the take
Hudson came in hot at the reunion, shared a lot very fast, and then it was over. we want him (and honestly the whole cast, even Brooks) back next season so somebody can ask the follow-up questions, starting with how he's doing. in about one breath we got a new business in Atlanta, a car that exploded, and getting re-addicted, and then the conversation moved on. we wanted Andy to slow down and take it one by one. we're rooting for him, and we'd watch a whole episode of the follow-up.
this is the hosts' commentary and speculation for entertainment, not a statement of fact about anyone in it.
the backstory
Hudson McLeroy is a Next Gen NYC cast member and Ariana Biermann's ex-boyfriend. Their breakup happened in the first episode of season 2. The show's first-ever reunion, hosted by Andy Cohen, taped in New York on July 30, 2026 and aired in two parts, on September 16 and 23.
In part two, Hudson explained his move back to Atlanta. As Us Weekly quotes him, he said he was starting a car company there "until I had that car explode," and that he "also got readdicted to drugs." Ariana said at the reunion that he'd gone to rehab and that they briefly got back together afterward. After the reunion, Hudson told Bravo's Daily Dish that he'd sent himself back to treatment, and that "recovery isn't linear."
He covered a lot in a short time, so this clip is mostly us wishing someone had asked the follow-up questions, starting with how he's doing now.
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transcript
auto-transcribed from the clip audio. speakers aren't labeled and there may be small errors.
- 0:00I'm left with more questions in actuality.
- 0:04He came on, he dropped like a few deets
- 0:08and now I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- 0:10First of all, how are you doing now?
- 0:12Did Andy even ask that?
- 0:14He came in hot.
- 0:15He was like that eight inches and thick meme guy.
- 0:19He was like, I started a business and then it exploded.
- 0:21Oh, you've never seen it?
- 0:22It's like a viral video on like a Miami beach.
- 0:24Like this guy's being interviewed and he's like.
- 0:26Oh my God, I forgot about the car exploding.
- 0:29He was like, I was starting a business,
- 0:31the car exploded and I'm re-addicted to drugs.
- 0:34And I was like, okay,
- 0:36we're gonna have to take this one by one.
faq
- What did Hudson McLeroy say at the Next Gen NYC reunion?
- In part two of the season 2 reunion, Hudson said he moved back to Atlanta to start a car company, that a car exploded, and that he had struggled with addiction again. Ariana Biermann said he went to rehab. He later talked more about his recovery with Bravo's Daily Dish.
- When did the Next Gen NYC season 2 reunion air?
- The two-part reunion, hosted by Andy Cohen, aired on Bravo on September 16 and 23, 2026. It was the show's first reunion.
