Summer House’s Dara Levitan says she’s single following her breakup with costar KJ Dillard, while also admitting she’s not ready to talk about it without getting emotional. The split began during season 10 filming and was previously confirmed—accidentally—by J
Dara Levitan didn’t just answer the question—she got visibly emotional about it.
On the Thursday, June 18, episode of her “Five More Minutes” podcast, Dara, 33, told listeners, “Do you want to know what’s setting me off? Well, I’m single. That’s all we’re going to say about it because I can’t do tears this morning, and there’s no way I’m talking about it without crying.”
She’s still drawing a hard line around the details, even as fans remember how public her relationship with KJ Dillard has been on-screen.
KJ, 28, and Dara’s romance began in summer 2025 while filming season 10 of the Bravo reality show. The pair met through mutual friend and castmate West Wilson.
Before Dara could confirm the breakup in her own words. costar Jesse Solomon accidentally spilled the news earlier this month on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. Asked why KJ and Dara unfollowed each other on social media. Jesse. 33. said on the June 9 episode. “They broke up. yeah. Last I heard, they were broken up. Sorry if that’s not public.”.
In her latest podcast episode with cohost Carly Rivlin, Dara also talked about dating alongside guest and skincare expert Sean Garrette. She admitted she has “no idea what I’m doing when it comes to men and love,” but still gave a snapshot of where she’s at as summer heats up.
When asked about hooking up with or without makeup on, Dara joked that it’s been a minute since she’s had to choose. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had any kind of casual hookup so let’s circle back in 90 days and see where we’re at to see if I’m talking to a man,” she said.
Dara added, “I love them against my will, but I don’t like them.”
Viewers also got a warning sign that things weren’t entirely smooth when KJ opened up after season 10 wrapped. On the June 2 episode of the “More Life With Carl Radke” podcast. KJ revealed that he and Dara took a brief break after Summer House season 10 wrapped filming while he was experiencing mental health struggles.
KJ said he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder late last year after being hospitalized for self-harm. He explained that Dara “broke up” with him “because she had to.”
KJ added, “Dara, I think, was gonna hang on … but that wouldn’t have been good for either of us. I needed the time, because after the hospital, I went to recovery … and that’s when we broke up. Looking back, if me and Dara were dating when I was in recovery, it would have been a mess. I would have been focused on saving the relationship rather than focusing on my health. Recovery changed my life.”.
Summer House is streaming now on Peacock.
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Wait so she’s single now like??
Honestly these people always say “I can’t talk about it” and then it’s all over social media anyway. Unfollowing each other is like instant proof to me.
So Jesse Solomon “accidentally” spilled it?? That sounds like the kind of accident where you knew exactly what you were doing lol. Also wasn’t West Wilson involved somehow? I swear Bravo couples always connect to the same people.
Brings me back to when they met “through a mutual friend” and now suddenly it’s tears on a podcast. I don’t even watch Summer House like that but I keep hearing about KJ and Dara everywhere. If they unfollowed it means they’re done done right? Idk why she’s acting shocked she has to say something after dating on tv, like that’s the whole point.