{"id":2515798,"date":"2026-07-24T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2515798"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:36:02","slug":"next-gen-nyc-ariana-biermann-and-charlie-zakkour-hookup-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/next-gen-nyc-ariana-biermann-and-charlie-zakkour-hookup-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Next Gen NYC\u2019 Ariana Biermann and Charlie Zakkour Hookup Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<div class=\"css-1jx1kps etlajd2\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section\" data-fp-collapsible-section=\"true\" class=\"css-p1fz9n e1q3dcg6\">\n<h3 data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header\" data-fp-collapsible-section-header=\"true\" class=\"css-1167i7y e1q3dcg5\">\n<div class=\"css-4ved3l etlajd0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/sparkle-regular.2aa06fe.svg\" alt=\"Sparkle Regular\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Key Points<\/div>\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-wrapper\" data-collapsible-open=\"true\" class=\"css-lhm19 e1q3dcg0\"><span data-testid=\"iconRight\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-right\" class=\"css-1ep4808 e1q3dcg1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/caret-right-regular.a6ec664.svg\" alt=\"Caret Right\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/h3>\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section-text\" data-fp-collapsible-section-body=\"true\" class=\"css-1bo2quf e1q3dcg3\">\n<div class=\"css-ex91la etlajd1\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">Ariana Biermann and Hudson McElroy split after nearly a decade of dating, with their breakup playing out on Next Gen NYC season 2, which premiered June 24.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">Sources alleged Ariana \u201chooked up\u201d with Charlie Zakkour\u2014who previously pursued her while she was still with Hudson\u2014during season 2 filming.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">Hudson previously caught Charlie flirting with Ariana during season 1 and attempted to befriend him as a strategic move, later admitting his ulterior motive on the After Show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1qli9nx emevuu60\">Next Gen NYC officially made its way back to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/bravo\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"http:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/bravo\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Bravo\" data-node-id=\"1.3\" class=\"body-link css-ohbdae emevuu60\">Bravo<\/a> for a second season on June 24, and viewers have seen how Ariana Biermann and her longtime love, Hudson McElroy, have navigated their split after nearly a decade of dating. Now, sources are coming forward with allegations that Ariana \u201chooked up\u201d with Charlie Zakkour\u2014who infamously had his eyes set on her, even when she was still with Hudson\u2014while filming season 2 of the reality series.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">According to a report from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/24\/entertainment\/ariana-biermann-hooked-up-with-next-gen-nyc-co-star-charlie-zakkour-while-filming-season-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/24\/entertainment\/ariana-biermann-hooked-up-with-next-gen-nyc-co-star-charlie-zakkour-while-filming-season-2\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Page Six\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-ohbdae emevuu60\">Page Six<\/a>, sources claim that there\u2019s \u201cmore to the story\u201d than we saw in the initial midseason preview for Next Gen NYC, which dropped on Thursday, July 24.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cIt did happen and the situation will play out in the second half of the season,\u201d an insider told the outlet, while Bravo \u201cdid not immediately respond\u201d to their request to comment.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">During a call with fellow castmate Shai Fruchter, Charlie told him to \u201cclutch his pearls\u201d as he admitted, \u201cAriana came over to sesh.\u201d Riley Burruss also referred to the pair as a \u201cnew dynamic duo\u201d while Emira D\u2019Spain dished that Ariana apparently \u201cgave up her first-class seat to sit next to Charlie\u201d while traveling.<\/p>\n<div data-embed=\"true\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"8\" data-position=\"5\" data-total=\"10\" class=\"embed\">\n<div data-embed=\"true\" aria-label=\"Google Preferred Sources Banner\" aria-live=\"polite\" role=\"status\" class=\"css-p6g895 eblc50z15\">\n<div class=\"css-8fl6mk eblc50z14\">\n<div class=\"css-1xpn03o eblc50z12\">\n<div class=\"css-iltuix eblc50z13\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/social\/google.1467f37.svg\" alt=\"Google\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-n7kuyo eblc50z11\">\n<p>Add Cosmopolitan as a preferred source in your Google search results.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-13o7eu2 eblc50z8\">\n<p>Use your Google account to add this to your settings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"info-icon-container css-1sy5mcw eblc50z7\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-dynamic-svg=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/info-regular.348beca.svg?primary=%2523ffffff\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"dynamic-svg-base\" height=\"auto\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" class=\"css-1t9pz9x eblc50z6\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Add to Google settings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Important to note that this development comes after Charlie was thirsting over Ariana when they first met during the show\u2019s first season. During a lunch outing with Ariana\u2019s mom and Real Housewives of Atlanta alum, Kim Zolciak, Hudson clocked that Charlie was plotting on his girlfriend at the time, saying, \u201cHe doesn\u2019t want to be my friend. Hw wants to fuck my girlfriend and have me pay for his section [at the club].\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">More recently, Hudson admitted that he \u201cwas avoiding Charlie flirting with Ariana by being friends with him\u201d during the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/next-gen-nyc-after-show\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/next-gen-nyc-after-show\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Next Gen NYC After Show\" data-node-id=\"11.1\" class=\"body-link css-ohbdae emevuu60\"><u data-node-id=\"11.1.0\">Next Gen NYC After Show<\/u><\/a>. \u201cWell, you know what they say. Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cI tried to pull my own Charlie move. I tried to like, be friends with somebody and have an ulterior motive,\u201d Hudson shared. \u201cAnd just like be really, really nice to them. But then secretly you\u2019re just a total fucking asshole trying to like get something out of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">We\u2019ll have to wait and watch the rest of Next Gen NYC to see how it all pans out!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cosmopolitan.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Ariana Biermann and Hudson McElroy split after nearly a decade of dating, with their breakup playing out on Next Gen NYC season 2, which premiered June 24. Sources alleged Ariana \u201chooked up\u201d with Charlie Zakkour\u2014who previously pursued her while she was still with Hudson\u2014during season 2 filming. 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