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Brooks, Riley, Gia, and Ariana are ed by friends Ava Dash, Emira D’Spain, Shai Fruchter, Georgia McCann, Hudson McLeroy, and Charlie Zakkour as they navigate their careers, personal lives, and, of course, family drama as young adults living in New York City. Brooks, Gia, Riley, and Ariana go way back, as they've all met through the Bravo world. While their moms may have put them in the spotlight, the kids are proving that they've got the reality TV chops to make it on their own. Here are six of the biggest bombshells from the season premiere on June 3.

Ariana Biermann’s Parents Took All Her Money

Ariana's Parents Are Kroy Biermann And Kim Zolciak

Viewers have watched Ariana grow up on RHOA, as she made her premiere on the show back in 2008 when she was just 5 years old. Back then, Ariana and her sister, Brielle Biermann, were the young daughters of Kim, who was an original cast member.

Brielle and Ariana were featured prominently on the show throughout their mother's time on the cast.

Kim married former football player Kroy in 2011 and welcomed four more children together. Kim and Kroy's messy divorce dominated headlines in recent years, as the two have had contentious fights over money, often caught on camera.

Ariana is desperate to escape the drama in Atlanta, so she headed to New York to make her dreams of having her own fashion line a reality. She revealed in the season premiere that she had been doing brand deals since she was 14, and was making lots of money doing social media. Sadly, Ariana didn't see a dime, as her parents, Kim and Kroy, took her money. She doesn't know what happened to it or even how much she had. Ariana recently found out, saying, "Nobody was honest about it. There was no transparency."

Ariana Biermann Still Gives Her Mom Kim Zolciak Money

It Causes Problems In Her Relationship With Boyfriend Hudson McLeroy

RHOA's Kroy Biermann and Kim Zolciak looking serious and sad

In the same scene, Ariana revealed that her money was taken by her parents, and she opened up about Kim's well-known financial struggles. Ariana and her boyfriend, who comes from money, are trying to themselves, and Kim bragged about drinking the same $200 bottle of wine that had enjoyed, which angered Hudson. Ariana went on to say that their family home was in danger of being taken away, and she left Atlanta because of all the lies.

Ariana itted that her mom, Kim, asks her for money, and she often gives it to her, which is causing problems in her relationship with Hudson. Hudson said it upset him that Kim still asked Ariana for money, and he said that Ariana should put her foot down. Kim has already taken all of Ariana's money, so he doesn't think she's entitled to more. Ariana, on the other hand, has sympathy for her mom because she has four other kids to take care of. Ariana also revealed she sometimes doesn't tell Hudson when Kim asks for money.

Brooks Marks Feels Like He’s Living In His Mom Meredith Marks’ Shadow

Brooks Is Creative Director For His Mom's Company

Brooks Marks and Meredith Marks posing at a press event

Brooks is the newest of the Bravo children, since his mom only began appearing on RHOSLC in 2020. Brooks, along with sister Chloe Marks, has made appearances on RHOSLC, and he used his reality TV fame to launch his own line of tracksuits. He's always had an eye for fashion, and he often styled his mom for events and appearances. Brooks is also a model in his own right, but still, he has felt pressure as the son of a reality star to be taken seriously.

"I love my mom, she's amazing, but it definitely does feel like you're living in someone's shadow."

Brooks is currently creative director for his mom's company, but he longs to make it on his own. He said that his dream is to style a magazine cover, without his mom's involvement. Brooks' group of wild NYC friends are the backdrop to Next Gen NYC season 1 and his struggles to break out of his mom's shadow are a big part of his storyline.

Riley Burruss’ Mom Kandi Burruss Has A Deadline On Financial

Kandi Won't Riley's Music Dreams Forever

Next Gen NYC's Riley Burruss talking to a friend

Riley is one of the more unassuming cast on Next Gen NYC. She's less vocal than the others, and she's moved to NYC from Atlanta to pursue her dreams of being a DJ. With a mom like Kandi, one of the most accomplished Housewives who's written countless number one hit songs, Riley's draw to music makes sense. Kandi was a member of the R&B group Xcape in the 90s and has written songs like "Bills, Bills, Bills," by Destiny's Child, "There You Go" by Pink, and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran, among many others.

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With all of Kandi's experience in the music business, one would think she would be ive of her daughter's dreams. But Kandi is firm with Riley: Riley will only get one year of financial before Kandi cuts her off. The pressure is on for Riley to make her way in the music industry, and fill her mom's big shoes, before her lack of funds sends her back to Atlanta.

Charlie Zakkour Dated An A-List Actress

Charlie Is The Show's Bad Boy

Charlie is being set up as the show's resident bad boy. Not only does he openly smoke marijuana and is covered in tattoos, he's also a ladies' man who gets into hot water when he asks Brooks' sister Chloe on a date and then proceeds to make a crude joke about Chloe to Brooks. Charlie's dad is a successful retired banker who finances his son's cryptocurrency business, so Charlie isn't exactly trying to climb to the top of the business ladder on his own merit.

While more will be revealed about Charlie and his background, one shocking tidbit slipped during the premiere. Apparently, Charlie once dated Lindsay Lohan, as Georgia claimed. Charlie confirmed his romance with the A-list actress, saying they dated back when he was in high school. "She would like, pick me up from school. Oh yeah, my high school loved that sh*t," Charlie said with a smile.

Ariana And Riley Fell Out When Their Moms Did

Kim And Kandi Famously Feuded On Real Housewives Of Atlanta

Kim Zolciak and Kandi Burruss looking at a phone on Real Housewives of Atlanta

Brooks is the bridge between Riley and Ariana, as he's very friendly with both. Brooks asks Riley if she knows Ariana, since the two appeared on RHOA as young girls together. Riley says that yes, she knew Ariana back in the day, but hasn't seen her since the two were preteens. Riley's mom Kandi and Ariana's mom Kim had a falling out, which played out on RHOA season 3, over music they'd done together, and since the moms weren't friends anymore, neither were the daughters.

Still, both Ariana and Riley are open to reconnecting now that they're adults living in the same city. Riley itted that they're probably both so different from how they were as children, it's almost like they don't know each other at all. Will the drama from their moms' past follow the two women on Next Gen NYC? We'll have to keep watching to find out.

Next Gen NYC airs on Tuesdays on Bravo.

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Next Gen NYC
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