Lexi Wood knows what she wants out of the Summer House season 9 reunion after a tumultuous romance with Jesse Solomon — and it’s not him.
“I think my main goal is really just to end the reunion stronger than when we all went in with the majority of the house,” Lexi, 27, exclusively told Us Weekly at Us + Maidenform’s Reality Star Style Awards party on Tuesday, April 22, at The Highlight Room in NYC.
She quipped, “Except maybe one person,” hinting that Jesse, 31, is the one she’d leave out.
Lexi joined Summer House as a new cast member during season 9 and instantly found a connection with Jesse. The pair went from zero to 100 within days of knowing each other but their romance wasn’t without its faults.
Lexi Wood. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Us Weekly
Throughout the season, Jesse told his pals (without Lexi knowing) that there were “yellow flags” when it came to Lexi. He alleged she made him unfollow women on social media and asked him to stop commenting on other girls’ posts.
Lexi, meanwhile, took issue with Jesse being flirty with housemate Ciara Miller while she was away for the weekend. She also confessed to feeling “icky” after learning Jesse sucked a random woman’s toe while Imrul Hassan was engaging in a threesome.
Despite all the drama — which will continue to unfold the remainder of the season — Lexi stands by her love hard approach to the relationship.
“I’m a lover, and that’s honestly how a lot of my past relationships have moved. They go fast,” Lexi told Us on Tuesday, noting that she’s “friends with a lot of my exes and I’m so happy for them when they move on and it’s all great.”
Looking back at her time with Jesse, which doesn’t end well, Lexi confessed, “I do regret” the pace.
While Lexi and Jesse have yet to break up on Summer House, Bravo teased in a past preview that Lexi presses the brakes on the relationship after confronting Jesse in front of the whole group.
“I think the house is so close that I think everything will inevitably end up with everybody in the house anyway, so it’s always better just to get everything on the table,” Lexi explained to Us, playing coy on how exactly her and Jesse’s summer romance fizzles out.
She did, however, confirm that Jesse has not reached out to her since the show began airing in February. When asked if that surprised her, Lexi said, “No, definitely not.”
As Summer House fans know, the drama doesn’t stop when the cameras aren’t rolling. During the Wednesday, April 9, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, season 9 newbie Lexi Wood was asked for her thoughts on a recent photo of Jesse Solomon playfully holding hands with costar Paige DeSorbo. “I think Jesse […]
Lexi previously told Glamour in an April 18 interview that her whirlwind romance with Jesse is “the worst relationship I’ve ever been in.” She claimed, “I think in front of my face, Jesse was very different. Behind my back, he had a lot of things that he did not communicate to me.”
Jesse told Glamour that he wishes his ex “nothing but the best” and alleged he did his best to “try and be transparent” during their relationship. “I think there were just some miscommunications and heightened emotions, which is understandable given the environment,” he added.
Summer House airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
