Kyle Cooke’s Net Worth & the Truth About if Bravo Really Gets a ‘Piece’ of Loverboy
Jason Pham
Summer should be fun, but can also be quite lucrative, at least according to Kyle Cooke‘s net worth. Kyle, an original cast member on Summer House, has starred on the Bravo reality TV series since 2017.
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Throughout his near-decade on reality TV, fans have seen Kyle get married, start a DJ career, and launch his multimillion-dollar drink business, Loverboy. Kyle confirmed in an interview on the “Trading Secrets” podcast in 2024 that Bravo has no control over his brand, though they do receive part of his earnings due to the Bethenny Clause, a contract provision that allows networks to share in a reality star’s business profits, named after Bethenny Frankel from The Real Housewives of New York City.
“No, they’re not in cahoots,” Kyle said on the podcast. “Technically speaking, they’ll get a piece of my takeaway. If there is some type of acquisition, and I’m still on air.” He continued, “If anything, they tell me to tamper it down. They’re like, ‘Kyle, please take off the Loverboy shirt.’ I’m like, ‘What do you mean? That’s what I do. I wear my merch. My wife designed it.’ [They’ll ask,] ‘Hey, can you put those drinks in cups?’ If anything, they don’t want it to look like an infomercial because they don’t want people thinking we are in cahoots. So it’s quite frankly the opposite.”
Kyle also confirmed that Bravo “would never be in cahoots with one big brand” because then it “rules out the opportunity for others to advertise.” He added, “That’s why you’ll never see one particular mass-produced alcohol all over one show, because alcohol is arguably one of the biggest buyers of ads on Bravo.” He also denied that he forces any of his Summer House co-stars to drink Loverboy.
What is Kyle Cooke’s net worth?
Kyle’s net worth is more than $1 million, according to Life & Style magazine. Much of his income likely comes from his spritz and cocktails company, Loverboy, which he launched in 2018 while on Summer House with $100,000 of his own money. In 2022, Loverboy generated $16 million in sales, according to Forbes. which reported that the company is worth $38 million. ““It was always just a brand that that was for me, Amanda, our friends and the Bravo audience,” he told the magazine in 2023, referencing his wife and Summer House co-star, Amanda Batula. “We’ve grown fast, and furiously, since we first launched.” He added, “Without a story, there’s no authenticity, right? There’s nothing to really tell. There’s nothing for people to buy into.”
How much does Kyle Cooke make from Summer House?
While the Summer House cast’s salaries haven’t been confirmed, Life & Style estimates that each cast member makes around $10,000 to $20,000 per episode, which equates to appropximately $170,000 to $340,000 per 17-episode season. Kyle, Carl Radke, and Lindsay Hubbard likely make the most as the three remaining original cast members on Summer House.
Along with Loverboy and what he makes from Summer House, Kyle’s income also likely includes what he earns from sponsored social media posts. Though, as Carl revealed in a confessional interview on Summer House Season 8, Kyle’s money from social media likely pales in comparison to the women of Summer House. In the interview, Carl revealed that Lindsay made $150,000 from Instagram in 2023, while he earned about half at $70,000.
Summer House streams on Peacock.
