Bravo followers would possibly wish to preserve their eyes on Venita Aspen and Carl Radke. The Southern Attraction star is opening up about spending time with the Summer season Home OG — and it appears like sparks might formally be flying.
“We’ve now gone on one date, which may be very good,” Venita, 32, revealed on Amanda Hirsch’s “Not Skinny However Not Fats” podcast, per Us Weekly. In keeping with Venita, the duo kicked issues off at Gentle Bar earlier than heading to a close-by Mexican restaurant for dinner.
And this wasn’t only a fast chew. “We needed to be requested to go away,” Venita shared, explaining that that they had “shut the place down.”
“I believe it lasted for nearly 5 hours. We have been collectively, the entire day, for about 5 hours,” she added, noting that the date happened “two weeks” earlier than the podcast episode was recorded.
Venita defined that she first met Carl, 40, via mutual pal and Summer season Home solid member Ciara Miller — and whereas their connection wasn’t fast, one second modified the whole lot.
“I really feel like what actually sort of sparked the whole lot is after we did NBC Upfronts final 12 months, there was a photograph of us and our fingers have been simply touching,” she recalled. “Thoughts you, I by no means actually thought something about him till that second. Then the web blew it up.”
After followers ran with the hypothesis, Venita admitted that she and Carl leaned into the thrill. The 2 started “saved being cheeky with one another” publicly, fueling much more romance rumors amongst Bravo viewers.
Venita additionally addressed Carl’s sobriety, making it clear she needed to be respectful earlier than their date. “I actually texted him earlier than we went on the date, and I used to be like, ‘Hey, like are you OK with if I drink?’” she stated.
His response shocked her. “He was like, ‘Properly, to begin with, nobody’s ever requested me that.’ I’m effective to not drink, and if somebody’s attempting so far somebody or get to know somebody higher, they won’t need their companion to drink. I used to be similar to, ‘Oh, let me ask.’”
Venita in the end determined to maintain it low-key. “I had one margarita that lasted me the entire night time,” she defined. “I used to be like, ‘Let me simply be certain I drink sluggish.’ I don’t wish to drink an excessive amount of [and] make a idiot of myself.”
Romance rumors surrounding Venita and Carl first picked up steam at BravoCon 2025 final month when Carl publicly talked about her throughout a panel.
“I had a good time hanging out with Venita yesterday,” he stated on the time, additionally revealing that she had beforehand visited the Hamptons home with Ciara. “She’s stunning, she’s actually cool.”
