But with everyone leading different lives, it’s gotten more difficult to catch up in recent years.
“Really just when anybody has time and we’re in the same place, we’ll try and see each other,” she explained. “So that’s what’s hard. We’re not in the same place. Everybody’s so busy.”
And there’s the distance factor as well. In 2022, Ariel made the difficult decision to move out of California.
“I don’t think L.A. was ever really my vibe, but I just was nervous,” Ariel told E!. “And then this opportunity presented itself, and I was like, you know what? I’m in a season of change, and I’m really trying to heal and grow and evolve. It’s opened up my world a lot.”
But the move is bittersweet. While it’s proven fruitful for Ariel’s personal growth, she can’t deny that she misses her former castmates.
“You go from working with somebody almost every single day for 12 years, and then it’s kind of like, poof,” she said. “Now everybody’s everywhere. So we try to keep in touch as much as we can.”