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Carl Radke opened up about the fight he got into with Kyle Cooke amid filming on Summer House season 10 during an interview last Wednesday.
Ahead of the premiere of the new episodes, which he hinted could be the last for the OG cast, Carl, 41, offered an update on where he stands with Southern Charm star Venita Aspen, 32, and admitted the dispute was the “biggest fight” he’d ever had with Kyle, 43, as West Wilson, 31, revealed their encounter left him bloody.
“I think it was probably the biggest fight we’ve ever had as friends,” Carl shared during a panel event at 92NY in New York City on January 28, via PEOPLE. “That was the last dinner of the summer, which I think you’ll see how that kind of led up to that. But I think a lot of men, especially Kyle and I, we can go at it — but it actually brings us closer together.”
“I mean, me and Kyle tried to kill [former costar] [Luke Gulbranson], and we’re best friends. We’ve gotten into it, but you’ll see how it unfolds. But I love [Kyle], I mean, so important to me,” he continued.
Meanwhile, Kyle acknowledged that he had “a tough summer,” seemingly in a nod to his split from Amanda Batula, 34.
“But to Carl’s point, though, I think guys in particular struggle to communicate,” he reasoned. “So it’s kind of like we’re besties, [but] there’s so much that we just kind of brush under the rug or let build up. And then, I was a bit of a pressure cooker this past summer. So, you guys will see how it unfolded. It was the last weekend. I just immediately felt like an idiot.”
“They kissed and made up,” Amanda replied.
Then, after Jesse Solomon, 32, and West were asked if they got in the middle of the fight, West confirmed there were “a lot” of people holding them back.
“I was like, ‘Just let him fight.’ But yeah, there were a lot of people, a lot of holding people back. I had blood on my pants,” he recalled.
“I remember I was very, very upset,” Carl noted. “I hadn’t flipped out like that in quite a while, and I was saying a bunch of things while being held back, and I can remember hearing West say, ‘Let him go, let him go.'”
Moving on, Carl said that last summer could be the “last time” certain cast members are together.
“It was emotional,” he said of filming, also per PEOPLE. “It was exciting, but I felt like this might be the last time that the core group might be together. So, it was like time to let it all hang out and really give it your best.”
“I was excited to come into season 10 ’cause I just felt like I was feeling good in my own skin, I was feeling confident and I love hanging out with these guys. So, feeling good,” he added.
As for his budding relationship with Venita, Carl, who split from co-star Lindsay Hubbard, 39, in August 2023, said the two of them have been “talking.”
“We’ve had fun,” he shared. “She came to Soft Bar. We went to a restaurant in Brooklyn. Had a really nice time. And there’s a lot to talk about between two shows that have been going back and forth.”
They also both visited London last month. However, Carl clarified that he was “[taking his] time” getting to know Venita, who he said was “awesome” and “sweet.”
“I got a lot going on. So, you know, she lives in Charleston, [I’m] in New York City, so we’ve all seen how that goes,” he stated.
Summer House season 10 premieres Tuesday, February 3, on Bravo.