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Lindsay Hubbard is reflecting on what it means to live so much of her adult life on reality TV.
The Summer House OG spoke at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, on Monday, where she opened up about her decade-long Bravo career and why she believes authenticity has always been at the center of her success.
During 3CV’s panel, “More than a Moment: Inside the Franchise Ecosystems Defining Culture,” moderated by Page Six Executive Entertainment Editor Melanie Bromley, Lindsay said she does not know how to be anything other than herself.
“I am a very authentic person. I don’t know how to be anything other than,” Lindsay said.
Lindsay has been part of Summer House since the beginning, giving viewers a front-row seat to her friendships, relationships, career shifts, heartbreaks and major life milestones.
She acknowledged just how much of her adult life has played out in front of Bravo cameras.
“I mean you guys all watched me for 10 years in my entire 30s growing up on TV. That’s when you start learning how to become an adult,” she said.
Lindsay’s time on Summer House has included plenty of highs and lows, from explosive cast fights and romantic breakups to her engagement to Carl Radke, their very public split and her journey into motherhood.
Through all of it, Lindsay has remained one of the show’s most talked-about cast members because she rarely holds back. Whether fans love her or criticize her, Lindsay has built a reputation for showing exactly how she feels on camera.
She also explained that her background in public relations gave her a unique understanding of how to connect with fans and brands.
“I was a brand publicist … working on the back end of brand PR and then on the front end of the camera with brands, it’s just a really special way to really connect with our fans,” Lindsay added.
Lindsay appeared on the panel alongside NBCUniversal President of Advertising & Partnerships Karen Kovacs, Bravo and Peacock Unscripted Chair Frances Berwick, and Target’s Chief Brand Officer Michelle Mesenburg.
During the conversation, Berwick shared how Bravo approaches creating shows like Summer House.
According to Berwick, the network does not start by trying to manufacture a cultural phenomenon. Instead, the focus is on whether the cast and concept feel real enough for audiences to connect with.
“We actually don’t approach it as we’re trying to create a cultural phenomenon. We don’t ever think of it as we’re trying to create a franchise,” Berwick said. “We just go into it thinking, ‘Is this a great show? Do you think it’s going to resonate, are they relatable, are they authentic? Are our fans going to want to really get to know them?’”
Berwick also noted that Bravo and Peacock viewers are especially invested in the people they watch on screen.
The executive explained that the audience is “much more engaged” than the average audience and often sees the cast members as “friends” or “family.”
That connection is exactly why Lindsay’s journey has resonated with Summer House fans for so long. Viewers have not just watched her on vacation weekends in the Hamptons. They have watched her grow up, make mistakes, fall in love, get hurt, build a career and become a mother.
Lindsay’s comments come during another headline-making chapter for Summer House. The show recently wrapped one of its most dramatic seasons yet, with Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s romance shaking up the cast and creating major fallout with Ciara Miller and Kyle Cooke.
Through every era of the show, Lindsay has remained one of its most consistent and polarizing figures.
And according to Lindsay, that is because she has never known how to be anything but real.
