Carl Radke just dropped a summertime shocker.
In fact, the Summer House star recently revealed his real first name isn’t actually Carl.
“My middle name is Carl,” he told PopViewers in a video published Aug. 8. “My family, we always, for whatever reason, we always went by your middle name. My brother even went by his middle name.”
As for what the 40-year-old’s legal name really is?
“My I.D. and my passport—my first name is William,” Carl—who has appeared on the Bravo reality show for all nine seasons—shared. “So, my middle name is Carl, but I’ve always, since day one, been called Carl.”
And it turns out he still doesn’t totally comprehend his own name change.
“It’s a family thing,” he added. “My mom has a different explanation for it, which I don’t understand. But yeah, my full name is William Carl.”
Carl’s real name isn’t the only change Summer House fans will need time getting used to. That’s because longtime star Paige DeSorbo recently left the show after seven seasons in the Hamptons.