Ariana Madix, 40, steps into a Sonic ad with Summer House’s Ciara Miller, 30, encouraging her to “dump” her luggage in an Instagram video released May 24. The lighthearted message lands just as the reality cast prepares for the Season 10 reunion, where the dra
Ariana Madix didn’t just show up for a new commercial with Ciara Miller—she showed up with a very specific mission.
In an Instagram video released on Sunday, May 24, Madix, 40, walks in on Miller, 30, standing amid a large pile of luggage that she’s counting piece by piece. Madix cuts through it immediately. “You don’t need all that,” she says, tossing aside the “baggage.” “No, no, no, no, no.”
Miller protests as the hats get targeted, asking, “Are you sure?” Madix’s answer is quick and personal: “Trust me. I’ve been there before.”
The ad itself leans into the gag. In the joint Sonic promo shared via Instagram on Thursday. April 23. the duo captioned their post with: “@sonicdrivein New Frozen Refreshers > unnecessary baggage. Every time. #SipToThat #SONICPartner.” In the spot. Miller asks. “Dumped your baggage?” as they sip on Frozen Sonic Refreshers. and the collaboration reframes the Bravo drama as something you can just… leave behind.
Madix and Miller’s partnership wasn’t random timing, either. One month before the newest Sonic ad. Madix and Miller teamed up again. with Madix asking the Summer House star if anything “new” was happening in her life. Miller said. “No. honestly. life has been pretty chill. ” and Madix responded. “That’s actually so refreshing to hear because I feel. like. I kind of thought that. you know. things were like …”.
Miller explained she’d been “off social media” and drinking her new frozen refreshers, and Madix replied, “I love that energy … let’s sip to that.”
That calmer tone sits close to the reality show storm that’s been swirling around Miller’s personal life. The ad campaign arrives about a month after Miller’s ex West Wilson confirmed his romance with her ex BFF Amanda Batula. Batula had recently separated from husband Kyle Cooke after four years of marriage. The situation has also drawn comparisons to 2023. when it was revealed that Madix’s ex Tom Sandoval was having an affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss.
As Bravo gears up for what’s next, the Season 10 reunion is set to bring the drama into the room. The Summer House cast is expected to address it at the upcoming season 10 reunion, with the first of three parts airing on Tuesday, May 26.
Ahead of that, Miller made clear she’s trying to stay focused on the finish line. On Saturday. May 23. she told People on the amFAR red carpet: “Make it to the waiting and make it to the end of all of this. I’m excited to put it all behind me.” She added. “The reunion was quite the day. but we are on to bigger and better and. you know. we can say goodbye to certain things.”.
Madix has also weighed in on the kind of clarity the reunion could bring. Earlier. on Tuesday. April 12. Madix stopped by Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen and shared her thoughts on the latest love triangle engulfing Bravo involving Summer House’s Ciara. Amanda. and the broader fallout. She said, “I think it will definitely get some clarity. I think it was very cathartic. It’s one of those situations that’s unfortunate but. you know. I’m so excited to move on from this.”.
She continued: “You can’t take everyone with you. It’s nice to be able to go into this next chapter of my life and have clarity on who is supposed to be there and who is not.” When asked whether she and Batula. 34. are “dunzo. ” Miller answered on the show: “Yeah. for sure. Yeah. I wouldn’t do this to my worst enemy.”.
For now, the Sonic partnership keeps the message light on camera—dump the “unnecessary baggage,” sip to that—while the reunion date draws nearer. The Summer House season 10 three-part reunion kicks off on Bravo Tuesday, May 26, at 8 p.m. ET.
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Honestly who cares lol it’s a Sonic ad
I thought Ariana was telling her to dump like actual baggage like emotional stuff? But then it’s luggage?? Advertisers are wild. Also “trust me I’ve been there” sounds like shade at Summer House drama.
Wait so Ciara is counting hats and Ariana just throws them away like that’s “baggage”?? I mean okay… but isn’t this like a weird way to talk about the reunion too? I’m confused bc the article keeps mixing the ad timeline with the Bravo stuff and my brain hurts.
This seems like the PR version of telling someone to shut up and move on. Like Ariana’s been “there before” so now she’s narrating a marketing spot about Frozen Refreshers > unnecessary baggage. Next thing you know they’ll sell a “dump your hat” merch line. Not even gonna lie I just clicked bc Ariana’s name was in it, didn’t read the whole thing.