When I watched the episode of Summer House with Lauren Wirkus laying into Cristina Gibson for âaccusingâ Jaclyn Shuman of flirting with Carl Radke, I was wondering what Lauren would think watching the previous episodes because it did come across like Jaclyn was flirting with Carl. She kept talking about sleeping in the same bed with him, so I thought that was pretty âflirtatious,â but Jaclyn provided some back story to explain that conversation. Will it make the viewers look at their interaction with a different perspective?
Believe it or not, but her explanation does make sense. Do I still think she was flirting with Carl? Yeah, I do. It seems like Jaclyn flirts with everyone and the whole cast (except for Cristina) is okay with it. Still, I have to say that I was surprised when she shared some additional information about her conversation with Carl.
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Iâm not a fan of Cristinaâs meddling, but without her pretty much nothing would happen in this show, so she is at least keeping things interesting. Nevertheless, I did agree with her when it came to her take on the Jaclyn and Carl interaction (based on what made the show). I would think the same thing if I saw two people talking about sleeping in the same bed for hours, but there was apparently more to the story.
Jaclyn did an interview on the Buttered Pop podcast and clarified the room situation in the house: âThe executive suite was actually where Cristina, Carl, and myself were supposed to sleep because weâre guests.â This is in comparison to the other cast members who are renters.
Apparently the conversation we saw with Jaclyn and Carl talking about sharing a bed wasnât the very forward flirt fest that came across on the episode. Jaclyn insists there was more said before that exchange. She says she told Carl, âI donât feel comfortable sharing a bed with you, even if itâs platonic because I donât know you that well. I know itâs childish, but I just donât know you that well.â
Jaclyn continued, âWhenever I came back from Greece, one of my good girlfriends who has done a shore house with Carl goes, âHonestly heâs a good guy. Heâs a lot of fun. Heâs very respectful. Iâll let him know how you feel about the situation.'â
She explained that what we saw â them chatting about sleeping in the same bed â wasnât a hookup initiation. Supposedly it was more of an apology fest for what Jaclyn said to her friend in Greece. âI pulled him aside and said âI wanted to apologize for saying, I wouldnât share a bed with you. I just didnât know you. I didnât know if you were drunk something would happen or you would try somethingâ
Jaclyn explained how she feels Cristina skewed the situation. âCristina is listening to all this and the next morning I was like âOh you didnât get in the bed.â He said, âI felt bad waking you. You looked so peaceful and I know you had a really hard week with work.'â
And then she talked about what we all ended up seeing on Summer House. Jaclyn said, âI donât think thereâs anything wrong with that conversation and the way it got back to Lauren was âJaclyn told Carl that she wanted to sleep with him. And Carl said sheâs so pretty when she sleeps.â Thatâs not what happened at all and I think thatâs why you saw me tell Cristina to shut the fâk up.â
Based on what was shown, Jaclynâs âshut the fâk upâ seemed to be overkill, but if this is all true, I can see why Jaclyn might be annoyed. Itâs definitely a different account of events than the viewers got to see.
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Just like the rest of the cast, Jaclyn is pretty much done with Cristina, even though she kept trying to give her a chance. She recalled, âBeing in the house at the beginning, I would see everyone getting annoyed or frustrated with Cristina or saying little comments about how she was meddling. At first I was like I feel bad that everyoneâs getting upset with her. I donât feel like sheâs trying to do this on purpose.â
And now she feels a totally different way since she stated, âI think sheâs just a shit stirrer.â Â She later said, âI donât see you as the victim anymore. Youâre doing it to yourself and committing social suicide.â Damn. Apparently that is the case â at least in this clique.
Jaclyn added, âI donât know that I feel a need to continue a relationship with someone who doesnât understand that certain things that went on this summer were so lighthearted and nothing to make a fuss out of. She sees it her way and I see it my way.â Well, if thereâs a Season 2, Iâm sure Cristina will be on it since she is the one person who has drama with everyone in the cast, so Jaclyn might have to hang with her again.
Jaclyn made another interesting comment: âI donât think that thereâs true bad intentions, but I do think that thereâs a screw loose. Sheâs stuck in her own world.â
Aside from referring to Cristina as a âshit stirrer,â using those exact words, and other phrases to convey that same thought, Jaclyn owned up to her flirtatious nature by saying, âI flirt with anyone. I practically would flirt with the door if I think the door is really beautiful.â She even admitted, âAfter watching the show, there are things that I can see how they can be taken. Iâm going to take a little step back and be a little more aware.â
Jaclyn was also asked if she and Kyle Cooke have hooked up since making out on the party bus and she teased, âYouâll just have to tune in,â which makes me think that they have, or sheâs just really getting good at hyping up a reality TV show. She was also asked if she was interested in pursuing a relationship with him. She giggled and said, âNo comment,â which doesnât seem like a lot in isolation, but this was after her adamantly declaring that she had âno interestâ in Carl. So maybe there is more to her flirtation with Kyle?
TELL US â DO YOU LIKE JACLYN SO FAR? THOUGHTS ON JACLYNâS VERSION OF THE STORY OF HER & CARL TALKING ABOUT SHARING A BED? DO YOU WANT JACLYN & KYLE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP?
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