Why Did Paige DeSorbo Depart Summer time Home & What Occurred?

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 sequence’ milestone tenth season.

“I’ve somewhat 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 some 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 all the time be past grateful for the reminiscences, the neighborhood, and the alternatives this wild trip has introduced me. However like all good issues (and a few unhealthy selections), 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’d be alongside for the trip. And also you haven’t seen the final of me, I promise. A lot extra to do collectively, however for now you realize you possibly can all the time discover me and Daphne in my mattress.”

So why did Paige go away Summer time Home, and what was the true cause for her exit? Right here’s what the ex-Bravo star has stated since her departure…

Paige defined to Byrdie in an interview printed in September 2025 that she determined to depart 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 stated. “I do know I might’ve been doing a disservice to [the show]. They settle for a sure stage of displaying up, and I couldn’t give them that.”

Paige’s remaining season on Summer time Home noticed her break up together with her boyfriend and Southern Allure star Craig Conover after three years of courting. “Being on actuality TV, there’s a stage — it is a harsh phrase — of, like, brainwashing,” she stated 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, for those who keep in your individual mattress, you possibly can’t struggle with folks.”

Although she’s excited concerning the new chapter of her life, Paige confessed to Byrdie that she “positively needed to recover from” fears that leaving Summer time Home meant her “profession can be over.” “There’s a component of pondering you want that present and community, and Hannah was reminding me they’re not in command of the place you’re in your profession,” she stated. “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 can 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 proper age to do Summer time Home and what the vibe was,” she stated. “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.”