“Summer House” star Danielle Olivera opened up about her falling out with former best friend, Lindsay Hubbard. The Bravo stars’ relationship hit a rough patch after Hubbard became engaged to mutual friend Carl Radke in August 2022– and now it seems their once-close friendship may be beyond repair.
While speaking with E! News in February 2023, Olivera revealed that she’d had a hard time accepting the couple’s engagement announcement in part because she was shocked that they were even together.
“I didn’t even see it coming,” Olivera said. The tech guru added that she suddenly felt like a “third wheel” around the couple and distanced herself so she could “process” the change in their dynamic.
“I just wasn’t ready to be around them like that,” she explained.
Olivera said Hubbard and Radke’s quick decision to move in together and become engaged was “a lot to take in.” She added that the Hubb House PR founder already informed her that she was not invited to the wedding.
“Our friendship, right now, is done,” Olivera told E! News. “I hope that we can get to a better place eventually, but I don’t know, that ship might have sailed.”
Danielle Olivera Previously Said She was “Happy” for Lindsay Hubbard & Carl Radke
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Olivera and Hubbard’s drama will play out in the seventh season of “Summer House.” In the trailer for the show, Olivera is seen telling Hubbard it would be “crazy” to get engaged so soon, to which Hubbard replies, “Maybe we won’t get engaged when it’s appropriate for you!”
After the engagement took place on Southampton’s Dune Beach, Us Weekly reported Olivera did not post a congratulatory message to the couple.
But In September 2022, Olivera told the outlet she was just “exhausted from summer,” and busy with her own life. “I am obviously very, very happy for them,” she said at the time.
According to Reality Blurb, during a February 2023 appearance on “Watch What Happens Live,” Hubbard confirmed that Olivera congratulated her on the engagement.
Lindsay Hubbard Said She Hopes Her Friendship With Danielle Olivera Can Be Rekindled
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In October 2022, Hubbard told Us that Olivera “betrayed” her in a big way. “[There were] things that a best friend shouldn’t do to your best friend, and I’ll just leave it at that,” she said.
But four months later, she hinted that a reconciliation could still happen. During a Feb. 2023 WWHL episode, Hubbard and Radke played a game called “Don’t Second Guest Yourself,” where they had to pick between two Bravo stars to invite to their wedding. When host Andy Cohen gave a choice between Olivera or “Southern Charm” star Madison LeCroy, Hubbard chose Olivera.
“Danielle and I just haven’t really made up quite yet, but I am hopeful that we will by the time we’re married so I’ll say Danielle,” she said.
Elsewhere in the episode, Hubbard addressed a possible mending of the friendship.
“I think the challenge is that we haven’t really seen each other, and from what I’ve heard, she’s working through some things in her personal life and we’re planning a wedding, so I think that just, right now, we’re just on different paths,” the “Summer House” star explained.
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Bravo Star Says Friendship With Former Bestie is ‘Done’