Summer House: Ashley McAtee Wirkus Welcomes Her Second Son

Summer House alum Ashley McAtee Wirkus and husband Brad McAtee have welcomed their second son, Cole Davis. The couple, who married in 2015, had their first son, Dean Hudson, on May 24th, 2019. Ashley appeared with her twin sister Lauren on seasons 1 and 2 of the Bravo reality series, but by season 3, the twins and their friend Stephen McGee had left the show. During her time on the show, the Uptown Cheapskate owner acted as her sister’s voice of reason when it came to her love life. Ashley was newlywed when she joined the show; however, Lauren was still looking for love in all the wrong places, one of them being Carl Radke.

Carl has grown a lot since his start of Summer House and has now found true love with castmate Lindsay Hubbard. But back in earlier seasons of the show, he was toying with Lauren’s emotions, claiming to be faithful to her but hooking up with and flirting with other girls all summer long. His playboy behavior made him one of Ashley’s worst enemies. After the first season, Ashley and her husband moved across the country to California, making for an emotional goodbye for her and her sister Lauren. While she still appeared on season 2 through video chats and vacations to the Hamptons, both the sisters ended their time on the show before season 3.

Ashley was always more family-oriented on the show than her sister, and now she’s extended her family once again with the birth of her second son. The former Summer House cast member shared photos of her newborn son at the hospital on her Instagram page, announcing his birth. “Our Miracle Rainbow Baby Boy is here!” Ashley captioned the photos. “Cole Davis McAtee made us a family of four on Wednesday night at 11:24 pm and we are head over heels in love with our little guy. Thankful is an understatement.” In one of her photos, the reality tv star poses outside the hospital with her husband, holding their newborn baby in his car seat.

Since leaving the show, Ashley has enjoyed being a wife, mother, and owner of her California resale store, Uptown Carlsbad. In 2019, she went through a health scare when she was diagnosed with skin cancer. Luckily, the store owner was able to recover after having surgery to remove a malignant back tumor. While she shares much of her life on social media, she prefers to live life off reality tv and has no plans of returning to Summer House. Lauren is also doing much better than she was when she was being played by Carl. The twin married David Raih in June 2020 and welcomed her first child, daughter Goldie Sara on April 22nd, 2021.

Huge congratulations are in order for Ashley and Dean as they continue to extend their family. It’s good to see the former Summer House star is still thriving even though she chooses to be off-camera. Fans certainly miss seeing her and her sister on the show, but it’s clear they both have other priorities now. As the two continue to build their businesses and dedicate their time to their families, fans continue to cheer on Ashley and Lauren off-screen.

Source: Ashley McAtee Wirkus/ Instagram

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