Brooks Marks is getting candid about stepping out of his mother’s shadow and finding independence in the Big Apple.
Although Bravo fans have gotten to know Brooks since Season 1 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City as the middle child of Meredith Marks and Seth Marks, on the June 3 series premiere of Next Gen NYC, Brooks explained he is looking to carve his own path.
24-year-old Brooks is making his way as a model, clothing designer, entrepreneur, and activist, but, as he noted in Season 1, Episode 1, he is part of the Marks family, which is not only a “full time job,” as he joked, but also makes breaking out on his own a bit harder.
“I love my mom; she’s amazing,” said Brooks, who works as the creative director for his mother’s company. “But, it definitely does feel like you’re living in someone’s shadow.”
Brooks Marks reveals his career aspirations
Brooks admitted he wanted to do a little more solo work, sans his jewelry-designing, boutique-owning, caviar-business-running mother. Especially, as seen in a (literal) tea-spilling photo shoot featured in the series premiere, since Meredith tended to steal the spotlight, according to Brooks.
“My next goal is a magazine cover without my mom,” he laughed to producers.
Brooks recently accomplished a major modeling milestone when he graced the pages of Teen Vogue.
“My baby [Brooks] in [Teen Vogue]!!! Beyond proud, always!” Meredith gushed on Instagram. “Watching you model since you were 7 has been such a gift. You amaze me every day.”
Brooks commented back, “Thank you mama!! The best most supportive mom I could ever dream of!!”
What to expect from Meredith and Seth Marks on Next Gen NYC
Although Meredith has already appeared on the series premiere, expect more to come from her and Seth this season as they spent time with Brooks in NYC.
In the preview above, Meredith and Seth jump on a trampoline as Seth jokes, “A couple that jumps together, humps together,” prompting Brooks to declare, “I feel like I’m in an insane asylum.”
In a separate moment, Meredith is seen doing business with Georgia McCann, while Seth has an eyebrow-raising conversation with Charlie Zakkour.
Learn more about what the Next Gen NYC cast does for a living.
