Brooks Marks Says His Relationship Will Be Shown on ‘Next Gen NYC,’ Wants to Be 1st Cast Member Engaged (Exclusive)

Brooks Marks is gearing up for the second season of Next Gen NYC — and fans will be getting an inside look at his relationship with boyfriend Kade Thomas.

“I think you’ll see more about my relationship life in season 2,” Brooks, 26, told Us Weekly exclusively at the Vulture Reality Masterminds Celebration in New York City on Thursday, May 7.

Brooks has been dating Kade since 2024, but kept their relationship largely out of the public eye. Several of Brooks’ Next Gen NYC castmates are in relationships, but he hopes to be the first one with an engagement ring on his finger.

“My boyfriend isn’t really in the public, so it’s definitely a new world for him,” he shared “I love keeping that sacred but, at the end of the day, I signed up for reality TV.”

Brooks told Us on Thursday that there was some apprehension when it came to showing that side of his life on Bravo.

“It’s all about showing every aspect of our lives,” he added. “I hope that it shows other people what a great relationship can look like.”

Bravo announced on Monday, May 11, that Next Gen NYC season 2 will premiere next month with Brooke Shields’ daughter Rowan Henchy, Liam Obergfoll and Kendall White joining the cast.

When asked which newcomer makes the biggest splash, Brooks played coy telling Us that viewers will have to “tune in to find out.”

Along with Brooks, Next Gen NYC stars Ariana Biermann, Riley Burruss, Emira D’Spain, Ava Dash, Gia Giudice, Georgia McCann, Charlie Zakkour, Shai Fruchter and Hudson McLeroy are set to return.

“I’m so overwhelmed by all the support from the first [season]. I’m so grateful that we got a second season,” Brooks told Us. “The second season is absolutely insane.”

From the trailer released on Monday, it appears the second season will showcase the aftermath of Ariana and Hudson’s October 2025 split.

“I think viewers are going to be very shocked by all the twists and turns,” Brooks told Us. “I did not see them coming, and I was blindsided by a couple things. I’m excited to see the whole pan out.”

On a personal level, Brooks told Us that he didn’t really change anything about himself before filming season 2.

“I am still in my 20s, I’m evolving,” he explained. “I think viewers will get to see another side to me that, maybe, they didn’t see last year.”

Next Gen NYC Season 2 premieres on Bravo on Wednesday, June 24, at 9 p.m. ET/PT