‘SPICY’ SUMMER
“Summer House” star Jesse Solomon dished on all things Season 8 – including the “spicy” cast reunion.
JESSE SOLOMON — a.k.a. “Summer House‘s” newest Tall King — has made quite a mark on the Hamptons share house crew this season. Having come a long way since he shamelessly hit on a taken Paige DeSorbo, Solomon — a two-time cancer survivor — is now focused on his upcoming five-year checkup, which he describes in the show as a “big deal in the cancer community” since the chances of the disease coming back after five years “are extremely low.”
Solomon recently stopped by DECIDER’s offices, where he dished on his friendship with West Wilson, the newest episode of “Summer House” and the “spicy” Season 8 reunion which had everyone “yelling at each other from the jump.” Check out the full interview below.
DECIDER: Everyone has been loving you on Summer House. How have you been handling your newfound reality TV fame?
JESSE SOLOMON: Just another day in the life. I would say it’s fun. People want to meet you and say hi to you and you say hi back. [I’m] making so many new friends.
You and West have become quite the dynamic duo. What is it you cherish most about your friendship?
He’s just so funny. He’s very witty and quick and is down to earth. So I think he’s a real genuine friend [and] not only would he go out and have fun with you, but he’ll support you when you’re down. He’s [a] dynamic, multi-faceted friend.
You’re noticeably more quiet in the new episode due to your five-year checkup – and understandably so. You do eventually break down to West and you say that you’ve never gotten emotional like this before. What finally made you feel safe enough to open up?
It was by accident. I wasn’t trying to open up. I had bottled up the emotion for long enough that I just – [when] West asked me if I was okay, it just kind of poured out of me. But yeah, I’m a very happy guy. I’m so blessed that I live a good life. And that’s the one thing that kind of just like wears on me. So West is a good friend for doing that – for hugging me and listening to me cry.
You guys recently shot the reunion. What can you tease about that?
It’s spicy. I don’t know how it compares to other reunions, but I was shocked at how juicy it was. Everybody’s just immediately yelling at each other from the jump and I was just like, “This is crazy!” It was fun, though, and everybody kind of aired their grievances and I think we left better people for it.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
“Summer House” airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo and stream the next day on Peacock.