Ariana Madix Explains Why She's So Open About Her Mental Health and Skin Cancer
Ariana Madix is getting real about some of her biggest struggles—including skin cancer. The Vanderpump Rules star was diagnosed with stage 1 melanoma in 2018 and later underwent surgery, which she said put her boyfriend Tom Sandoval into "strong caretaker mode." Now, she wants her story to encourage others to be proactive about their own health. "I think what is so important about what happened to me is that it was the early detection and noticing that there was something weird, and then being persistent at the doctor to get answers, that got me to a point where I'm in a good place," Madix told Daily Pop hosts Justin Sylvester and Carissa Culiner on Thursday.