Summary
Jesse Solomon made his television debut when he joined the cast ofSummer Houseseason 8, but what has Jesse been up to since cameras stopped rolling? Like many young, successful New Yorkers, 31-year-old Jesse joined a group of friends who rent a weekend house together in the Hamptons every summer. He made quite a splash during his first season as a hard-partying ladies' man, even hitting on Paige Desorbo, who is in a long-term relationship withSouthern Charmstar Craig Conover.
Jesse’s summer wasn’t all good, as he went through a scary experience duringSummer Houseseason 8. The reality television star is also a cancer survivor, and he had a cancer scare when he went for his regular medical examination. Though it was a terrifying experience to have to go through on television,Jesse’s cancer tests all came back negative, and he continued to be cancer-free.
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Jesse Lost His Finance Industry Job
Jesse had a real job before joining thecast ofSummer Houseseason 8, but he was fired while the season was airing. In July, internet personalityKate Mackzposted an Instagram in which she interviewed Jesse, andJesse confirmed that he had lost his job in the finance industry since the show aired. According toJesse’s LinkedIn account, he was the vice president of Chicago Atlantic Group until March 2024. “It was a publicly traded firm. There’s a lot of compliance and governance that goes into that," Jesse explained in the video.
“And I’m just on TV getting drunk, hooking up with chicks. So probably bad look for the firm.”
Jesse Has Gained Quite The Following On Instagram
He’s An Influencer Now
They say that when one door closes, another door opens, and that’s what happened when Jesse got fired. With his finance career over, theSummer Houseseason 8 starcan become a social media influencer. Though he didn’t join the show to grow a social media following,Jessehasan impressive 148K followers on Instagram as of July 2024. If Jesse plays his cards right, he can easily parlay his social media fame into a lucrative career as an influencer, like his castmate, Lindsay Hubbard.
Jesse’s Summer House Journey
An Emotional Roller Coaster
Jesse was on an emotional journey duringSummer Houseseason 8. After accidentally hitting on a taken woman, Jesse hooked up with some single women, one time even in the hot tub of the shared party house. The tall, attractive Jesse never had any trouble meeting new women, to his roommates' amusement. While not casually hooking up with women he barely knew, Jesse was bonding with fellownew castmate 28-year-old West Wilson, in an epic bromance for the ages.
Later in the season, Jesse went in for a check-up, during whichdoctors grew concerned that the cancer that he had beaten five years ago was backfor another round. As the season drew to a close, theSummer Houseseason 8 star was understandably more focused on his health than on partying.
With the heart-warming support of his castmates, Jesse faced his fear, went in for his cancer checkup, and was thrilled to be found cancer-free.
Will Jesse Return For Summer House Season 9?
The New Season Is Already Filming
According toVariety, Jesse will be returning forSummer Houseseason 9, along with Kyle Cooke, Amanda Batula, Paige DeSorbo, Ciara Miller, Gabby Prescod, and West Wilson. Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard, whowent through a terrible breakup during season 8, will also be back for season 9, nursing their wounds after their canceled wedding.
Lindsay already has a new boyfriend, and recently announced her pregnancy, so it’s unclear how the baby will fit into the next season ofSummer House.
The only season 8 cast member not returning for season 9 is Danielle Olivera, who cited scheduling as her reason for not returning for another season of the beloved Bravo show.
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