Everything ‘Summer House’ Star Carl Radke Has Said About His Sobriety

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Carl Radke has been candid about the ups and downs in his sobriety — all of which are captured on Summer House.The Pittsburgh native has been on the Bravo hit since its 2017 premiere.

After four seasons of drunken antics with his costars, he got sober in spring 2020. Radke started drinking again, however, ahead of production on season 5 in summer 2020.“I basically got sober from March [2020] until the middle of June.

Going into the season, I was feeling really good,” he recalled to Us Weekly in February 2021. “I learned a lot about myself; I don’t have to drink to be fun or to be the cool guy. … And I certainly had some other things I was working on personally and it’s just better to work on those when you’re sober.

So, I went in this summer thinking moderation was going to be my friend. I felt really good about that. I will say, it’s hard being in the house with everybody and having all these different things going on.”Radke noted that he had “some drinks here and there” as he tried to find a balance.“It’s surprising, but up until a couple of years ago, I had a lot of social anxiety when I’m in big groups,” he continued at the time. “I would drink to kind of loosen up and I think a lot of us do that.