Summer time isn’t the identical with out Paige DeSorbo. After seven seasons on the Bravo actuality TV present, Paige, who joined in Season 3, introduced she was leaving Summer time Home in June 2025 simply forward of the collection’ milestone tenth season.
“I’ve just a little life replace for you: I’ve made the choice to not return to Summer time Home,” she wrote in an Instagram story on the time. “Being a part of this present has been one of the rewarding chapters of my life — the friendships, the drama, the giggles, all unforgettable,” she continued. “You’ve seen me develop up over these final 7 summers. I’ll at all times be past grateful for the reminiscences, the neighborhood, and the alternatives this wild journey has introduced me. However like all good issues (and a few dangerous choices), it’s time for this chapter to shut.”
She continued, “To my castmates, the followers, and my NBCU household: thanks. I by no means may’ve imagined what this journey would flip into — and what number of of you’ll be alongside for the journey. And also you haven’t seen the final of me, I promise. A lot extra to do collectively, however for now you recognize you may at all times discover me and Daphne in my mattress.”
So why did Paige go away Summer time Home, and what was the true motive for her exit? Right here’s what the ex-Bravo star has mentioned since her departure…
Paige defined to Byrdie in an interview printed in September 2025 that she determined to go away Summer time Home as a result of she felt she may not give her all to the present. “I simply had this overwhelming sense that I couldn’t return,” she mentioned. “I do know I might’ve been doing a disservice to [the show]. They settle for a sure degree of exhibiting up, and I couldn’t give them that.”
Paige’s ultimate season on Summer time Home noticed her break up along with her boyfriend and Southern Allure star Craig Conover after three years of courting. “Being on actuality TV, there’s a degree — this can be a harsh phrase — of, like, brainwashing,” she mentioned of her expertise courting on actuality TV. “That’s not actual life. You’re not stopping folks on the road and being like, ‘I simply had a thought that I hate my boyfriend.’”
Paige’s “Giggly Squad” podcast co-host and former Summer time Home oc-star, Hannah Berner, added, “It’s very attention-grabbing to have been in [reality TV] and out of it, and be capable to have these two views. We simply hate being put in a field. The reality is that on actuality TV, if you happen to keep in your personal mattress, you may’t struggle with folks.”
Although she’s excited in regards to the new chapter of her life, Paige confessed to Byrdie that she “undoubtedly needed to recover from” fears that leaving Summer time Home meant her “profession could be over.” “There’s a component of pondering you want that present and community, and Hannah was reminding me they’re not answerable for the place you might be in your profession,” she mentioned. “I’m assimilating again into society. I’m like, what do folks do on a Saturday evening in the summertime?” After Summer time Home, Paige launched her lounge line, Daphne.
Paige additionally confirmed to Individuals in July 2025 that she could be open to returning to actuality TV sooner or later, simply not “anytime quickly.” “Actuality TV was so enjoyable, and I really feel like I used to be the right age to do Summer time Home and what the vibe was,” she mentioned. “I might by no means say by no means, however I feel coming off of it after seven years, I might love a break.” She continued, “However once more. I might by no means say by no means.”
