Brooks Marks is officially another year older, and you can bet his fellow Next Gen NYC cast members are finding a way to celebrate him. Their birthday wishes also shed light on where the group stands today.
Brooks celebrated his birthday earlier this week, with his mom, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Meredith Marks, and his friends coming out to pay tribute to him on his day. Several of Brooks’ Next Gen NYC cast members took to their Instagram Stories, where they posted photos of Brooks and shared their sweet tributes to him.
Riley Burruss took to her Instagram Story, where she posted a photo of her and Brooks now alongside a photo from the early days of their friendship. “Happy birthday,” she wrote, along with two red heart emojis. “Throwback to the OG days,” she wrote over an old photo of the two of them, modeling the Universal Panel Pants from his fashion line, Brooks Marks, and their collaboration with Friendly Blues, which launched in 2023.
Gia Giudice, who was Brooks’ “walking stick for navigating what it’s like having a mom as a Housewife,” took to her Instagram Story, where she posted a tribute to her longtime friend. “So grateful to have a friend like you!” she wrote over a solo shot of the two of them.
Gia continued, posting a photo of Brooks blowing out the candles on a cake and standing in a restaurant. “Cheers to another year of life, love, & happiness,” she added. “You’re perfect. I love youuuu. Mouthpiece bestie for life.”
Ariana Biermann also took to her Instagram Story, where she posted a series of images of her and Brooks together. “Happy birthday,” she wrote, tagging Brooks. In one photo, Brooks can be seen playfully talking on a payphone, before smiling alongside Ariana in a fierce selfie. “I’m so grateful for you and our friendship,” she continued. “The most beautiful human.”
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More details on Brooks Marks’ birthday
But Brooks’ friends weren’t the only ones to write sweet things about him. Brooks’ mom and one-time boss took to Instagram, where she posted so many photos of her son, taken over the years. She also detailed how much he has changed her life in the caption of the post.
“Happy birthday to my sweet Brooksy!” the mom of three wrote in the caption of the post. “Watching you grow and truly come into your own has been one of the greatest joys in my life. I am beyond proud of the person you are — so full of kindness, curiosity, and courage. You are such a bright light, not only in my life, but in the lives of everyone fortunate enough to know you.”
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“Your laughter is contagious, your heart is huge, and your spirit inspires those around you every single day,” she added. “I am deeply grateful for our family and for every moment we share together. Thank you for being uniquely, wonderfully you — and for making our world so much brighter. I love you beyond.”
How the Next Gen NYC cast celebrated the Season 1 finale
Riley and Ariana hung out with Brooks, Gia, Shai Fruchter, and Ariana’s boyfriend, Hudson McLeroy, when they hosted a Next Gen NYC Season 1 finale party. “It’s not really a party,” Ariana clarified in a TikTok video, documenting the low-key affair.
The guests dined on a charcuterie board, mochi ice cream, and sipped champagne out of red plastic cups. “Cheers to stepping out on our own and doing our own thing for the first time!” Ariana said during a toast before the episode.
While they were at the party, hosted at Ariana’s apartment, the friend group filmed some fun dancing TikTok videos and watched the finale. In a video posted to Gia’s Instagram account, the friends can be seen hugging one another as they chilled out on the couch.
“And that’s a wrap,” Gia wrote in the caption of the post.
Learn more about where the cast of Next Gen NYC stands after the Season 1 finale.
