See All<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat did you buy with your first major paycheck?
R.B.: My first big-girl purchase was probably my Frenchie, Banks. He definitely broke the bank.<\/p>\n
B.M.: I reinvested it into my clothing brand. Sorry that\u2019s not that exciting of an answer. I wish it could be a Birkin, but no.<\/p>\n
If you were to describe your onscreen persona in five words or less, what would they be?
R.B.: My onscreen persona is silly, fun, a little dramatic, funny, and also chill at times.<\/p>\n
B.M.: I would say authentic, loyal, and funny, I hope.<\/p>\n
What is the moment that defines your career in reality TV so far?
R.B.: There have been two major moments that I always hear, and that\u2019s my conversation about microaggressions and when I was super-dramatic and silly and falling all over the place on the waterslide thing.<\/p>\n
B.M.: I would say the conversation that I had with my mom in season one of Next Gen NYC, about continuing the work I was doing for her or not. It was a tough conversation.<\/p>\n
If you could go back in time and change one onscreen moment, what would it be?
R.B.: I honestly don\u2019t think I would change anything. Everything happens for a reason, and even if I was like, Ooh, that was crazy, I learned something from it.<\/p>\n
Is there a moment that you felt most misunderstood by viewers, and why was that?
B.M.: In Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, I felt a little misunderstood. The viewers would see such minimal aspects of me, a compilation of 15 minutes throughout multiple seasons. But on Next Gen NYC, viewers actually get to know me and see that there\u2019s a lot more to me.<\/p>\n
R.B.: I constantly feel misunderstood, but I don\u2019t feel like you always have to be understood.<\/p>\n
How did you get to that place?
R.B.: I got to that place by having a lot of conversations with my mom and my friends. I have a really good supportive group around me.<\/p>\n
If you could switch places with anyone in reality TV right now, who would it be?
B.M.: Maybe any Food Network kind of show. I would love to be the judge tasting all the food.<\/p>\n
R.B.: I would say my mom, but I actually don\u2019t want to do that. I\u2019m really happy with where I am right now.<\/p>\n
Which reality star is exactly who they say they are onscreen, and who is the least like their TV persona?
B.M.: I would like to think that I\u2019m the same on- and offscreen. A lot of people tell me that, but who\u2019s the least? You\u2019ll find out in season two of Next Gen.<\/p>\n
Do you think that every good reality TV show needs a villain?
B.M.: I mean, from a viewer standpoint, probably. <\/p>\n
R.B.: I don\u2019t think so, although that\u2019s simply how it happens. I do think every reality TV show needs someone who you can relate to.<\/p>\n
Who is the villain of Next Gen NYC?
B.M.: I think we\u2019re all passing that baton around constantly. See, it works if everyone plays their part. It sucks if you\u2019re the villain perpetually.<\/p>\n
What is the one thing you miss about life before you were famous?
R.B.: I don\u2019t know if that applies to me because my mom has been successful, thankfully, for a really long time. So even if I wasn\u2019t feeling it directly, I saw it through her.<\/p>\n
What advice would you give to an aspiring reality TV star?
R.B.: I would say just be yourself. Not everyone is going to like you or love you or understand you, but as long as you are true to yourself, the comments won\u2019t hurt you.<\/p>\n
B.M.: Saddle up. A lot of people think they\u2019re built for it and then you do it and you\u2019re like, Whoa, that\u2019s insane.<\/p>\n
If you could cast two people from the reality-TV-verse to be on The Traitors with you, who would they be?
R.B.: Definitely Mary Cosby from Salt Lake City. My mom\u2019s not on reality TV anymore, but I would say my mom.<\/p>\n
B.M.: My mom, a thousand percent, and I\u2019d love to have Riley there.<\/p>\n
What is your favorite reality-TV feud in history?\u00a0
R.B.: I used to really like Bad Girls Club and that was full of feuds.<\/p>\n
B.M.: I mean, \u201cI\u2019m disengaging\u201d was pretty iconic, a Meredith Marks original. Also \u201cLove you, baby, bye,\u201d with my mom slamming the door. That made me laugh. The OG feud of the century was Kim Kardashian hitting her sister with a bag.<\/p>\n
Brooks, how do you know when to stay out of the drama and when to come in with a line like \u201cKnow your place?\u201d
B.M.: Whenever someone I care about seems like they need a little help holding their own, that\u2019s when I want to jump in. Or if I feel like I\u2019m being walked over \u2014 but I feel like I\u2019ve let that happen too many times to call that out.<\/p>\n
Riley, you grew up with reality-TV cameras in your household. Is there a moment in your life that you\u2019re happiest to have documented on camera?
RM: Sometimes I\u2019ll see little clips of when I was younger in my old pink bedroom and I see how much of an attitude I used to have even back then.<\/p>\n
Is there a moment that you\u2019ve changed your point of view on after watching it back?
RM: There are a lot of times where I see clips and I\u2019m like, I do not remember it happening like this. Especially with my family. I was a lot younger, so some things just didn\u2019t compute in my head. Now I\u2019m like, Oh, that was not the best.<\/p>\n
Do you know one specifically?
RM: Of course: my grandma\u2019s moments on TV. I laugh at them, but I\u2019m sure my mom doesn\u2019t find it so funny.<\/p>\n
Is there a difference between filming in Atlanta versus in New York?
RM: Filming in Atlanta is honestly a lot more chill. Filming in New York can be hard because there\u2019s so many people around you constantly, and so you\u2019ll hear hecklers sometimes.<\/p>\n
Can you describe for me your perfect night out in New York City?
RM: I have a lot of different vibes for my nights out in New York. I\u2019d say recently everyone has been loving going to Catch, getting dinner and drinks, then we\u2019ll either do a chill night in at one of our apartments or we\u2019ll see where the night takes us.<\/p>\n
B.M.: If I\u2019m being real, it\u2019s probably going to an Italian restaurant and then going home and sleeping. But if I\u2019m out with my friends, I\u2019ll start the night with a cocktail at a cool bar, maybe Crosby or Bond Street. I love that restaurant. Dinner has to be late so that you can go straight to the club post-dinner. You don\u2019t want to show up to the club before midnight.<\/p>\n
Brooks, what\u2019s in fashionwise for summer?\u00a0
B.M.: Terrycloth. Terry Light, specifically, a custom Brooks Marks\u2013developed fabric.<\/p>\n
What is your favorite of your mom\u2019s looks?
B.M.: Going back to season one, I loved the look I created with Christian Cowan for her \u2014 it was this blazer dress with black metallic fabric and stardust-emulating crystals all over her lapel. More recently, I would say, I love that Rick Owens jacket she wore in one of her confessionals. I loved that Vos floral skirt and jacket that she wore, and she wore a really cool dress to the Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar viewing party. I mean, she\u2019s constantly crushing it.<\/p>\n
What can you tease about season two of Next Gen NYC?\u00a0
B.M.: Season two is probably exactly what viewers would not expect, and I feel like everyone says that, but genuinely, I didn\u2019t even expect it filming it, so I don\u2019t know how people are going to react viewing it.<\/p>\n
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Production Credits<\/p>\n
Brooks Marks:<\/p>\n
Styling by
\n Daniel Edley<\/p>\n
Grooming by
\n Frankie Payne using Sauvage Serum at Opus Beauty<\/p>\n
Wardrobe by
\n DSquared2 (tuxedo, shirt, shoes), Carrera (sunglasses)<\/p>\n
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Riley Burruss:<\/p>\n
Styling by
\n Daniel Edley<\/p>\n
Hair by
\n Mideyah Parker<\/p>\n
Makeup by
\n Nyala Chamberlain at the Only Agency<\/p>\n
Wardrobe by archive
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