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Carl Radke recently opened up about why he wasn’t invited to participate in the new reality series, In the City, and he also disclosed how much he actually appeared on the show. Meanwhile, Amanda Batula highlighted the main differences between In the City and its predecessor, Summer House.
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Last year, Bravo introduced the idea that some familiar faces from Summer House would be featured in a new spinoff set in Manhattan. Currently, it appears that the focus is on Lindsay Hubbard, Amanda, and her estranged husband Kyle Cooke, as they navigate their ongoing divorce. Just recently, Amanda and her fellow Summer House star West Wilson made headlines with their controversial relationship announcement.
During a conversation on Morgan Pop Talks, Carl explained his absence from the main cast of In the City.
“You’ll catch a brief appearance from me, as far as I know. I did do some filming with them,” he shared. “However, it seems like the show is really concentrating on the next phase—those who are married or have children, rather than single individuals.”
“You’ll see a glimpse of me, as far as I know. I did film with them a little bit. But listen, they were really focused, it seems like, on the next chapter. [People who are] married or you have a child or whatever’s going on. Less single people,” he said.
“It was more of the couples and the inner dynamics of living in Manhattan. So that wasn’t necessarily where I fit in at this point,” he added. “Yes, launching a business in Brooklyn, all those things might be interesting, but who knows if there’s a season two? I would love to be a part of it. But if they don’t want me to be, I’m still going to cheer and show up for everything they asked me to. I’m so proud to be a part of this network.”
Carl said he still loves Summer House.
“And if I’m not a part of it, that’s all good,” he continued. “But I’m just proud that they’ve gotten the spin and they can continue to do it. Because … 90 percent of reality shows don’t make it past [season] one. … We’re on season 10 and then now another spinoff. It’s incredible. Like we’re so lucky.”
Speaking to Marie Claire Mag, Amanda addressed the difference between Summer House and In the City.
“It’s actually a group of existing friends … There is some familiar faces, which you guys will have to wait to find out [who],” she said. “And then a lot of new faces … and people that you guys are just going to fall in love with. But the main difference between Summer House and In the City is it’s about that next chapter in life, that next phase.”
“So Summer House is partying in the Hamptons. We’re there on the weekend. We’re getting drunk. It’s hookups. It’s a lot of singles. In the City is more relationships. It’s couples. It’s people in different phases of their life,” she said. “You have Lindsay, who’s navigating being a single mother. You have Kyle and I going through [what] we’re going through. You have people dating, people married, people in interesting relationships.”