Lindsay Hubbard, one of the stars of Bravo’s hit reality show ‘Summer House,’ was in the middle of an on-camera interview for a different reality show when the news broke about her Summer House castmates, Amanda Batula and West Wilson, getting together.

The surprise revelation occurred at the end of March when Batula, who was still married to Kyle Cooke at the time, and Wilson, who had previously dated Ciara Miller, a close friend of Batula’s, released a joint statement about their budding relationship.

According to Carl Radke, a fellow Summer House star, he saw the pair’s statement when he landed in Los Angeles and realized that Hubbard was in the middle of shooting confessionals for Summer House spinoff ‘In the City.’ This required a quick pivot from producers, as they revealed during a conversation featuring Hubbard, Radke, executive producer Jamie Jakimo, and showrunner Trish Gold for Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees Studio.

Jakimo, executive producer and SVP Programming at Summer House producer Truly Original, emphasized that when some news is put on the internet, they follow what’s real, so they knew they had to camera up and capture the moment. ‘We were on a green screen for a different show, but this is happening now,’ Jakimo explained.

The show’s producers had to be nimble and adapt to the situation, especially since the show was already in post-production and the reunion was coming up. ‘As producers, we’re learning things in real time, much like cast members,’ Jakimo added.

The scandal dominated the internet and continues to do so, and helped Summer House land its first-ever Emmy nomination after 10 seasons. The show is competing against the likes of ‘Love on the Spectrum,’ ‘America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,’ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked,’ and ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ in the Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program category.

Hubbard expressed her excitement about the nomination, joking that it was ‘overdue.’ ‘Being recognized after 10 seasons is incredible,’ Radke added. ‘We really are real friends, which of course provides a lot of ups and downs.’

While the scandal involving Batula, Wilson, and Miller may have gotten the headlines for Season 10, there were other storylines, including Hubbard and Radke becoming friends again after previously being together. ‘I was just excited and glad that [Lindsay] and I could continue to kind of grow the friendship, get some closure from the past, kind of try to move on with respect and try to build a new chapter of a friendship,’ Radke said.

Radke and Hubbard have both moved on from their past relationships, and are now focusing on the new season and the show’s first-ever Emmy nomination. ‘We’re cooler than ever,’ Hubbard added.

The cast is currently filming Season 11 in a new house as well as a crossover with ‘Below Deck Mediterranean.’ Wilson and Batula are no longer on the show, but Hubbard, Radke, Cooke, Miller, Jesse Solomon, Bailey Taylor, KJ Dillard, and Mia Calabrese are.

‘It feels good to be back. We’re like the little show that could. I feel like we have finally hit our stride. But now, it’s a new chapter,’ Radke said. ‘It’s normal and natural for it to evolve with maybe some new faces or some people graduate or do whatever. It’s a totally new summer, but we have a new house.’

Hubbard emphasized that the whole situation ‘took a lot out of us.’ She said, ‘We spent a lot of time on it, emotionally, mentally, physically. We were all ready to put it behind us and just celebrate a fresh start and a new house with a fun summer.’

They’re all single now, as well, Hubbard stressed. ‘That makes for a fun summer.’

The cast is excited about the new season and the show’s first-ever Emmy nomination, and is looking forward to a fresh start and a new chapter in the show’s history.

Summer House is competing in the Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program category at the Emmy Awards, and the cast is hoping to bring home the award.