♪♪
- Previously, on "Next Gen NYC"...
- My mom will like you.
I was showing her pictures of you.
- I hope it was a good one. - It was a good one.
- I mean, there's one or two that I, like,
would hook up with, you know,
and probably will, at some point.
- Right now is the prime time to (BLEEP) Charlie Zakkour.
- I texted you about
doing a potential photoshoot. I didn't hear back.
- I'm signed to a modeling agency,
and all of my work goes through them.
- I don't wanna chat to my friend's modeling agency
to see if they can be in a photoshoot.
- If I was you,
I would consider everyone an acquaintance.
- I'm so nervous for my first BravoCon.
We're nominated for a frickin' award
at BravoCon-- Like, this is crazy.
- On the flight, I explained to Gia
the situation that happened with Brooks
about him saying, "Talk to my agent."
- Obviously, I'm gonna tell Brooks.
- Vegas!
If you had to choose,
who is the most dishonest at this table?
- You're a lot of things,
but dishonest is not one. - Yeah.
- What? Are you kidding me?
- All right, I hung out with your ex-boyfriend.
- What am I supposed to do without my birth certificate
and social security card? - You were living in my house,
on my ----ing couch.
Are the things that I say ever wrong?
- Yes.
♪ We go on and on on and on ♪
- Okay, I just got my hair done
for BravoCon, and I'm so excited.
- BravoCon, day one.
- Oh, my God.
- What am I doing here? I'm so nervous.
I have a meet and greet today,
and I'm like, nobody's ----ing coming to that.
- Want me to make it tighter?
- Oh, you look ----ing gorgeous.
- We're in Las Vegas! - Ahh!
BravoCon, Las Vegas.
- I was in the elevator this morning with Dorinda.
She was in full glam.
- Yo, day one.
We got, like, fan photo moments.
Did a little bit of research.
I'm still confused on what BravoCon is.
What are we about to do?
- It's a very hectic weekend.
The fact that Christian's gonna be standing by my side
means so much to me.
- I'm wearing my shirt for-
for the first day of BravoCon.
Yeah.
- Thank you, mama.
- I'm so excited for you, sweetie.
- I'm nervous.
- A little bit nervous-- gonna have to talk
in front of a lot of people.
- They, like, pair us with people,
so I'm glad that I'm with Brooks
'cause he's, like, been to BravoCon before,
and, like, he knows what's going on.
- I think I need anti-anxiety medication.
My heart races when I, like, leave my apartment
to get a coffee in the morning.
- I'm about to go to, like, the convention area.
Best case scenario,
being more accustomed in this Bravo world.
Worst case scenario is, like,
making an absolute fool of myself.
Wish you were here, too. I love you, mums.
- I'll talk to you soon. - All right, kiddo.
- Definitely feel like an imposter.
- I'm an immigrant in this country.
Imposter syndrome is, like, my second nature.
- You're gonna be with Carole,
Reza, Ashley Darby,
and whoever Molly O'Connell is-- I don't know.
- I've been studying up on these people.
We have the Bravos tonight.
- We have a nomination at the Bravos.
- The Bravos is, like, Andy's, like, award show,
basically, and we're nominated for the rookie award.
- Not me.
- They're gonna nominate me to do the speech.
Cut my mic within 30 seconds
of hearing what I have to say.
- Speech? What are we doing?
- I don't have a good track record
with public speaking, to be honest.
- I don't like public speaking.
- I did, like, poetry recitation competitions
in high school.
I forgot all of the words to the poem
and, like, said, "(BLEEP)," into the microphone,
and it, like, reverberated
across the entire, like, large auditorium.
- We're all lookin' at Gia.
- Gia speaks very good and very-- what is it?
What's the word you said?
El-- what'd you just say?
- Eloquently, yeah, sure.
- If I took a beta blocker,
oof, it'd be endgame.
These bitches would not be able to handle
my acceptance speech.
[laughing]
[text alert dings]
- Eww.
- Rise and shine, diva.
- I know. (BLEEP). How was last night?
- Um, it was just, like, intense.
- Last night was just stressful
'cause Charlie and I, like, actually, like,
face-to-faced about it for literally,
the first time ever, and it obviously
wasn't the most, like, peaceful conversation.
- They tried to, like, resolve the issue.
Like, Georgia, like, very clearly did not want that.
So, I'm so tired of it.
Like, they just keep bringing everyone else
into their problems.
- For the sake of, like, everyone's sanity,
like, we have to be cordial,
and I'm totally on board with that.
- Yeah.
This kind of rekindling had to happen.
Unfortunately, it happened at a dinner in Vegas.
- When we were on the opposite sides
of the table, screaming.
- Right, and about to go,
like, on a panel together in two days.
But... - Oh, god...
- Is that gonna be awkward?
- Well, I hope not.
Like, this is a work thing.
- I don't know if Charlie and Georgia
are gonna be able to do that.
- Hopefully, it'll shine through this time around
that I'm, like, clearly
on some trying to keep the peace sh--.
- Like, we just all need to be, like,
on our best behavior.
- Oh, yeah, honey.
♪♪
♪ I see you looking looking looking looking ♪
- Let's go get you a mimosa.
- The bird look was received very well.
I mean, those who got it, got it.
- Everyone's away.
- I know, Charlie. I know about you.
I hear you're very drama.
- Nothing worse than being boring.
- I know they're not gonna sleep.
They're gonna have a crazy time,
and I'm stuck in New York,
struggling to just write this script.
- First off, I love the characters.
You guys just overwrite.
There's a vibrator. There's a-- there's a drone.
- I make up all of these different plotlines in my head,
and I love to see them come to life
in my screenplays.
[phone ringing]
[sighs]
- Rowan wants to know the tea, the BravoCon tea.
Exterior Central Park, Day--
Rowan goes on a really long walk.
Rowan picks up her phone, dials Ariana.
No answer.
[phone ringing] Calls Ava. No answer.
Calls Brooks. No answer.
She stands there wondering,
"Have they forgotten about me in Las Vegas?"
Potentially.
[phone vibrating] Until she feels a vibration.
[gasps] Who is it?
You're joking.
You guys look so good.
- Yeah, people are paying to meet you guys.
- All of a sudden, she sees Georgia.
[bird screeching]
There are bird feathers on her eyes.
Rowan is confused.
- Okay, I think we need to go.
- Okay, well, have so much fun.
Congrats. Bye.
Rowan begins to stir.
She feels something that she hasn't felt before.
What is that?
FOMO? Could it be?
- Mama!
I don't think people really understand
that we have a really busy weekend,
genuinely non-stop.
- We're like the working Barbies this weekend.
- So, you have five minutes to get to this meet and greet,
to then get to this panel.
Nobody tells us anything.
They hand you a mic, and they send ya out there.
- Anyone you have your eye on here at BravoCon?
I mean, Charlie was interested.
- I would never touch Charlie with a ten-foot pole.
- Okay.
- I said what I meant. I mean what I say.
- He really does wish he could, but...
I would never even let that happen.
- We never, ever.
- The-- No scrubs around here.
- I think it might hurt his feelings.
- He's too arrogant
for that to hurt his feelings. - He's too arrogant.
Honestly, this could send him into, like...
- A mission. - A mission
for that ten-foot pole.
[record scratching] - Yeah.
- Ariana-- any chance you're gonna pursue her
now that she is single?
- She's definitely being pursued.
I'll put it that way.
♪♪
[motorcycle engine revs]
♪♪
- Oh, my God! Hello. How are you doing?
- I'm-I'm hanging out. How has it been?
- Of course they are. They're there to see you. - It's so cute.
- You look ----ing great, by the way.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Call me later. Have fun.
You're a rock star. You're gonna kill it.
- Thank you. - And have a blast.
All right, bye. - Thank you.
- Sorry. Takes a long time for all this to come together.
- Yeah, I know. I know. What up?
How you doin'? Muah. - Good. How are you?
- Uh, living the dream, Ken. - It's so cold.
- What'd you think of last night?
- That was really great.
I feel like everyone was grilling you about Ariana.
- Yeah, they were.
- Has your flowers or chocolates arrived?
- I'm pretty sure they arrived.
- Wait, so, are you-- what's going on?
- He's smitten.
- I'm smitten. I gotta walk away.
- Is this a thing? - Yeah.
- Dates have happened? - Yeah, yeah,
we've been on two-- two or three dates.
- You know what's funny?
Whenever you have dated a girl in the past--
- Yeah. - You give me, like,
updates every 15 minutes.
Ariana you're so quiet about.
What? You grill me about my dating life.
- You gotta find a man, so we can double date,
all right?
- I think it means you really like her.
- I do like her.
Don't choke on that ----in' jalapeno.
♪♪
- We're going to Bravos.
- Welcome to the Bravos,
celebrating the best from the past year.
- BravoCon.
[cheers and applause]
- Here are the nominees for Rookie of the Year.
- Rookie of the Year--
the cast of "Next Gen NYC."
- Welcome to New York. - Excuse me.
- And the Bravo award goes to...
"Next Gen NYC." - "Next Gen."
[cheers and applause] - That's awesome.
- Insane.
- Holy ----in' sh-- we won.
Like, we slayed.
- I like that people acknowledge
how, you know, fun we are.
- Thank you guys so much.
I think we're beyond shocked, right now.
This is definitely bringing the vibes up.
- I think it's this way, right?
- I hope so. [laughing]
- Oh, my God, look at this!
- Oh, my God! Wow, Charlie, look at you.
- Charlie booked a reservation.
Hi, gentlemen. Okay.
Oh, my God.
- I love awards. Sure, I'm happy we won.
Awesome.
You know, these-these kids who obviously grew up on Bravo,
and it's, like, such a huge part of their lives,
this award is very important to them.
- Where's Georgia?
- I don't know.
She was like, "I'm tired. I have to leave.
I didn't get any sleep last night."
- She wasn't feeling well. Yeah.
- I really am so proud of us, though.
Like, this is exciting. This is cool.
- Like, we did it!
- I'm not gonna cry again,
but thank you, guys. I really love you guys.
- Thank you guys for making New York for me.
I moved here. I'm still a newbie.
I wouldn't have been able to do the city
without all of you, even Charlie.
[chuckles] - I'm dead.
- And Hudson was a part of it, too.
Somebody should text him that we won an award.
- I'll let him know. - You should tell him.
- Cheers, you guys.
- Cheers!
Can I kiss you?
- Coming up...
- I think Charlie is very much into you.
- We have a new dynamic duo over there.
♪ Let's party all night long ♪
- Hi, sweetie. - Hi, Mom.
- I can't wait to see you tomorrow.
- I'm so excited you're coming.
[sighs] I'm really hung over.
- Are you?
- I accidentally crashed out last night.
It's fine.
- Cheers, you guys.
- Everybody drink up.
♪♪
- Welcome to McDonald's. - Okay.
[laughing]
- Who the (BLEEP) gets the strips at McDonald's? - The way she said that--
- Is that all, you guys? No one else wants anything?
- Anything else? - Yeah, we're good, we're good.
- It sounds like it's a really long day.
It means you do have to be on.
- Okay, I'm gonna get myself together.
Thank God my mom is coming.
That's my woman.
- "Next Gen NYC's" Ariana Biermann!
[cheers and applause]
Who is most likely to send a messy text?
- Honestly, her.
- I don't do that, Gia,
because you don't wanna put anything in writing.
- Yeah, you call 'em on the phone.
- Right.
[thunder rumbling]
- Gia's uncle is never wearing a shirt.
- Bro, they're from Jersey--
What the (BLEEP) do you expect?
- Yeah.
- I'm going to the Ferris wheel, right now.
I'm also about to slip and fall.
[laughing] - Georgia.
- Whoa. - I'm scared.
- Oh, my God-- Ahh.
Okay. - Ahh!
- That was actually the scariest part.
- Are you guys excited to golf?
- Yes, Emira, you need to really teach us.
- It's so beautiful in-in Vegas, right now.
- I love the way you say it.
It sounds like you're, like, Elvis.
You're like, "Vegas."
- Las Va-gas. - Vegas?
- Va-gas. - Vegas.
- Va-gas.
How the (BLEEP) do you say, "Va-gas?"
- When we're in Vegas, we played Top Golf
and hit a hole in one.
Perfect.
- This is the strip.
What exactly is the strip?
- It's, like, where all the cool sh-- is.
Have you ever been to Vegas? - But, like, this way-- no.
- This is your first time in Vegas? - Yes, yeah.
This is, like, not what I was expecting.
For some reason, I thought Vegas was much smaller.
It's, like, bigger than New York City,
like, in area, you know.
- Isn't Vegas, like, the number one
tourist destination in the world?
At least in America.
- Okay, in America, yes, I could see that.
Which way is north?
No, bitch.
- What do you mean?
- How many floors do you think this is?
- I would say we're, like, 1,000 stories up.
- Which one am I supposed to use, Emira?
- It depends. What do you wanna do?
- I wanna hit the ball.
- Let's do a driver for you.
♪ Can you move it to the baseline ♪
Period. - Oh!
- That was awesome.
- Golf clap.
- Slay, mama.
- Wait, I'm actually taking my shoes off.
- Emira.
There it is, Emira.
- I love golf. - Cheers, you guys.
- You guys, that was crazy.
- I can't believe we all ended up
hanging out in Charlie's room.
- Literally. - Like, that's insane.
He asked Ava to be added back into the chat.
- He is added back in the chat.
[cheering]
I feel like this trip put all of our friendships
in such a great trajectory moving forward.
I don't know, we were all hanging out until 5 AM
in Charlie's room. Like, what?
I don't know what they're pumping in the air
in these casinos,
but it just seems like Charlie is really trying
to change the outlook
that I and a lot of people have on him.
- How was it? - It was honestly really cute.
Charlie hosted us having drinks.
- Charlie hosted?
- Like, he had us back in his room,
like, ordered us all food.
- We had quite a night, though.
- We had a night, dude.
- Shai, okay, realistically, real rap,
like, I'm gonna ask you.
Do you think you were vibing with
any of the girls last night?
[laughing] - Okay, there we go.
There we go, bro. You gotta stop that.
I'm, like, I'm literally, like, sweating,
talking about this.
God... Okay.
I feel like there was a little bit of a vibe.
- That she was flirting with you.
- That she was flirting. Yeah.
I don't wanna-- - Yeah, with Ava, to be clear.
- With Ava, yeah.
I-I-- maybe I missed--
- I think there's a lot of truth to the fact
that she is a drunk horny flirt.
I think she wanted you to (BLEEP) her.
I think she wanted-- - I wouldn't say that.
I wouldn't say that, but, like, I definitely think
that there was a-- there was a--
there was a vibe there.
I made a small move, but, like,
I think it was just, like-- - You made a small--
What do you mean? What's your small move?
- I don't know. I just made a small move.
- Like, an arm over, like, lean in for a kiss?
- Yeah, like, I was just like, I don't know.
I was just kind of, like-- we were both drunk.
It was just, like, flirting in Las Vegas.
Like, that's just how it is, you know.
- Let me just paint you the picture of the night.
We do our little after-party party
at Charlie's hotel room,
and then we all go to our separate rooms.
Shai texts me, and he asks
can he come have another drink at mine.
I was like, "Yeah."
I was in my full, like, grandmother pajamas,
"Real Housewives of OC" on the TV.
- You said you're sorry to John?
- If you wanna go there, let's go there.
- I had two beds in my room 'cause my mom was coming.
Like, he was on one bed. I was on another.
And he said, "Can I kiss you?"
And I said, "Eww, no."
Like, is that flirting now?
- I kind of caught a vibe.
I got a look from her.
- She was like... like, I was like, oh, my God.
She had me, like, butter, like, absolutely.
Like, I melted.
It was just, like, a harmless flirtatious night in Vegas.
- All right. Well, I mean, yeah,
as long as it's not, like, awkward.
No harm, no foul.
- Well, I'm just, like, a nervous wreck
about the whole thing.
Her mom is coming into town,
so don't think we're gonna have an opportunity
to chat things out.
- You know, congrats for almost ----ing Ava.
- Dude...
[sighs]
I probably shouldn't have said anything to Charlie
about what happened with Ava.
Charlie gets himself involved in drama, for sure,
but he's my boy.
Like, I think that he can not tell Ava
that I told him this.
- Charlie also did text me last night
and asked me if I left a vape
in his room, if that-- Wait, he said,
"If you left this as an excuse to come back
and sleep over, now's the time to come do so."
- Shut up. That is crazy.
- You guys, I'm-I'm not even.
- I think Charlie is very much into you.
I think he has been into you since the moment he met you.
- It's like, "I wouldn't touch Charlie with a ten-foot pole,"
and then it's, like, we're, like,
rubbing each other in the bed.
- I didn't even know what to say 'cause I'm like,
you're just, you know... I didn't respond.
- I think that's, like, oh, yeah, exactly. - Yeah.
- And I'm flattered. - I think you just
be flattered, and you move on.
- Although he says a lot of out of pocket sh--
and tells me to come sleep over in his room,
like, that's Charlie.
I don't know. It's funny, it's fun.
Like, honestly, I love the attention.
It's so fun.
- Charlie... I think he's, like, trying to,
like, make an effort.
- Good for him. I literally hate him.
- You hate him? - Yeah.
- That's a really strong word.
- I know. Let me put this way.
He's, like, my least favorite person
on the planet, right now.
- Have you seen him today? - No.
He said in an interview on the carpet,
"Well, somebody's pursuing her." He's insane!
- Yeah, I mean, he's been trying.
It's just, like, so transparent.
That's kind of the vibe.
- I'm calling Hudson. Hudson and Liam.
- Call 'em.
- Instagram husband. No, where's Instagram husband?
- I've been in the public eye since I was eight years old.
I really didn't have the worst experience
growing up on reality TV.
My family has been through the ringer
with the public eye,
but there's also a lot of benefits
to being in the public eye,
like my family reconciling, right now.
[cheering]
- I want her in my life.
I want my nieces in my life.
We need to be together.
- And I think Christian witnessing this
is really beautiful
and also shows him the upside of the public life.
- Thank you. - How are you?
- I'm doing good, how are you? - Are you having fun?
Is this, like, a lot for you?
- A little-- not much. - Yeah, a little.
- I'm getting used to it.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
- You, too.
- You're gorge. - Thank you.
- Bye, guys. - Bye.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Enjoy. - So much.
This is not-- what kind of food is this?
Normal? - Italian.
- Yeah, okay.
How has it been for you at BravoCon?
- It's just tiring. It's a lot.
- What was, like, the coolest part for you?
- I feel like it's all the same.
It's just photos with fans in different sections.
- So many photos.
Like, do you ever feel like I'm, like, forcing you
to, like, be here?
- Yeah, well, you've given me no choice.
- That is not true. - Yeah, it is.
I don't like to be on camera, like, film,
like, all the time.
Like, I don't have to...
And you have to do that.
We live in two different worlds.
- Yeah, but then what about when our worlds
comes in as one
and, like, when engagement happens and marriage?
Like, where does it go from there?
- I couldn't tell ya.
[sighs]
- I've been in this world since I was eight.
This just comes so naturally to me,
and, like, I love this.
- I know.
- It would be more foreign
for me to step away from the public eye
than be in the public eye, at this point.
Would I love for my partner
to be in the spotlight with me?
Of course,
but it's also not something
that I am going to force on him,
and that's where it gets really tricky.
[sighs]
What? - Nothing.
We've just had this conversation, like, 50 times.
- I don't know how to respond to that.
If Christian chose to not be in the public eye
and not want our family to be in the public eye,
it would be a really hard decision for me.
- Coming up...
- Ariana ended up giving up her first class seat
to sit next to Charlie in economy.
- Didn't she say she wouldn't touch Charlie with a nine-foot pole?
- Pole's getting shorter and shorter.
- It's getting shorter and shorter.
♪ This city gives me something to love ♪
♪ Gives me something to hate ♪
- Yes. - Couldn't go like that.
- Could you imagine if I hugged all the fans?
- All the supposed fans.
♪ The past is still the past ♪
- BravoCon day three.
- We're so close to selling out at my booth
and--
- I'm really trying to make Brooks Marks
the focus of my career.
- Brooksie. - Oh, my God.
- The next steps are to launch the resort collection
at winter pop-up in New York City.
I'm extremely stressed.
My parents are still investors in my company.
We're seeking $100,000 in exchange
for 8% equity in Brooks Marks, LLC.
- And we want in.
- We have a deal.
If I'm unable to pay back their investment,
they have the right to seize all of the goods
in my company,
and everything that I've been building for five years
will basically be done.
- Yeah, they would.
- I need to do, like, another going out outfit.
- Do you wanna wear the Bottega vintage?
- Yes. - Please wear that.
I love that.
- Today, we have our "Next Gen" panel.
It's just making me nervous, 'cause I didn't know
it was gonna be streaming live.
- Oh, you're gonna do well, though.
When all else fails, just smile.
It sounds really silly, but it's so true.
- I've been smiling a lot this weekend.
- Have you? Do your cheeks hurt?
- Not yet.
- Well, speaking of smiling a lot,
I am really happy that you're smiling so much
'cause you've been through so much recently.
How has that been going?
- Literally, we haven't really been talking.
- I'm sorry, sweetie.
- This whole thing with Hook, like, it's sad,
and it's like I'm entering a new chapter
that I really don't wanna have to enter,
but, at this point, it's just so awkward.
We sleep in the same bed.
Like, put a pillow fort in between.
Thank God for Vegas.
I never thought I would say that,
but I truly did need a little break.
- My suggestion, after my 51 years of living,
going through ups and downs is,
you need that core group of girls.
- Well, honestly, Ariana just went through
the exact same thing that I'm going through.
- In terms of a breakup, or...
- Yeah, breakup and then, you know,
living with the boyfriend
and then having to, like, get her own place.
- Seems like that's the perfect synergy for you.
You know, guys come and go.
- Right. - You need some girls
that can be like, "Okay, we're coming over."
"We're gonna bring the tequila,
"and we're gonna get through this."
Um, and it-- - Right.
I think they would do that for me.
- Good. - Ariana, definitely Emira,
and Gia, too.
- I think I went through a stage where, like you,
when you're hurt, you kind of, um,
become a shell within yourself
and protect yourself. - Yeah.
- And I did that for way too long.
So, if you could skip some of those steps, um,
you're gonna be better.
- My mom and I have always been close.
She's been my best friend forever.
But I think as I get older, and I have these, like,
real life adult type of experiences
that she has also had, we have gotten even closer.
When my parents divorced, my mom was supporting herself,
and she still is, to this day.
So, now that I'm kind of in that similar position,
it's not just me being like,
"I need help with my English essay."
It's like, "I need help with my broken heart."
Thank you, mommy. - Huggie-huggie.
I love you. - I love you.
- I love you, too.
- Okay, day three of BravoCon.
Yeah, we're gonna have a great day today.
♪♪
- Here, oh, my God, over here.
Oh, my God.
- Um...
- Oh. [laughing]
- I can see the way Charlie and Georgia weaponize things.
- People say things to their friends in confidence.
I know you have laughed with Andrew, me,
Preston, all of those groups.
- They just wanna air everything out,
and I don't wanna be a part of that.
- You're gonna be right-right after Emira.
- Okay, perfect.
- This is my first time seeing Ava since the other night.
- I'm very curious to see how Shai's gonna act tonight.
Shai said to me, "I don't wanna tell anyone about this.
"I'm embarrassed."
And I was like, "Me neither."
I wake up. I look at my phone.
First thing I see...
"Did you make out with Shai last night?
"What happened with Shai?"
Charlie does not care about bro code,
if there's tea involved.
Bro code goes out the window.
- About to start. - Yay.
- Thank you. - Stand by.
All right, see ya out there.
- Is there a lot of people?
- I'm so nervous about walking on.
[cheers and applause]
- Welcome to the "Thank You, Next Gen” panel.
- I'm freaking out.
Don't know what's about to happen.
- I had every intention to never bring up
the Shai asking to kiss me thing.
I gave him my word, but he did.
- I cannot believe that we get to moderate
"Next Gen New York City."
- So, if he's gonna talk about it, obviously,
I'm gonna need to say my side of the story.
- Please welcome to the stage
the cast of "Next Gen NYC."
[cheers and applause]
- No, there's no world this comes up on the panel.
There's no world.
♪♪
- Georgia, not washing your hands,
how is that?
Is it, like, following you around?
- It's the number one question I get asked about.
- So, it's like your first season,
and everyone's like, "Did you wash your hands?"
- I was so nervous about going on stage.
- All right, this one is for Shai.
Hi, Shai.
You weren't in the season that much.
Like, is it your name?
Like, are you a shyer, more reserved person, or...
- I met everyone through Dylan, and then he just left,
and then left me with, like, these people, new friends,
and I was like dancing in the corners and stuff.
But then questions started. I'm having a good time.
I'm killing it.
- Shai, do you think there's anyone on this stage
that could learn from Riley in terms of being more honest?
- No, I'm not gonna lie.
Brooks, I think you can learn a little bit from Riley.
Oh, just, like, you know, being direct
and, like, saying stuff. That's-- I don't know.
I think it's good. Yeah.
Riley's, like, the most confrontational person.
And Brooks, for a year now, has just been talking about
how you should be more confrontational.
So, it's obvious, in my head, putting two and two together
like a monkey would.
But then, next thing you know,
Brooks flings his head towards me,
staring daggers at me. He's like, "What?"
- That wraps up the final panel.
- Brooks was obviously very mad at me already.
- You said you needed to be a friend to Hudson,
but Ariana is cute, and you wouldn't say that
because you didn't want it to come across
a different way on camera.
- I can take a hint.
I feel like it's very obvious you don't wanna be involved
in my photoshoot. I-I-I have work to do.
- Well, yeah, so do I, but I'm giving you
the courtesy of calling you back
in the middle of the ----ing work day
to have this conversation.
- Walking off the stage,
I know that there's definitely gonna be a con--
Sorry, I burped.
I know that he's definitely more mad at me now.
- Oh, my gosh, you guys were so great.
- But it was a good answer.
- Fab!
- Oh, my gosh, it's the Eiffel Tower.
- It's actually kinda giving Paris.
[laughing]
Oui, oui. - My dream is Paris.
I've never been.
- It's such a sh--hole. - Stop! It's my dream.
Can you not ruin it? You've ruined a lot of things.
- It's so overly romanticized.
- No ----ing idea what BravoCon is.
- Ariana-- any chance you're gonna pursue her
now that she is single?
- She's definitely being pursued.
I'll put it that way.
- I mean, I have an idea of what it is,
but I don't follow.
- Your dream date. - Yeah, literally his dream.
- Manifestation is a real thing.
- I don't need to manifest anything. It's--
[laughing]
- We have a new dynamic duo over there.
- No. - Period. Period, Riley.
[laughing]
- Do you think you were being slick?
- Um, there's nothing here.
He likes to say really out of pocket sh--
that makes me really flustered,
and sometimes it's fun.
[laughing]
- Yeah, definitely flirty vibes,
definitely-definitely flirty vibes.
I think it's making everyone uncomfortable
for the most part.
- Finally, other people are seeing it other than me.
I always saw this coming.
- So, what was everyone's favorite part of the weekend?
- Winning our award. - Yeah.
- We were the headliners. - The headliners of BravoCon.
- I'm shocked.
I didn't think Charlie was actually gonna get booed.
I was kind of shook.
- What has been the number one thing
that you think you've learned? - Not too much, really.
There's nothing else for me to learn.
- Oh. [booing]
"I've learned nothing and I'm proud of it."
[indistinct chatter]
- Honestly, that was hilarious. - Good.
- I can't believe-- I love that you embraced the boos.
- Yeah, yeah. - You said, "Bring it on."
- Like, (BLEEP) off, like, you know.
- My head was just, like, not really onstage
at BravoCon because I was, like,
daydreaming about holding Prez's hand.
He's so cute. I can't.
I have no idea where the conversation was going,
but when I hear my name, I'm back in it.
- So, who has fame changed the most?
- Georgia.
- I'd have to agree with her. - I think that's unanimous.
- Emira, what do you think? - Georgia's always busy now.
- I have to agree with that.
- I'll take it.
That's a really huge compliment.
Thank you, guys. That's so nice.
- No, this is not a compliment at all.
She just seems a little bit more entitled now.
- I don't know why she took it as a compliment.
If someone told that to me, I would be so sad.
- I like the late night hangouts in my room
with the girls. Yeah. - Yeah.
- I was gonna say, Shai, told Charlie
that I was flirting with you all night the other night.
- I don't know what to say.
Hmm...
I'm nosy, and I like drama and gossip.
That's not at all how I would describe that.
- Is that not what you said?
- Certainly not in those direct words.
- I can feel my food, like, in my throat,
literally about to, like, throw up on the spot.
- I hit you up, like, "Yo, tea, like, you and Shai,"
you know, the good gossip that I am.
- Yeah.
- Is that not true?
Like, there was a moment you guys ended up, like,
drinking late night together.
I wasn't trying to say it in a critical way.
- You know, when I'm drinking, I'm, like--
I just like to, like, have fun and whatever,
and then things got misinterpreted,
but, like, he was just trying to, like, have fun,
keep the night going. You know, bonding.
- Yeah. - Sure.
- That's cute.
- You know, Ava does this funny thing
where when you confront her about something that she did,
her first instinct is to push back.
So, I think that if she is triggered,
it's probably because there's maybe a little bit
of truth to it.
- What is it that you said about me on the panel?
- About what?
This table is so long.
Is it humiliating to have to lean over
to hear what people have to say
about their issues with me.
- What did you say about me on the panel?
- Oh, they asked if there's, like, anyone on the panel
that can, like, learn something from Riley,
and I feel like you've often mentioned that you're, like,
so not confrontational, so I thought that that was,
like, a good, like, you know, point there.
- You felt like it was good to say that publicly
in front of hundreds of people to me.
- It was a truthful answer.
I don't think it was, like, meant to be
upsetting towards you. Like--
- I just didn't think it was cool to, like--
like, sideswipe me like that.
- It wasn't supposed to be, like, an insult.
Like, if anything-- - I didn't interpret it
as an insult towards you.
- Like, you-- - I 100% took it as an insult.
- Were you also saying that to him, though,
implying that you want him to be more direct with you
with, like, what is going on between you two?
- That's not, like, what I was thinking.
I-I was very nervous on the stage.
- But you also tell me you have nothing but good things
to say about me and then badmouth me to my friends.
- But I told Brooks what you said on the plane.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - You said that Brooks
told you that you had to contact his agent...
- Yeah, that's-- - ...to participate
in your photoshoot. - That's what you--
- I just don't know why you'd go to one of my friends
of, like, five years and say horrible things
that aren't true about me.
- I haven't heard from you about that.
- It has been awkward, and that's just how it is.
- Now, I'm a little confused.
I'm scared about this pole situation.
♪♪
- Do you wanna, like, go back to that
and, like, start building a friendship again?
It has been awkward, and that's just how it is.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- I think you're both, like, making, like, great points.
The reason why you obviously addressed this
is because it was bothering you.
And I know it was, like, our mini reunion,
so it brought up some things, as well, like,
that we were feeling and maybe we didn't know about.
But with that being said, I think we all really are,
like, growing as, like, a friend group,
so I would love to have you all over for Friendsgiving.
- Oh, cool. [laughing]
- Wait, hold on, Gia. - In Jersey?
In New Jersey? - In New Jersey.
- Shai's like, "What the (BLEEP)?"
- Is the Eiffel Tower spinning? I'm scared.
♪♪
[laughing]
- Oh, wow, that's so crazy.
- Ariana and I decided to upgrade our flights
to first class, so we could sleep
flat in first class.
And then she gave it up to sit with Charlie in economy.
It's not giving
"I don't wanna touch him with a ten-foot pole."
- A red-eye after the weekend we've had,
and I have a first class seat,
and I'm gonna trade it for a coach seat?
♪♪
- I think she is just a girl with a crush, and, you know,
I can now see a clearer world in which I might have to
step on Liam's toes, if the opportunity arises.
- This is like a dark cloud that's looming with us
back to New York.
Liam's gonna be there on his little horse
at the airport, waiting to pick up Ariana.
And then all three of 'em on the back of Liam's horse.
[laughing] Oh, that's crazy.
Yeah, what happens in Vegas, this time,
she's definitely coming back to New York with us.
♪ Never said I was here for a long time ♪
♪ I'm here for a good time I'm here for a good time ♪
[cheering]
♪ I never said I was here for a long time ♪
♪ I'm here for a good time I'm here for a good time ♪
- Hey, girl, how are you? - Hi.
- Hi. How are you? - What's up?
What happened when we were gone?
- I had a dream you all killed me.
- Us? Tea. - Us? - Yeah.
[laughing]
- We missed Liam's premiere. I'm so sad.
- Oh, yeah, we all missed it. - I know. That's so--
That's so ----ed. - I mean, it was--
Yeah, it was-- it was really, really awesome.
Did have, like, a really fun dinner after.
We were just kind of grilling him about, like,
some dates that he has planned, coming up.
- Ooh. - For Ariana?
- He's a man who knows what he wants.
[horn honking]
♪ She's got her own way of dancing ♪
- Austin has been very helpful.
He's given me shoe sizes, wine names.
I have a favorite restaurant I like.
I knew the date her probation was done,
and I made us a reservation.
- Ariana ended up giving up her first class seat
to sit in coach next to Charlie on a red-eye home.
- And let me tell you, bitch, there's not a single thing
in the ----ing world that would ever make me
give up my first class seat.
- Didn't she say she wouldn't touch Charlie
with a nine-foot pole?
- Honey, that pole's getting shorter and shorter.
- It's getting shorter and shorter.
- I'm pretty sure they also shared a car home.
- Oh, God. - Juicy, juicy.
Also, Charlie is added back into the chat.
[cheering]
You're not in the group chat yet.
- Oh, you should be in our group chat.
Should I do it now? - You should do it now.
[cheering]
Yes. - Yay.
But, yeah, this, like, Friendsgiving, girl.
- I'm so nervous. - I'm excited to watch.
I'm gonna have my popcorn out.
I just know that Charlie is definitely
gonna be flirting with Ariana,
and I wonder how Liam's gonna take that.
- Especially after-- - This weekend, girl.
♪♪
- I'm bringing a pecan pie.
I'm making mine from scratch, honey.
- Oh, okay. So, I'm making a list.
- I'm gonna bring butternut squash soup.
- Okay, butternut squash.
Ava, what do you think? - I can do mashed potatoes.
- You wanna do mashed potatoes. - Yeah.
- Brooks needs to bring sourdough bread.
Ariana and Liam-- roasted carrots
and brussels sprouts.
That's everyone.
I'm so excited.
[phone dings]
- Why is Hudson texting me, asking me if I am dating Liam?
- Ha! - Gia sent, in group chat,
that Hudson is in that he's not--
shouldn't even be in anymore.
Ariana and Liam--
roasted carrots and brussels sprouts.
- I ----ing said carrots,
forgetting that Hudson is in the group chat,
and the carrots spilled the beans.
- Wait, why is everyone individual besides you and Liam?
- But me and Liam are together.
Liam was so cute, texting in the group chat
with Gia about Friendsgiving.
"Sweet. Can't wait. Any allergies?"
[laughing]
- Coming up...
[laughing]
- I don't know what to say to that, bro.
♪♪
Friendsgiving is gonna be a ----ing sh-- show.
- Oh, dude, did you see Hudson's message?
- He called me yesterday. He wasn't happy.
He read in the group chat that Liam and Ariana
were bringing a Thanksgiving dish together,
and he was like, "Dawg, what the (BLEEP)
am I looking at in this chat?"
And I was like, "Pfft." - Dude, that's crazy.
- Good question. Just, like...
I mean, look, ha, Hudson aside,
it's weird that they would bring a dish together.
Bro, what are they? Married?
Like, what the (BLEEP)? Like, it's not about--
- Like, Thanksgiving dish is more intimate than, like--
- Yeah, it just doesn't track. Whatever.
But, yeah, so then that happened,
and then Riley kicked him out of the chat,
and he was 'pressed about it.
Then she added Liam. - No, they added Liam before.
- And then they removed Hudson?
- Yes. - Oh, that's so much worse.
- Hudson's not coming to Friendsgiving, is he?
Is he in town? - He told me--
No, but he was like, "Yo, I might have to come in
and, like, make a scene."
That is just such a recipe for disaster for him.
- That's a recipe for the worst Thanksgiving
that's ever happened.
- But he hits me with, like, "Yo, like, I laid down the law
to that kid, Liam.
Like, I told him not to, like, overstep,
and, like, clearly, he didn't hear me."
And I was like, "Yeah, bro."
- Oh, he told me to call him. - All right.
[phone ringing] - Yo.
- How ya doin'?
- They're definitely going on dates and sh--.
- Liam. Nice to meet you.
- Hudson. Nice to meet you, dawg.
[laughing]
- I don't know what to say to that, bro.
[laughing]
Yeah, Liam, uh, yeah, Liam--
Liam I-I have yet to really get to know,
but, you know, he seems-seems like Liam.
- Got to.
- All right. Peace, brother.
Damn. - Well, that was weird.
- Being like, "I thought it was gonna be you, if anyone,"
that's hilarious. - I mean, I guess.
I don't think they're gonna end up getting back together.
- No. - Obviously, me and Ariana,
like, hung out this weekend, and now-now I'm slightly torn.
- I need to put this out there. Set some ground rules, right?
- What? With your ex-girlfriend--
with your now ex-girlfriend? - Yeah.
- Yeah, don't worry. I have no intention
of sacrificing this friendship for that.
- I appreciate that.
- Yeah, just delete all that sh--.
[chuckles]
Just-just don't include any. It'll all figure itself out.
I have no doubt. She came out of the gate.
"I would never touch him with a ten-foot pole."
You know, and it's like, if anything,
that just triggers me to be like, well,
look at how wrong that was, you know?
'Cause, obviously, that's a shot at my ego,
and I wanna, like, defend against it.
- I gotta-- I gotta piss real quick.
I gotta go. - Okay, me, too.
- Yeah. - I mean, like,
there was one or two moments, which is what, like,
made her be, like, "Stop telling people about this"
where it was fun for me to, like, gloat
and be like-like, "I told you so", you know?
'Cause I told everyone. I was like,
"This ten-foot pole sh-- is bullsh--.
I can feel she's down to (BLEEP) me."
Like... And they'd be like, "Charlie, you're crazy.
Like, Charlie, stop. Like, you're nuts."
And I was like, okay.
- Definitely. No, I-I mean, yes,
I think that my friendship, flirtation,
whatever with Ariana is, like, perfectly genuine.
I-I, if anything, I'm trying to hide the details of it
from the show, not the other way around.
- If I had ----ed Ariana yesterday,
I wouldn't be telling you, right now.
That's my point.
It would make her look terrible.
You know, would it not?
I mean, that's-that's gotta be a bad look for sis.
Forget Liam. Forget the show.
How about just Brooks and Riley?
Just Riley?
So, when I say, "Hide it from the show,"
I mean, spare her the-the revealing of the truth,
which is that we are flirting.
That's it. That's all I mean.
- Next time, on "Next Gen NYC"...
- Cheers. - Happy Friendsgiving!
Wait, make eye contact. Bad sex-- seven years, if not.
- Look at Ariana. - I'm back.
- Did you see the news about Riley's mom?
- Yeah. As a child of divorce, let me tell ya.
- People would be, like, a bad friend
if they didn't say something, but then I'd rather
just take it on the chin and move on.
- It's been a lot of me trying to figure out
what you're upset about.
I'm done walking on eggshells around you.
- Last night, Ariana came to over to, like, sesh.
- I don't kiss and tell, dude.