Ariana Madix Earns First Emmy Nomination for Hosting ‘Love Island USA’

Ariana Madix in 'Love Island USA.' Ben Symons/Peacock

Ariana Madix has just scored her first Emmy nomination for hosting Peacock‘s Love Island USA.

It was revealed Wednesday morning that she was nominated for best host for a reality or reality competition program.

Other nominees in the stacked reality host category included RuPaul Charles for RuPaul’s Drag Race, Alan Cumming for The Traitors, Kristen Kish for Top Chef and Jeff Probst for Survivor.

Madix rose to fame with her role on Bravo‘s reality series Vanderpump Rules, where she starred for 11 seasons, and later reached the mainstream in 2023 due to the infamous “Scandoval” season that ultimately brought about the end of Madix’s era of Vanderpump Rules. The series rebooted with a new cast two seasons after the scandal broke.

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After Madix left the show, the breakout Bravolebrity brought her fanbase with her when she took over as host of Love Island USA from actress Sarah Hyland in 2023 for season six. Over the last three seasons, Madix has played a huge part in the Peacock reality dating show becoming a cultural phenomenon.

When The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Madix ahead of the currently airing eighth season, she said it’s a “really, really cool feeling” to “think that I’m even just a small part of that” success.

“There’s so many factors that have gone into the success of the show and the show really taking off when I became host, so I’d love to think that I’m kind of part of the fabric of that,” she added. “And when you look at all the things, it’s really a perfect storm of factors that have really helped the show take off. And of course, if I can be one of the lightning bolts in that storm, that’s amazing!”

The 78th Emmy Awards will air live on Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and stream live on Peacock. The Creative Arts Emmys will take place on Sept. 5 and Sept. 6. See all the 2025 Emmy nominations here.