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Topics: Bravo, Summer House
Marissa Dow
Season nine is officially a new era of Summer House between the Paige and Craig break up, pregnant Linds (which I can’t imagine a 30-year-old man having an opinion about…), and three brand new cast members. Except now people are wondering what the deal is with the third SH rookie, Bailee Henderson. Apparently some of y’all haven’t been paying attention, because this here first responder pointed out Bailee Henderson was rumored to join the cast back in November 2024, before the sizzling hot trailer dropped.
Now, to be fair to all my Bravo slackers out there, there was no dedicated shoutout to Bailee in the official full trailer (whereas Imrul and Lexi got an entire montage), so I can understand how her arrival slipped through the cracks. But fans have gotten even more curious about Miss Bailee since the fresh reality star has refrained from saying a peep about Summer House since the premiere. Who is Summer House’s Bailee Henderson and what happened to her? Let’s review the receipts.
Bravo stans are speculating things got weird between Bailee and production because between the previews for the rest of the season and her side character edit in the premiere, it doesn’t seem like Bailee is going to be a main character.
Even more strangely, Bailee has shared almost zero signs of Summer House or Bravo on her socials, even though the cast is now allowed to post. The rest of the Hamptons crew have been promoting the show since their big night out at the premiere party. Yet Bailee’s bio only shares that she is an “actor” with no mention of her stint on Bravo, though she did share a few BTS clips of dinner at the house.
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Naturally, internet detectives have been tossing out wild theories on TikTok, and one blind item (that should be taken with a massive grain of salt) DMed to Kate Riccio suggests Bailee wasn’t into the gig. The anonymous writer alleged Bailee was not speaking highly of the show or her castmates, which may have allegedly landed her in hot water with the producers??? The blind writer goes on to claim the cast member may have been “called out” for “leaking storylines” so she bailed (pun intended) on filming. Hm, take it all with a grain of salt… but interesting nonetheless!
What we do know for certain is that the cast hasn’t been showing Bailee a lot of love on IG, with only Carl throwing her a like on her recent posts since summer.
Bailee is a 27-year-old influencer who lives in New York, in case you didn’t gather that from Bailee and Lexi’s entrance. Purr, indeed. As shared a few moments later with Bravo’s own Disgusting Brothers, Bailee is originally from Kentucky (a city less known for “hot girls” according to Jesse).
According to her socials, it seems like Bailee has a man! Even though she was dating casually last summer, Bailee has since shared many cozy photos with a handsome dude (with a private account on all platforms) named Shiv.