There are no winners when it comes to breakups – except maybe in the case of Ariana Madix and Daniel Wai. As the world continues to watch Scandoval (the biggest American cheating scandal since JFK and Marilyn) in the final episodes of Vanderpump Rules season 10, Madix spends time with someone new, the extremely hunky Wai.

Madix and Tom Sandoval had been together for nearly a decade when she discovered he had been having a months-long affair with Raquel Leviss, whom Madix considered one of her closest friends. happy, Madix and karma vibe like that, because it would only be a few weeks before she met her new husband. Here’s how it all went down between Ariana Madix and Daniel Wai.

March 1, 2023: Madix discovers her boyfriend of nine years, Tom Sandoval, is having an affair with their costar and friend, Raquel Leviss. You can read all about Scandoval here.

10-12 March 2023: Madix apparently met Wai at a mutual friend’s weddingaccording to a source who spoke with People. At first it seemed like just a mild setback, but they “have a special bond,” the source told the publication in May. “Even though he lives in New York, they were able to make it work.”

April 16, 2023: Madix and Wai are first seen together at Coachella. Not only does Wai share several photos with the reality star on his Instagram story, but the pair are also spotted out and about close lips during Bad Bunny’s set.

April 18, 2023: Madixis photographed kiss the personal trainer while dropping him off at LAX airport. Meanwhile, Tom Sandoval is asked how he feels about Madix’s Coachella hookup. “I love it,” he says TMZ.