It isn’t unusual for a Summer House newbie to disappear after a lackluster season. For one reason or another, sometimes it just doesn’t pan out for a roommate. This has happened in the past. Fans have watched Jules Daoud and Jordan Verroi disappear after only one summer in the Montauk mansion. But what is unusual is when a roomie goes missing halfway through a season, and no one comments about it. Such is the curious case of Bailee Henderson.
What happened to Bailee Henderson’s Summer House role?
During the Summer House Season 9 premiere, fans were introduced to Bailee and quickly learned she might have a romantic entanglement. In fact, she even showed up with a suitcase belonging to a guy she had been casually dating. Naturally, the roommates tried to question her, but the newbie kept the information about her dating life close to her chest. In Episode 2, she shared that she and her maybe-boyfriend were dealing with some tension. She revealed he didn’t want to make a trip out of Manhattan to the shared house.
In the same episode, the regular crew prepared to ring in the weekend by popping some Loverboy. West Wilson was the first to question, “Where’s Bailee? Does anybody know?” Her actual friend, Lexi Wood, noted, “Oh, Bailee’s not here this weekend. I think she’s having boyfriend issues.” No one, including viewers, really seemed to care. It is quite normal for a roommate to miss a weekend due to a wedding or other obligation.
Why did Bailee “part ways” with Bravo’s Summer House?
Bailee was brought onto the cast thanks to her relationship with Amanda Batula. The swimsuit designer described her friend as “quirky” and “spunky,” noting that she is a fan of her “awkwardness.” However, it’s been hard to pinpoint Bailee. It was quickly pointed out that she was left out of the promo photos and didn’t attend the premiere party. Talk about awkward. And after a bit of research, it looks like the nanny has parted ways with Summer House, but fans never really got the memo.
Naturally, there have been theories. One theory is that she was too boring for the series. But I’d argue her storyline could have gotten really interesting if she had followed the mysterious air tag that she found in her suitcase. @BestofBravo, via Reddit, reported that Bailee was caught talking about the cast and not presenting them in the best light. The account also claimed that producers had to confront her for leaking stories after returning to the city each week. But none of these theories have been confirmed as of yet.
Will we see Bailee back on Summer House in the future?
Another tidbit of information claimed that Bailee lied to her cast members about having a boyfriend. During an interview for Bravo! We’re Black, podcaster Samantha Bush revealed some inside information. She said, “What I heard — from a reliable source — is that Bailee lied to everyone on the cast and said that she didn’t have a boyfriend. She like had everyone blocked from her close friends’ stories, where she would post him.” However, according to the insider, “she forgot to take Amanda off of it. So then Amanda saw it, and they all confronted [Bailee] about it. And they were like, ‘So you lied?’ And I don’t think she ever saw them again. Like, I don’t think we’ll ever hear from Bailee again.”
It is doubtful that we will see Bailee back on Summer House. A source close to the situation told Decider, “She misrepresented some things in her life, and it was a mutual decision to part ways.” And while it is unclear how she misrepresented herself, the information from the source above would be a good reason for her to be let go. Either way, it looks like the network gave her the boot. It stands to reason that Bailee stopped filming shortly before the third weekend. It is also doubtful that her departure will be addressed on the series. But Bailee is still posting content with the Summer House cast on social media, so you never know, the 27-year-old might just pop back up.
Summer House is available to stream on Peacock.
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