Paige DeSorbo Got Called to Be on Special Forces but Reveals Why She Shut Down the Gig-quang

"What about me thinks that I would do that show?" the 'Summer House' alum said of being asked to take part in 'Special Forces: World's Toughest Test'

Paige DeSorbo and 'Special Forces: World's Toughest Test'.

Paige DeSorbo wasn’t ready to put herself to the test on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.

While appearing alongside her Giggly Squad podcast co-host Hannah Berner during a panel at Byrdie Social Club event in New York City on Thursday, Sept 18, the Summer House alum, 32, revealed that she “got called” to join the cast of the intense Fox competition series, but declined the offer.

“I'm like, ‘Are you guys kidding me?’ I was just so mad to get called for it," said the fashion influencer, who is cover star of Byrdie's The Muse Issue and the outlet's second Muse Awards winner alongside Berner, 34. “I was like, "What about me thinks that I would do that show?"

From left: Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner attend Byrdie Social Club 2025 on Sept. 18, 2025.

Special Forces sees a group of celebrities who are shipped off to a foreign country and participate in various challenges that mimic military training. This season, fellow Bravo stars Teresa Giudice, Gia Giudice, Brittany Cartwright and Eva Marcille are among the contestants competing on season 4.

However, DeSorbo isn’t saying no to all competition shows. She shared, “But what do I think I would secretly win? Oh, my gosh, like British Bake Off. I think if I practice, I could win. Give me some fondant, I think I could do it. I feel I could do it.”

From left: Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner attend Byrdie Social Club on Sept. 18, 2025.

Berner suggested that her co-host would also be “really good at judging Project Runway,” adding, “You judging I think is so good because you'd be funny too.”

DeSorbo also threw her hat in the ring to be a judge on America's Next Top Model, saying, “I think I could do it.”

As for Berner, she admitted that she would be “so bad” on The Bachelor “because the pick-me-ism of it, I would get too in my head about it.” 

“I'd be like, ‘Girls, is this what we want?’ And then I try to get them to revolt, and the producers would be like, ‘Super villain’ ...” she said of the ABC dating series. “I'd be like, ‘Mm, guys, we need to go on a break.’"

Berner also worries she would be too competitive on shows like The Challenge or Road Rules, saying, “ I would've been flipping tables, but also let women have rage, female rage.”

In June, DeSorbo announced she was saying goodbye to Summer House after appearing on the show for seven seasons.

“I just had this overwhelming sense that I couldn't go back,” she told Byrdie this month of the decision. “I know I would've been doing a disservice to [the show]. They accept a certain level of showing up, and I couldn't give them that.”

Paige DeSorbo attends Day 3 of the 2025 US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26, 2025 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City.

The television personality also shared that it is scary to enter a new chapter in her life after so much time in one job, admitting that she “definitely had to get over” fears that leaving the show meant "my career would be over."

“There's an element of thinking you need that show and network, and Hannah was reminding me they're not in charge of where you are in your career,” she said. “I am assimilating back into society. I’m like, what do people do on a Saturday night in the summer?”

In July, she revealed to PEOPLE whether she sees a return to reality TV in her future.

"Reality TV was so fun, and I feel like I was the perfect age to do Summer House and what the vibe was," said DeSorbo. "I would never say never, but I think coming off of it after seven years, I would love a break."

DeSorbo reaffirmed that a return to reality TV wouldn't be "anytime soon," adding, "But again, I would never say never."

Summer House is streaming now on Peacock. Season 4 of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test premieres Sept. 25 on Fox.