After seven years, a couple of pantry make-outs, and countless “bedbug” sessions of Summer House, Paige DeSorbo announced that her endless summer has come to an end — she’s leaving the series.
“I have a little life update for you: I’ve made the decision not to return to Summer House,” DeSorbo wrote in an Instagram Story on Thursday. “Being part of this show has been one of the most rewarding chapters of my life — the friendships, the drama, the giggles, all unforgettable.”
“You’ve seen me grow up over these last 7 summers,” she continued. “I’ll always be beyond grateful for the memories, the community, and the opportunities this wild ride has brought me. But like all good things (and some bad decisions), it’s time for this chapter to close.”
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Before DeSorbo, Summer House looked like an off-kilter, bro-y addition to Bravo’s lineup of beloved reality shows. The first few seasons were dominated by story lines where the men of the house lied to and cheated on a parade of women. But everything changed when lead cast member Kyle Cooke (a blond man who sells spritzers in a can and DJs on the side) settled down with his on-again, off-again hookup, Amanda Batula, and later in season three, when “giggly squad” Hannah Berner and a then-24-year-old DeSorbo joined the series.
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DeSorbo’s announcement shouldn’t come as a shock to fans who’ve been following her burgeoning career outside of reality television. In the last year alone, she went on a national tour with her Giggly Squad podcast co-host, Berner; dropped a collaboration with DSW; wrote a book; launched her own line of pajamas; and won her breakup with fellow Bravoleb and yard enthusiast Craig Conover. For those of us who watched the 32-year-old muscle her way through cast drama, breakups, hangovers, and bed rot over the better part of a decade, her exit seemed imminent: She was always going to be bigger than a reality show overrun by 40-year-old men.
“To my castmates, the fans, and my NBCU family: thank you. I never could’ve imagined what this journey would turn into — and how many of you would be along for the ride,” DeSorbo added on Instagram. “And you haven’t seen the last of me, I promise. So much more to do together, but for now you know you can always find me and Daphne in my bed.”
