Ariana Madix Dances the Night Away in 1st Look at Her Guest Appearance on ABC’s "Will Trent"

Ariana Madix is finally making her long-awaited guest appearance on ABC�s
Will Trent � and she looks as fabulous as ever.

In Us Weekly�s exclusive first look at the February 25 episode, Madix, 39,
makes an appearance as herself. The official synopsis teases Will (Ram�n
Rodr�guez) teaming up with Marion (Gina Rodriguez) to investigate a chilling
child trafficking case while Jake McLaughlin�s Ormewood �assists Ariana Madix
with personal security, until a seemingly routine intervention escalates into
violence.�

Madix makes a stylish cameo � and even joins McLaughlin�s character for a
dance in one of the stills from the highly anticipated episode. The reality
star isn�t the only newcomer this season following the addition of Rodriguez
to the cast.

Based on Karin Slaughter�s book, Will Trent follows a special agent of the
Georgia Bureau of Investigation who was abandoned at birth and grew up in
Atlanta�s overwhelmed foster care system. Will now relies on his unique
perspective in pursuit of justice, which leads to the highest clearance rate
in the GBI.

While many TV shows have made household names out of their star players,
occasionally showrunners have been able to corral some of Hollywood�s biggest
names to drop in for a surprising cameo during a complete episode or a single
scene. Perhaps one of the most polarizing cameos belonged to Ed Sheeran on
HBO�s Game of [�]
Will Trent, which also stars Sonja Sohn, Erika Christensen and Iantha
Richardson, is one of many opportunities Madix has explored since her initial
rise to fame on Bravo�s Vanderpump Rules. Madix gained even more notoriety
after her 2023 split from Tom Sandoval due to his affair with costar Rachel
�Raquel� Leviss.

Madix was subsequently crowned Us Weekly�s inaugural Reality Star of the
Year, finished season 32 of Dancing With the Stars as the runner-up, joined
Broadway�s Chicago as Roxie Hart twice, released a cocktail book titled
Single AF Cocktails, opened the Something About Her sandwich shop with Katie
Maloney and hosted season 6 of Love Island USA.

The TV personality previously opened up about what lessons she learned from
the cheating scandal.

�This situation made me realize that I can do hard things. The worst-case
scenario literally did happen, and I was OK. Like, look � you can handle
what�s thrown at you,� Madix exclusively told Us in an October 2023 cover
story. �I�ve grown up [since joining the show]. I�m somebody who never really
wanted to grow up. [But] over time, I�ve been able to love myself more and
give myself a lot more grace when it comes to things we go through during
filming. And that has allowed me to give others more grace.�

After news broke about her guest spot on Will Trent, Madix celebrated the
achievement on social media, writing via Instagram in October 2024, �I�m so
excited See you soon.� Madix elaborated in a follow-up post, adding, �I am so
thrilled and can�t wait to work with everyone.�

Will Trent airs on ABC Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. New episodes are available to
stream the next day on Hulu.

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