Paige DeSorbo Is Leaving Summer House: âItâs Time For This Chapter to Close'
The reality star shared a â??little life updateâ? on June 5.
Paige DeSorbo has an announcement to make: after seven seasons, she's leaving Summer House.
"I have a little life update for you: I've made the decision not to return to Summer House," DeSorbo wrote in an Instagram post on June 5. "Being part of this show has been one of the most rewarding chapters of my lifeâthe friendships, the drama, the giggles, all unforgettable. You've seen me grow up over these last 7 summers. 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."
DeSorbo joined the show in season three, which aired in spring-summer 2019. Since that time, the 32-year-old reality TV star became a fan-favorite on the series, graduating from Bravolebrity to full-on household name thanks to some key moments on the Bravo series, her viral podcast, Giggly Squad, with former cast member Hannah Berner, and her very public breakup with Craig Conover in 2024.
Lately, DeSorbo and Berner's fame has skyrocketed with a 60-city tour and a New York Times bestseller, How to Giggle. On June 5, DeSorbo even announced her own sleepwear line, Daphne, which is named after her cat.
In her Instagram story post, DeSorbo promised even more to come. âTo my castmates, the fans, and my NBCU family: thank you. I never could've imagined what this journey would turn intoâand how many of you would be along for the ride," she wrote. "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.â
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Though this announcement may come as a shock to fans, Paige DeSorbo teased an âend dateâ for her reality TV journey in recent interview with Glamour.
âThereâs an end date for me at some point. With the lifestyle of Summer House specifically, Iâm probably not fitting into the original show idea anymore,â she said in April. "Whenever I see a comment thatâs like, âSheâs a little too old to be on this,â Iâm like, Yeah, I kind of am. Iâm probably not as fun to party with as a 25-year-old, and I get that."
Of the lifestyle, she continued, âI would stay on reality TV, but itâs only fun and real if itâs your lifestyle, and as I get older, I am straying away more and more from partying every weekend. I really canât drink two nights in a row; I will pass away. I was actually nervous for this season to come out because I felt like I didnât do anything this summer because I was so tired from working.â
Even so, she said she was âproudâ to watch herself back this season, even when it was âhard.â
âWatching it back is definitely hard, because I didnât realize how emotional I actually was this summer. I see my brain working overtime, and I can tell by how my eyes look that Iâm psychoanalyzing every single thing Iâm feeling, saying, and doing,â she said. "I donât think I wouldâve been able to be this vulnerable in this stage of my life had I not been on a reality show for seven years. Iâm very proud of myself, because what you see is authentically who I was this summer.