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Summer House star Kyle Cooke talked about West Wilson‘s nude pic leak, “trauma bonding” with Real Housewives of Orange County star Meghan King, and more in a new interview.
While on the streets of New York City, Kyle stopped to chat with a reporter.
“It was sent to me… the night before the reunion,” Kyle told street journalist Adam Glyn of West’s nude pic. “I think he found out about it at the reunion. So, I mean, he had a rough 24 hours between some family stuff… obviously, the d*ck leak, and then, obviously, going into the reunion.”
Kyle then explicitly stated it was “not a pic I’d be passing around.”
“I think he said it was leaked, but I’m like… you’d have to leak it,” he elaborated.
When asked how his anatomy compares to West’s, Kyle claimed he would “maybe get a little blood flow going” before taking a nude pic.
“To each their own,” he added.
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Kyle was also asked about how his love life is going in the wake of him being spotted locking lips with Meghan.
“That was blown out of proportion,” he said. “She’s an amazing lady.”
Kyle explained that he had just met Meghan that evening when they were photographed kissing.
“We hung out the whole night,” he shared. “I actually think when the… whoever got that video, I think when they took it, I was literally talking to her… she kind of opened up about her… like her custody battle. And I actually felt really bad. So… um, it was almost like we were trauma-bonding.”
Kyle noted that the pair have not hung out since and he is very much single.
During the interview, he also revealed his company, Lover Boy, is in a slightly better place than how it’s been shown on the current season of Summer House.
“Loverboy is in a much better place just simply because we were able to do a bunch of resales due to all the support that we were able to kind of muster up,” he said. “I think the biggest challenge we’re up against is: you gotta spend money to make money.”
He explained they have a Small Business Administration loan and $600,000 in debt.
“It’s in a much better place, but honestly… the continued support is helping turn this thing around because we were in a really tight spot,” he continued. “Like, I was questioning, you know, do we put this thing into bankruptcy? I mean, it was like dire straits.”
If he were to close up shop, Kyle claimed he’d have to “find a totally different way to pay off this $3 million loan.”
“It’s not pretty,” he elaborated, noting that it would be the “ultimate last resort.”
“But the good part is the company’s doing well at the moment right now, people supporting you, obviously the merch is doing well,” he said, adding, “We built the brand around the fans, and the fans have continued to come through and… that’s what it takes… You need people asking for… for the product to sell the product.”