Jesse Solomon has one phrase to explain Summer season Home‘s season 8 reunion: “Juicy.”
“There’s simply lots of sudden arguments,” the newly minted Bravolebrity, 30, tells ET over video chat. He and his co-stars filmed the all-cast sit-down with Andy Cohen final week. It’ll air later this yr.
“Plenty of tears, lots of laughs,” he rattles off. “It is all the things that I had heard a reunion might be. Like, lots of combating phrases. Everyone actually received issues off their chest, and it is simply this odd juxtaposition of, like, it is a actuality present based mostly on our actual lives, however then, in actual life, you would not sit down and speak about what simply occurred with Andy Cohen because the host. So, it is simply, like, we’re all associates, and a few individuals are higher associates than others.”
“The women are vicious,” he continues. “[Paige DeSorbo] actually impressed me. I might by no means be so imply to somebody’s face, even when… yeah– possibly I might? I used to be simply stunned by the drama. I wasn’t anticipating it.”
Jesse says Kyle Cooke and Carl Radke had probably the most to say on the taping, which lasted the higher a part of a day.
“Carl impressed me,” Jesse shares. “I do not know in the event you ever had a gross sales job, however typically you simply get within the zone, the place you are pitching and answering questions, and, like, the phrases are simply rolling. I believe in the event you put a stopwatch on all people for his or her quantity of speaking time, Carl would have been the longest quantity of speaking time.”
“The man simply needs to be completely happy and do proper by everybody,” he says. “He admitted that he is the folks pleaser, so you will see all of it on the reunion.”
It is not a shock {that a} bulk of the reunion would deal with Carl, although, seeing as season 8 is constructing to the second he known as off his engagement to longtime love/fellow Summer season Home OG Lindsay Hubbard final August. Followers will see their breakup dialog on the season finale.
“I am going to simply allow you to wait and see that ultimate dialogue,” Jesse teases, having already gotten eyes on the encounter. “I imply, it’s what you assume it’s; it is a breakup of an engagement. It is not fairly.”
As for whether or not reunion set the stage for a path ahead for Lindsay and Carl to each return for (a possible) season 9, Jesse jokes, “Let me seize my crystal ball…”
“How the f**ok would I do know?” he laughs. “I hope to see everybody. Everyone is wonderful. We had a blast, and I might like to do it once more with all of them.”
“Hear, I am not the authority on engaged {couples} breaking apart and persevering with to summer season within the Hamptons,” he provides. “But when anyone might do it, you already know, they had been associates earlier than. They’ve seen one another date different folks. So, hopefully, they may do it once more.”
Earlier than then, although, there’s loads of season 8 left to look at. These subsequent weeks will see Jesse in a weak place, as he confronted a well being scare. After surviving testicular most cancers twice — together with the elimination of 1 testicle — Jesse found a lump on his remaining testicle simply earlier than the five-year anniversary of getting into remission.
“It was supposed to simply be, like, have my mother — you will see my mother within the present — come have fun this milestone in my life, and it rapidly turns into a scenario of, like, did I simply prank myself and get most cancers on nationwide tv?” he says. “And I used to be like, nicely, cannot care about that piece anymore. Like, let’s simply be certain that we do not have most cancers and focus in your well being. So, yeah, it was a whirlwind of feelings. And I am tremendous grateful to Bravo and [our production company, Truly Original], and everybody who was there for me. You already know, the solid — all people — was like actually supportive and I am simply grateful that I had nice medical doctors and household and associates to help me by means of it.”
Whereas viewers should wait and see how this all shakes out, Jesse does be aware he is “alive” and, seemingly, feeling good. The previous few months have been a whirlwind for the finance professional as he is adjusted to life within the public eye.
“You could be ready for folks to say adverse s**t about you, however the human mind continues to be not meant to learn adverse feedback on this factor known as the web about your self,” he displays. “After I received over that, it has been all rainbows and butterflies. It’s undoubtedly cringeworthy to love take heed to your personal voice, after which throw in seeing your self on high of that, however yeah, I got here in just a little sizzling.”
Jesse says he hasn’t been shocked by something that is made it on air up to now; he’s, nonetheless, stunned some issues did not present up on TV.
“I imply, [Danielle Olivera] and I didn’t get alongside, and [Gabby Prescod] additionally didn’t like me the primary two weekends,” he reveals. “It nonetheless was a tough entry into the home, even with out that. So I am grateful to the producers for reducing again.”
Easing Jesse’s entry was West Wilson, the opposite season 8 beginner. They’re the primary males lately launched to the Summer season Home-verse who appear to have endurance, with followers evaluating their casting to Paige and Hannah Berner becoming a member of (and reinvigorating) the present in season 3.
“Anytime I could be in the identical sentence as Paige DeSorbo, it is actually an honor,” Jesse cracks. “I am simply completely happy that [West and my] connection felt real sufficient to all people else that they sort of related with it.”
West is arguably the breakout star of the season, however Jesse’s OK letting his buddy’s star shine just a little brighter.
“I am completely happy for West, as a result of he is my pal and I need all my associates to succeed,” he explains. “It is not like a Jesse or West factor. It is like, if he does nicely, the present does nicely; I do nicely. So, it has been only a actually rewarding expertise and, yeah, I am similar to blown away by the DMs and feedback I get.”
These DMs are additionally, seemingly, stuffed with romantic inquiries. Jesse’s relationship type has been a sizzling matter amongst his housemates this season, with Ciara Miller labeling him a “trash bag” for his churn and burn method to ladies.
“I imply, what am I speculated to do? Like, date a woman, notice that I do not like her after which hold her round?” he asks in his personal protection. “Like, no. Then all people could be like, ‘You are main folks on!’ That is not how it is best to do it. So no, I am not gonna change for no person. I try to be the most effective individual I could be, and all I can do is be clear with folks and my intentions, and open and trustworthy.”
“It is a difficult factor with relationship,” he continues. “It is like, when is the precise time to be, like, what are we? And also you need to guarantee that each individuals are on the lookout for the identical factor. However it’s an artwork, not a science, and also you simply strive to not be a f**ok boy and be trustworthy, and that is all you are able to do.”
Summer season Home airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. Episodes stream subsequent day on Peacock.
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