Ariana Biermann 'hooked up' with Charlie Zakkour on Season 2
Ariana Biermann ‘hooked up’ with Next Gen NYC co-star Charlie Zakkour while filming Season 2, a source exclusively told Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea. Their unexpected connection goes beyond Bravo’s mid-season trailer tease, and the situation will play out in the second half of the season. The claim lands as fans parse new hints from the Bravo reality series.
Key Takeaways
- A Page Six Virtual Reali-Tea source says Ariana Biermann and Charlie Zakkour hooked up while Season 2 cameras were rolling.
- Bravo’s mid-season trailer teases their bond, including Charlie telling Shai Fruchter that “Ariana came over to sesh.”
- The hookup followed Biermann’s split from Hudson McLeroy and came amid her flirtations with Liam Obergfoll.
- Biermann told Andy Cohen that she and McLeroy are “together but still figuring it out,” and that McLeroy and Zakkour are “definitely not” friends anymore.
- Page Six says the full situation will unfold in the second half of Season 2; Bravo did not immediately comment.
What did Ariana Biermann and Charlie Zakkour do while filming?
According to an insider who spoke exclusively to Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea, Biermann and Zakkour did get together while filming Season 2 of Next Gen NYC. “Ariana and Charlie hooked up,” the source said, stressing there is more to the story than the preview alone suggests.
“It did happen and the situation will play out in the second half of the season,” the source added. Bravo did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment. For more celeb TV fallout, follow our celebrity breaking news hub.
How does the mid-season trailer tease their connection?
Bravo’s newly released mid-season trailer hints that something may have happened between Biermann and the polarizing co-star. In the sneak peek, Charlie tells castmate Shai Fruchter on a phone call that “Ariana came over to sesh,” adding that he should “clutch his pearls, bro.”
Elsewhere, Biermann’s pal Riley Burruss calls Biermann and Zakkour a “new dynamic duo.” Emira D’Spain tells the group on a cast trip that Biermann “gave up her first-class seat to sit next to Charlie” while traveling. When Ava Dash asks about a romance, Kim Zolciak’s daughter denies anything is brewing—though the Page Six source says that was not the case as cameras rolled.
Where do Hudson McLeroy and the cast stand now?
Biermann’s hookup with Zakkour, 31, came after the 24-year-old embraced single life following her split from longtime on-and-off boyfriend Hudson McLeroy, also 24. Viewers have already seen her flirt with series newcomer Liam Obergfoll. Making it stickier: Zakkour had built a close friendship with McLeroy, who told several guys in their circle he hoped no one would pursue Biermann while they figured out the early stages of their breakup. Obergfoll ignored that request, and it now appears Zakkour did as well.
On Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen this week, Biermann gave an ambiguous update on McLeroy: “We are together but we’re still figuring it out.” She also said McLeroy and Zakkour are “definitely not” friends anymore, and both agreed the fallout should be unpacked at the Season 2 reunion. It remains unclear how McLeroy reacted to the hookup or whether Biermann and McLeroy’s current status is settled; they attended a Next Gen NYC party together on June 14.
Will fans see the full story on Next Gen NYC?
Season 1 already featured tension when Zakkour declared he wanted to have sex with Biermann, upsetting McLeroy. Off-camera, Zakkour has also been linked to a reported crypto-related case involving John Woeltz; Page Six noted Zakkour was not accused of any crimes and sources said he sometimes crashed at the apartment in question. Whether the Season 2 hookup becomes something more—or sparks lasting cast fallout—remains to be seen.
Next Gen NYC airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo, with new episodes streaming the next day on Peacock. Read the exclusive report at Page Six.