Summer House star Carl Radke has always been open about his struggle with addiction. He also dealt with the death of his brother, Curtis, from an overdose in 2020. Summer House cameras were rolling when Carl received the call from his mother about his brother’s tragic passing.
In Carl’s candid memoir, Cake Eater: Getting High, Hitting Low: And Trying to Stay in the Middle, which is out December 30, he delves into the early dynamics of his family life and his brother’s struggles with addiction. However, it seems that Carl’s battle with addiction and pathway to sobriety is a major focus of his book.
The Summer House star opens up about his battle with addiction in his new book
According to US Weekly, in his memoir, Carl detailed how he tried cocaine for the first time in college at Syracuse University. “It’s so easy to see the red flags now. Blackouts were becoming increasingly frequent,” Carl wrote. “So were risky behaviors, like the time I ended up with blood all over my face with no recollection as to how after a drunken hookup, or the night I slept in a bed soaked with piss because neither I nor my partner could wake up enough to deal with it.” He added, “These weren’t just wild college stories; they were signs of a serious problem brewing under the surface.”
When Carl started filming for Summer House, he was abusing cocaine, alcohol, and Adderall. Carl wrote of his experience on Season 1, “What viewers didn’t see was how often I’d hide in the bathroom, splashing water on my face, giving myself pep talks to make it through another day of filming.”
It seems that Carl didn’t go into great detail about his broken engagement to co-star Lindsay Hubbard. Instead, he kept on theme, discussing recovery and moving forward. Cake Eater: Getting High, Hitting Low: And Trying to Stay in the Middle is available now.
Summer House is available to stream on Peacock.
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