Paige DeSorbo is so much more than Summer House. Sure, the hit Bravo reality show may have introduced her to a national audience, but that's no longer the headline. At 33, DeSorbo has evolved from reality TV personality into a bona fide multi-hyphenate: media host, entrepreneur, fashion authority, and digital tastemaker.

She co-hosts the wildly popular podcast Giggly Squad alongside comedian and longtime best friend Hannah Berner — herself a former Summer House cast member. What

distraction during the pandemic has grown into a touring, chart-climbing show with a fiercely loyal fan base. The expansion feels organic rather than opportunistic: inside jokes become live shows; live shows become community; community becomes cultural currency.

And then there's fashion. DeSorbo doesn't just influence style; she operationalizes it. In 2024, she launched her loungewear line,

, translating her hyper-specific, tongue-in-cheek aesthetic into product.

More broadly, DeSorbo occupies a rare space in the influencer economy. She has

, yes, but more importantly, she has intent. Her audience doesn’t passively scroll; they buy, they quote, they show up. She’s an It Girl, if such a thing still exists. If DeSorbo wears it, it's cool. If she says it, it's funny. Her deadpan, distinctly New Yorker delivery has become part of her signature — dry, self-aware, and endlessly meme-able.

She's

a feat few reality stars manage. Many remain tethered to the ecosystem that made them. DeSorbo leveraged it — and then outgrew it.

Case in point: She got Martha Stewart to

. When a legacy lifestyle mogul willingly steps into your bit, you know you've made it.

If Summer House was the launchpad, Paige DeSorbo is now the brand.