{"id":239634,"date":"2026-05-11T18:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/brooks-marks-says-his-relationship-will-be-shown-on-next-gen-nyc-wants-to-be-1st-cast-member-engaged\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:57:20","slug":"brooks-marks-says-his-relationship-will-be-shown-on-next-gen-nyc-wants-to-be-1st-cast-member-engaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/brooks-marks-says-his-relationship-will-be-shown-on-next-gen-nyc-wants-to-be-1st-cast-member-engaged\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Marks Says His Relationship Will Be Shown on \u2018Next Gen NYC,\u2019 Wants to Be 1st Cast Member Engaged"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Brooks Marks<\/strong><\/a> is gearing up for the second season of Next Gen NYC<\/em> \u2014 and fans will be getting an inside look at his relationship with boyfriend Kade Thomas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019ll see more about my relationship life in season 2,\u201d Brooks, 26, told Us Weekly exclusively at the Vulture Reality Masterminds Celebration in New York City on Thursday, May 7.<\/p>\n

Brooks has been dating Kade since 2024, but kept their relationship largely out of the public eye. Several of Brooks\u2019 Next Gen NYC castmates are in relationships, but he hopes to be the first one with an engagement ring on his finger.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy boyfriend isn\u2019t really in the public, so it\u2019s definitely a new world for him,\u201d he shared \u201cI love keeping that sacred but, at the end of the day, I signed up for reality TV.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brooks told Us<\/em> on Thursday that there was some apprehension when it came to showing that side of his life on Bravo.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about showing every aspect of our lives,\u201d he added. \u201cI hope that it shows other people what a great relationship can look like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bravo announced on Monday, May 11, that Next Gen NYC<\/em> season 2 will premiere next month with Brooke Shields<\/strong>\u2019 daughter Rowan Henchy<\/strong>, Liam Obergfoll<\/strong> and Kendall White<\/strong> joining the cast.<\/p>\n

When asked which newcomer makes the biggest splash, Brooks played coy telling Us<\/em> that viewers will have to \u201ctune in to find out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Ariana Biermann Reflected on Bringing Hudson Onto \u2018Next Gen NYC\u2019 Before Split<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tAriana Biermann admitted she had \u201chesitation\u201d over bringing now-ex boyfriend Hudson McLeroy onto Next Gen NYC \u2014 especially because of a possible breakup. \u201cIt\u2019s a little nerve-wracking bringing somebody onto a TV show with you and putting your whole relationship out for the world to see,\u201d Biermann, 24, exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Along with Brooks, Next Gen NYC<\/em> stars Ariana Biermann<\/strong>, Riley Burruss<\/strong>, Emira D\u2019Spain<\/strong>, Ava Dash<\/strong>, Gia Giudice<\/strong>, Georgia McCann<\/strong>, Charlie Zakkour<\/strong>, Shai Fruchter<\/strong> and Hudson McLeroy<\/strong> are set to return<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so overwhelmed by all the support from the first [season]. I\u2019m so grateful that we got a second season,\u201d Brooks told Us<\/em>. \u201cThe second season is absolutely insane.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the trailer<\/a> released on Monday, it appears the second season<\/a> will showcase the aftermath of Ariana and Hudson\u2019s October 2025 split.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think viewers are going to be very shocked by all the twists and turns,\u201d Brooks told Us<\/em>. \u201cI did not see them coming, and I was blindsided by a couple things. I\u2019m excited to see the whole pan out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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