Is there ANYTHING messier than getting dumped by your reality TV beau while you’re literally in a hospital bed? Because honey, that’s exactly what happened to Summer House newbie KJ Dillard, and we are LIVING for this chaotic energy.
The 28-year-old spilled ALL the piping hot tea during an appearance on Carl Radke’s “More Life” podcast on Tuesday, June 2, and let’s just say the receipts are DAMNING. KJ opened up about the absolute rollercoaster that comes with dating a costar on reality television, and spoiler alert: it’s not all champagne toasts and sunset kisses, darling.
“A lot of people are supportive, and I’m thankful for them,” KJ said with what we can only imagine was a strained smile. “But then, a lot of people…” — and here’s where it gets SPICY — apparently those “a lot of people” include his now-ex girlfriend Dara Levitan, who apparently decided that the middle of his hospitalization was the PERFECT time to end things. Talk about kicking someone when they’re down! The audacity! The NERVE! The absolute gall of it all!
KJ went on to detail the “good, bad and ugly” of maintaining a relationship under the intense scrutiny of reality television cameras and rabid fans. While he expressed gratitude for supporters, he didn’t hold back about the harsh realities of having your romance play out on a national stage. Plot twist: apparently the ugly includes being dumped while in medical distress. Yikes on bikes.
The Summer House cast has always been known for their dramatic love stories — it’s literally the show’s bread and butter — but this particular storyline is giving us SCANDAL, BETRAYAL, and TERRIBLE TIMING all wrapped up in one messy package. We cannot make this up, folks!
Fans are absolutely DIVIDED on this one. Some are team KJ, sympathizing with his situation and calling Dara’s timing “absolutely heartless.” Others are wondering what actually went down behind the scenes and whether there’s more to this story than we’re seeing on screen. Because with reality TV, there’s ALWAYS more to the story, isn’t there?
The internet is already buzzing with speculation, and we are HERE for every single second of this unfolding drama. This is the kind of messy we live for!
What do you think? A) Dara’s timing was absolutely inexcusable and cruel B) There’s probably more context we don’t know about yet