He’s the king of Bravo — but even Andy Cohen isn’t immune to a little reality TV deception.
In a jaw-dropping moment that has left both fans and insiders reeling, Andy Cohen has publicly admitted he was “completely fooled” by a viral rumour that claimed Carl Radke had quit Summer House — and the Bravo boss is not taking it well.
“I honestly feel terrible,” Cohen confessed during a recent taping of his Radio Andy show on SiriusXM. “I saw the headline, I believed it, I even started texting people like, ‘Is Carl gone?!’ — and it turns out, it was total bulls**t.”
Say what now?!
The Rumour That Rocked Bravo Nation
Just days ago, Twitter and Instagram exploded with gossip that Radke — the Summer House heartthrob-turned-sober-king — had allegedly walked away from the hit reality series following a behind-the-scenes fallout with producers and castmates.
The fake report, which originated from an unverified Bravo "tea page," claimed Carl had “left the house mid-season” and “refused to film the reunion.”
Fans lost their minds.
Messages flooded Reddit. TikTokers made tribute edits. Some even started petitions demanding his return.
And most shocking of all? Andy believed it.
“In my head, I was already picturing how we’d address it at BravoCon,” he said. “I thought, ‘Do we do a Carl segment? Do we skip it? Do we send him a goodbye package?’ I was spiraling!”
Carl’s Camp Responds
Shortly after the rumour went viral, a rep for Carl Radke issued a statement slamming the “completely false” report and confirming that Carl is still very much part of the Summer House universe.
“Carl has not quit the show,” the rep confirmed. “He remains committed to the series and has already filmed scenes for the upcoming season.”
Phew. Crisis (almost) averted.
Andy’s Apology Tour Begins
Andy, ever the Bravo patriarch, didn’t waste time owning up to his mistake — or addressing the bizarre speed at which Bravo lies spread online.
“We live in this world where one random post can spiral into a full-blown Bravo Armageddon,” he said. “I should’ve known better. But I was fooled like everyone else.”
He continued:
“I texted four people about it before someone finally replied, ‘Dude, it’s fake.’ I was like — oh my God, I’ve become my own worst caller.”
Fans React: ‘If Andy’s Getting Fooled, What Hope Do We Have?!’
The Bravo fandom, naturally, has turned the moment into instant meme material — with some joking that not even the executive producer of the entire Housewives franchise is safe from the chaos of Fake Bravo News™.
“If Andy Cohen is getting duped by fake tea, there’s literally no hope for the rest of us,” one fan tweeted.
Others praised him for being transparent, honest, and — let’s be real — extremely relatable.
“Andy freaking out over a fake Carl rumour is the most human thing he’s ever done,” another wrote.
So… Is Carl Really Staying?
For now, yes. But Summer House is no stranger to last-minute cast shake-ups, emotional exits, and explosive feuds. With Carl’s on-again-off-again relationship with Lindsay Hubbard, his business ventures, and his ongoing sobriety journey all in the spotlight, anything could happen.
But one thing’s for sure:
Andy Cohen will be double-checking his sources from now on.
And Bravo fans?
They’ll never trust a headline the same way again.
Stay tuned — because in this house, the drama is always one tweet away.
