Erika Jayne and Jesse Solomon were seen looking quite cozy at NBCUniversal’s Upfront presentation earlier this month in a photo shared by Carl Radke that has resurfaced amid rumors of their alleged hookup.
As the 53-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member remains locked in an ongoing divorce with Thomas Girardi, 85, and months after the 31-year-old Summer House cast member’s whirlwind romance with Lexi Wood, 27, the pic has fueled rumors of their potential rendezvous in New York City.
“Upfronts were a 10/10 highly recommend thank you,” Carl had written in the caption of a slideshow of photos shared before the reports about Erika and Jesse began.
In Carl’s photo with Erika and Jesse, Jesse’s arm was around Erika. Jesse was sitting noticeably closer to her than Carl, who was on the other side of her.
While both Erika and Jesse have remained silent in regard to the rumors, insiders claim their alleged hookup happened after a May 14 taping of Watch What Happens Live.
“Something definitely happened between them,” an insider shared with Page Six on May 22, noting that the Bravolebrities had attended the NBCUniversal Upfronts in New York City on May 12.
“They met at rehearsal earlier this month for NBC Upfronts, and were seen getting cozy together at a private cocktail party the network threw for talent at the Mandarin Oriental,” a separate source told PEOPLE on May 22. “They spent a lot of time talking together on a couch, off to themselves.”
“It was the talk of the party,” the source added. “You could definitely see there was a spark between them.”
News of Erika and Jesse’s potential hookup was first shared on the Deux U podcast, with an insider saying, “I heard from a fan who was with Jesse Solomon at Watch What Happens Live last night that he hooked up with Erika Jayne afterward.”
Another source wrote to Bravo and Cocktails on Instagram, adding, “Apparently Erika Jayne hooked up [with] Jesse Solomon!?! … At upfronts?! Is this the new [Luann de Lesseps] and Joe Bradley?!!!”
