The Valley's Kristen Doute
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Kristen Doute Gives Update on Ariana Madix Friendship (April 2026)

OG Vanderpump Rules fans will recall that Kristen Doute and Ariana Madix were anything but friends when they first met. At the time, Kristen suspected her then-boyfriend Tom Sandoval of cheating on her with Ariana. There were a lot of bad feelings between them, and Kristen even flew in “Miami Girl” to prove he was a cheater.

However, after Kristen and Tom’s breakup, she and Ariana actually became friends over the years. And following Tom’s cheating on Ariana with Rachel Leviss during Scandoval, the pair trauma bonded over their shared cheating experiences with their mutual ex.

But where is their relationship these days?

The Valley star is still close with the Love Island USA host

On April 1, Kristen was a guest on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. When discussion of Ariana and Tom’s former home came up, Andy turned to Kristen.

“When’s the last time you spoke with Ariana?” he asked. “And what’s your reaction to the news that she and Tom finally sold that house?”

“I, um, God, I probably talked to her like a week or two ago,” Kristen admitted. “We text pretty often just to like kind of keep in touch.”

By the way,” Andy asked, switching gears, “does Luke [Broderick] still want you to move to Colorado?” Kristen’s fiancé/baby daddy has been open about not wanting to bring up their daughter in Los Angeles.

“Um, now it’s Nashville,” Kristen replied. “He has a house in Colorado that we’ll just always have, but now he’s like, ‘We should move to Nashville.'”

Furthermore, you can get a lot more property for your money in Nashville, in comparison to California. In Tennessee, “We can have an acre and a 3,000-square-foot house for under a million dollars,” Luke previously said. “You can’t do that in Los Angeles.” 

The Valley airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on Bravo. It streams the next day on Peacock.

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