Mia Calabrese Says ‘Summer House’ Reunion Left Her With ‘Unanswered Questions' ...Saudi Arabia

Mia Calabrese is ready to move forward after an emotional first season on Summer House, but that does not mean everything feels fully resolved.

After the Season 10 reunion and the bonus episode, Summer House: The Aftermath, Calabrese tells Parade exclusively that she still has questions about what happened inside the friend group, especially when it comes to the fallout involving Ciara Miller, Amanda Batula and West Wilson.

"I do have some unanswered questions," Calabrese says. "And I don't expect them to ever get answered."

The Bravo newcomer also opened up about supporting Miller at the reunion, what surprised her most about filming reality TV, why she chose to share personal details about grief and motherhood on camera and the lighter energy she wants to bring into summer.

Mia Calabrese on the 'Summer House' reunion

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Coming off such an intense Summer House reunion and the bonus episode, how are you feeling now that everything is out there? Do you have any unanswered questions?

Great question. I do have some unanswered questions. And I don't expect them to ever get answered. Or rather, be answered, and I'll just have to live with that.

But I'm ready to move on with my life. I've seen people's true colors, and I just have to put that behind me now.

There has been so much conversation about Amanda and West, the timeline and the way it affected the larger friend group. From your perspective, what was the hardest part of watching all of that unfold?

The friendship betrayal was by far the hardest thing. I saw the entire summer, Ciara console Amanda for weeks and weeks. And this was my first season. This has been happening for years.

Ciara was speaking life into Amanda, and I think the most difficult part of it all was the friendship betrayal. I honestly couldn't believe it at first, and I refused to believe it.

In fact, I remember telling Ciara, I will need Amanda to physically say herself that she's doing this in order for me to believe this, because that's how unbelievable it was to me.

You came into Summer House as a newer cast member, but you did not seem afraid to speak up at the reunion. Was there a moment where you knew you had to say something?

It's interesting. Obviously, we knew the reunion was coming, and I didn't know how Ciara was going to show up that day, because that was a very traumatizing and heartbreaking experience for her.

She showed up and showed out, though. I'm so proud of her. But I didn't know what it was going to be like for her, and I was showing up for my best friend. That was it.

I knew I needed to be there for her and ask certain questions because I wanted her to feel some sense of closure. I didn't know what I was going to walk into, so I knew I was going to have to speak up.

Quite frankly, Ciara handled herself so well that I didn't even really need to be there. Ciara had it under control, but most importantly, I needed to show up for my friend.

Mia Calabrese on filming reality TV for the first time

Looking back on your first season, what surprised you most about filming reality TV versus watching it as a viewer?

I thought it was going to be more structured in the sense of producers stepping in constantly and feeding you things to say, and it's really not like that.

At least my experience with Summer House was that you show up to the house, you see the producers when you first get there, they're like, "Welcome back," and the weekend is really this organic experience and experiment with friends.

That was surprising, but also really cool.

Why Mia Calabrese shared her grief and motherhood hopes

You were also very open this season about your grief and wanting to be a mom someday. What made you ready to share such personal parts of your life on camera?

I was just being honest and true to myself of where I was in that moment when we were filming.

I didn't have any expectations of the show. I didn't know what was going to happen. I just wanted to be myself and put everything on the table as to what I was going through and where I was at in my life.

I knew, even if one person resonated with my experience with grief, if one person resonated with feeling stuck in a relationship where you don't feel like you're getting everything that you want, or you and your partner aren't in the same place, or if someone could resonate who's in their 30s, wanting to have children and that being so important to them, I knew that would be worth it.

To me, I think what's so incredible about reality TV, and just TV in general, is seeing yourself represented by someone else. Seeing yourself in someone.

At times, the world is really big. New York City is really big, but we can feel so alone at times. Especially alone in our own thoughts, alone in our grief, alone in our desires and our relationships. I think it's important to have that representation in any way on television.

After a whirlwind few months, what kind of energy are you trying to bring into the summer? Do you have any exciting plans or trips coming up?

I'm going to Cannes Lions next week, which I'm very excited about.

Beyond that, I don't really have summer plans, nothing set in stone. I think for this summer, I just want to have fun and have different experiences and meet new people and just be flirty and light and have a blast.

Related: 'Summer House' Star Ciara Miller Is Trading Bravo Drama for Fiji as She Steps Into a New Role

Mia Calabrese's summer beauty and wellness must-haves

Calabrese spoke with Parade while promoting her Walgreens Ultimate Summer Must-Haves partnership.

Between long weekends, late nights filming and staying camera-ready, what are the beauty and wellness essentials you always keep on hand?

You need to have a liquid IV of some sort. I don't care if it's that particular brand. You need lots of water. You need sunscreen.

Mosquitoes love me. I think it's because I have sweet blood. You need bug spray.

You need a tinted moisturizer, you need concealer, because if you're having a long night, you need to freshen up under your eyes. A toothbrush, some toothpaste, mouthwash.

And I love a heating pad. I actually travel with mine.

What is one summer beauty trend you're fully behind right now, and one you're ready to retire?

A summer beauty trend is always SPF. You should be wearing SPF year-round, but SPF is important. And I love the glowy skin.

However my skin can look as glowy as possible all year round, but especially in the summer, very important.

One that I'm not into anymore is makeup wipes. I'm really not. I love micellar waters. I like the one from Garnier. I feel like there was a moment where everyone was like, just use a makeup wipe. I don't like that. I like a micellar water.

Mia Calabrese's overlooked drugstore staples

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Since you're partnering with Walgreens on your ultimate summer must-haves, what are the drugstore staples you think people really overlook, but actually need during the summer?

Aloe vera spray. If you're out in the sun too long, spray this on your skin. It's important. I like it because it's in a spray bottle. You could get the one in a gel, but this feels less messy.

A little mini deodorant. Go into Walgreens and go through their travel section. Keep a small deodorant on you. Not everybody needs to be wearing natural deodorant. If it doesn't work for you, that's okay.

I love a hypochlorous face spray. It helps cleanse, calm and soothe skin and reduces the appearance of redness. I just like it because it calms my skin.

Another thing: this L'Oréal face spray. This will keep your makeup in the same place it was when you put it on.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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