Trouble is brewing between Kyle Cooke and Carl Radke in a new Summer House Season 10 sneak peek.
In the above clip from Summer House Episode 13 (airing on Tuesday, April 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT), Carl is discussing the “completely overwhelming” launch of his new business, Soft Bar, when several of his castmates take a moment to acknowledge how far he’d come. As Ciara Miller, for one, reminds him, “You made a ton of f–kin’ progress in a year. ‘Cause, like, last year, you guys only had the truck.”
Carl replies, “Yeah, we were just kind of starting out there. I know people expected things to happen quicker. Trust me, I wanted to.”
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Amid more congratulations from the group, Carl shouts out the loved ones who’d helped him get to that point. “There’s been a lot of, like, people that have really come through in my family and friends,” Carl says in the preview. “I have some people at this table who have been incredibly… I mean, you all have, but with their wallets, have been supportive. And then also, just energy and all of it. It’s been a journey.”
Because Kyle had declined to invest in Carl’s business, due to Loverboy’s financial downturn, he reacts to the perceived dig in a confessional. “To be honest, I’m a little shook,” Kyle admits to a producer. “You know, this conversation about investing took place literally seven months ago, and again this summer. I’ve tried to be open and honest with where I’m at with my business, marriage, our sex life. He knows more than everybody.”
Kyle goes on to explain that Carl is “not communicating” anything to him directly, however, adding, “I’m having to hear about his issues with me from other people.”
That’s when a clip from the day before rolls, showing Jesse Solomon informing him that Carl “was so sad” when he didn’t invest in Soft Bar that he had written a whole email to Kyle but “didn’t send it.”
Kyle Cooke’s reason for not investing in Carl Radke’s Soft Bar, explained
Indeed, Kyle had been open with Carl about Loverboy’s financial woes all season. As early as Episode 2, for example, he stopped by Carl’s Brooklyn apartment and filled him in on the fact that he “had to put $500,000” of his own money into the company and had even stopped paying himself a salary nine months earlier, at that point, amid his crumbling marriage to Amanda Batula.
Regardless, word got back to Kyle, later, that Carl had been telling their castmates he was “upset” that he did not financially support his new venture. The two eventually sat down to talk about that particular issue during Episode 9.
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Kyle further explained that he had truly wanted to “bet on” Carl and Soft Bar in the same way he’d done in the early days of his company. However, he underscored how Loverboy had just “lost 175 grand” in the previous month alone, and, at the current rate, was roughly three months away from bankruptcy. What’s more, Kyle said he was “responsible for $2.1 million” in business loans that he’d personally guaranteed.
Where Kyle Cooke and Carl Radke’s friendship stands today
Even though the Summer House midseason trailer teased some explosive drama ahead between Kyle and Carl before Season 10 wraps, the two recently shared a hopeful update on their friendship today.
Kyle and Carl collaborated on an April 11 event at Soft Bar and even shared a behind-the-scenes look at the big day in their respective Instagram Stories. After they led a group on a 5K run around Brooklyn, Kyle even performed a DJ set at Carl’s alcohol-free bar and cafe.
More recently, Kyle also announced in a joint April 23 Instagram video that they had also teamed up to raise $25,000 for charity. In the comments section, Carl wrote, “Love you, brother.”
As you wait to see how the drama plays out between him and Carl on the show, find out how Kyle prepared for the Summer House Season 10 reunion.
