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The initial draw of Next Gen NYC<\/a> was the slew of familiar names and faces \u2014 largely the children of our favorite Bravolebrities<\/a> \u2014 coming together to start a new chapter in New York. But the show\u2019s immediate breakout wasn\u2019t someone we watched grow up on-camera. Georgia McCann, the sole cast member who didn\u2019t come from rich or famous parents, quickly emerged as Next Gen\u2019s MVP, letting her guard down in a way that juxtaposed her cast\u2019s more polished presentability. She combed her hair with a fork, declared that she didn\u2019t believe in washing her hands, and, after throwing \u201clegendary\u201d parties like Anna Delvey\u2019s Club House Arrest, attempted to open a club that doubled as a bowling alley.<\/p>\n Now in the thick of the show\u2019s second season, the audience is finally getting to know McCann as more than just the \u201cIt\u201d girl of New York party planning. \u201cI think people didn\u2019t know what to make of me that first season,\u201d she says, adding that her quirky rep came as a surprise to her. \u201cI always feel like I\u2019m the straight-edge one in my world, but I think to the general public who isn\u2019t in New York City, I\u2019m really weird and out there.\u201d Of course, \u201cweird\u201d and \u201cout there\u201d is exactly the vibe a reality show needs, and McCann\u2019s sensibility brought a fair share of drama in season two. She clashed with former friend Charlie Zakkour after he swooped in to do business \u2014 specifically her business\u00a0\u2014 with her ex. \u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re ever going to actually end up executing,\u201d she says of their plans to open a club themselves. (This will come as no surprise to anyone who saw their office, which looked like a graffitied trap house.) In any case, she doesn\u2019t seem particularly hung up over her beef with Zakkour or whether her friends are back on good terms with him. \u201cIt is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this season, Riley Burruss drunkenly went after you in what ended up being a rough moment for her. She accused you of doing drugs, threatened to slap a pizza out of your hand, and came close to throwing a glass \u2014 all out of nowhere \u2014 but you sat there and didn\u2019t really fight back. Why was that your strategy in that moment?\u00a0 In that exchange, she also tried to make fun of you for not being able to afford a Birkin. It\u2019s not the first or last time comments about money have been made on this show. What do you make of that?\u00a0\u00a0 You opened up on the show about getting inpatient treatment for an eating disorder between seasons. How have viewers responded after you shared that story?\u00a0\u00a0 Something I really appreciate about Next Gen is the show\u2019s willingness to break the fourth wall. Is that a relief, that you\u2019re allowed to acknowledge at times that you\u2019re shooting a reality show?\u00a0 Maybe the biggest fourth-wall break was the show following you guys to BravoCon<\/a>, which is a lot to take in even without the cameras in tow. What was it like getting to enter that world and meet the fans in person?\u00a0 I also had some personal things going on. A friend who I was supposed to bring with me passed away, so I was having a psychosomatic response or something. I couldn\u2019t sleep, I couldn\u2019t eat, I got sick the last day\u00a0\u2014\u00a0that I think was from these deviled eggs. It was sort of an unconscious response to that. But the absolute best part \u2014 and this is not me, like, sucking the dick of everyone \u2014 was genuinely meeting the fans. That was when I felt the most relaxed.<\/p>\n Because you had all that going on, you understandably skipped a night out with the rest of the cast. Weirdly, it became a key turning point in the group\u2019s dynamics. Was it strange emerging the next morning to find that everyone made a 180 and were suddenly cool with Charlie? Was that tough? Leading up to that point it felt like everyone was finally seeing what you were seeing, then you lost them in one fell swoop. You just released a book of poetry, which we didn\u2019t get to see on the show. How did that come about? You just filmed your very first reunion. That\u2019s a much different environment than you\u2019re used to. How do you think you did?\u00a0 There\u2019s been a few instances of your castmates not being as aware of pop culture as you are \u2014 earlier this season they notably didn\u2019t know what Rocky Horror was, for example, and some struggled to place Rowan\u2019s mom, Brooke Shields. If you could assign them all three classic New York movies<\/a> to enrich their cultural palate, what would they be?\u00a0 Sign up for the Vulture Daily<\/p>\n An entertainment newsletter for the pop-culture obsessed.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n
I knew anything I\u2019d do would come off as antagonizing, so I was like, Okay, I\u2019m just not saying anything. I think Riley was really drunk. I\u2019ve been on the other side of that, and you don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to set someone off who\u2019s drunk. It\u2019s not rational thinking, so I was trying to say nothing, but it\u2019s hard because the things that were being said were not super chill.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m very used to it, honestly. My family and I moved to a one-bedroom, the three of us, after my dad left. It was in the best public-school district, which attracts more wealth, so I\u2019ve always been around this. It doesn\u2019t really faze me.<\/p>\n
The response has been very positive overall. I didn\u2019t want to make it my narrative and be the eating-disorder girl, but I also did feel a responsibility to share my story because a big part of not getting treatment earlier was the embarrassment and shame. I can tell it helps people and that\u2019s really special. It\u2019s a privilege to have the platform to be able to talk about this.<\/p>\n
I love that they\u2019re doing that. So much of our drama is built around those fourth-wall details, so I don\u2019t think the show could function without breaking it. It sort of reminds me of YouTube drama \u2014 it feels so personal because there\u2019s no production team between you and the YouTuber. With us, you\u2019re getting a closer experience of the drama in that sense.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t think anyone would care that I was there, but people were cheering when I got out of the car. I felt like a real celebrity. It was really cool, but I found it to be grueling adding the filming to it. We would be doing full days in glam, in heels, meeting people, being \u201con\u201d constantly, and then immediately would have to go film a scene. It was very overwhelming.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s such a relatable experience. Growing up, did you ever go somewhere over the summer and then you\u2019d come back to school and they\u2019d all be bonded and have inside jokes? It\u2019s like, Wait, what are you guys talking about? You feel so on the outs and that was literally what missing one night with them felt like. I was like, Yesterday was not the same landscape as today.<\/p>\n
Charlie is incredibly charming and fun, so I\u2019m not surprised that people warmed up to him in a social setting. Is that lasting? Maybe not. But I never had an intentional campaign to get people to dislike Charlie. I was just trying to genuinely share my experience. I don\u2019t believe in revenge.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve always been into writing, but I had an ex and we were long distance for the majority of the relationship so we\u2019d write each other poems and only communicate via email. That got me into it just for fun, and I had poems in my notes app for a really long time. In January, this indie publication I follow was open for submissions, so I submitted and they accepted it. I didn\u2019t even consider that it would be a book or anything anyone would read.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not gonna lie, I don\u2019t think I do well in hyperproduced settings. Also, this sounds so dumb, but it was freezing on set. I was chattering the whole time, so I was not even thinking that much about the conversation that was going on. I was thinking about preserving my body warmth. I was a little bit flustered during the reunion, but maybe the audience won\u2019t notice that.<\/p>\n
Moonstruck, with Cher. Paris Is Burning. Then maybe a Scorsese? Hmmm, let me think, this is the most important question. No, let\u2019s say When Harry Met Sally. I\u2019m not gonna go too niche.<\/p>\n