seth Rogen
03:27that were, like, my favorite cast members.
03:29You know, I was like, she had me a great week.
03:32OK, next shot.
03:38Giving licorice.
03:40Ooh.
03:42Ooh.
03:43I don't like that.
03:45Which Vanderpump Rules cast member
03:46do you think never should have been on reality TV?
03:50It's, like, butterfly effect, you know?
03:52It's, like, if they weren't on, then, like...
03:56So I feel like everybody that has been on should have been on
04:01because if you think about the ripple effect of everything
04:06that happens after the fact, it's almost like no matter what
04:09reason that you would maybe think they shouldn't have been on,
04:13there's always something that would have happened because of it.
04:15I'm being redundant, but...
04:19Listen, I've had shots.
04:21I'm really trying to get out of taking this shot.
04:23I'll give it a few.
04:24OK, great.
04:25Name one role you auditioned for that you didn't get.
04:34Most of them, obviously.
04:37There was a show, and I don't remember the name of the show.
04:42I auditioned for the friend, like, the best friend.
04:46The lead on the show was Malin Ackerman, and I didn't get it.
04:51Trophy Wife?
04:52Trophy Wife.
04:54Auditioned for Trophy Wife, and the girl who plays the friend,
04:58Natalie Morales got it, who slays.
05:00Of course she got it.
05:02Also, most of Ashley Tisdale's parts were things I auditioned
05:04for and didn't get.
05:11Hmm.
05:12It's giving this, sort of.
05:14There is, like, a bit of a separation happening.
05:18It's just a little scary.
05:19Oh, I'm not loving that.
05:24Rank the PPG couples from most the least compatible.
05:29Janae and Kenny, Leigh and Miguel, Serena and Cordell.
05:31Absolutely not.
05:34I'm taking the shot.
05:35Oh, god.
05:38This is going to be bad.
05:38I know it's going to be bad.
05:40I have to do the, I have a shot trick that Katie Maloney taught me.
05:49Oh.
05:51Celery juice and olive brine.
05:53Yeah, that was actually fucking delicious.
05:56Celery juice and olive brine.
05:58What was the trick?
05:59The trick is to take a deep breath, take the shot,
06:04and then swallow it quick, and then you breathe it all out.
06:09That has helped me not vomit many times.
06:13I'm not good at taking shots to begin with.
06:15My shot game has really stepped up because of it.
06:22This is giving some sort of vinegar.
06:25OK.
06:27I feel like that I wouldn't mind.
06:28Whatever that is, I feel like I won't mind it if I have to take it.
06:31Which of your former co-stars wants to become a full-time Valley cast member the most?
06:43Probably Sheena.
06:45Maybe she doesn't want to.
06:47I don't know.
06:47I haven't asked her.
06:49But I guess now I don't get to take this shot.
06:57This color is concerning.
06:58This is not a color that you find in nature.
07:01I don't like it.
07:05I'm concerned by it.
07:06Besides your ex, name one Vanderpump Rules star you never want to run into ever again.
07:13I'll go with just any of the guys.
07:16Bye-bye.
07:23OK, this one is definitely, there's something spicy in here.
07:27This is the last question.
07:29Which of your former co-stars do you think stayed close to you just to save face in the public eye?
07:41I'm going to take this shot.
07:44This isn't media training, by the way, guys.
07:46I've never been media trained.
07:47I just sometimes just don't want to deal with conflict.
08:02That's horrible.
08:03That was vodka and hot sauce.
08:04I knew it was.
08:06It's the vodka that's throwing me off.
08:08The hot sauce.
08:10I'll do hot sauce all day.
08:11Wait, that vodka?
08:13Mmm.
08:15Mmm.
08:17But there's an answer to that.
08:18There is an answer to that, and I will tell you off camera.
08:22I think I did okay.
08:25If you ever want to force someone to answer questions that they maybe don't want to answer,
08:28this is a really good game to get them to play.
08:30You can make people be pretty messy.
08:33Including me.
08:34Thanks for watching, and don't forget to watch Love Island USA Season 7, only on Peacock.
09:04Bye-bye.
09:04Bye-bye.
09:04Bye-bye.
09:05Bye.

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