Kayla Cardona is speaking out against her Selling The OC co-stars, slamming Alex Hall for her "lies" and Tyler Stanaland for getting off too easily. Oppenheim Group newbie Kayla was a central part of the drama on the Selling Sunset spin-off. The single mom caught a lot of flack from her co-workers after trying to kiss the married Tyler on a night out.
After news of the attempted kiss spread, Alex Hall and Polly Brindle confronted Kayla and demanded apologies from her. However, they were quickly called hypocrites. During an office beach day, Alex sat on Tyler's lap and gave him a "nosey," while Polly stripped naked after losing a dare. Since the season was released on Aug. 24, many viewers have labeled the women bullies, and called out Tyler, who is married to Brittany Snow, for flirting with his co-workers. As a result, the agents have claimed there was more Kayla did that wasn't shown. Now, the Netflix star is firing back.
Kayla spoke to Page Six about the Alex and Tyler drama. She began by responding to Alex Hall's claims on Entertainment Tonight that, in addition to the drunken kiss, Kayla tried to sleep with the married man multiple times. The 33-year-old shut this down as "simply a lie. All of it.” The reality TV star even tried to confront Alex about the rumor, but it was “not the time and place because it was after going to a club.” The California native continued, “It just kind of went through one ear and out the other, to be honest with you." Though Kayla once considered the more experienced agent a friend, she now says, “I just don’t trust anything that comes out of her mouth.” She even theorized that Alex Hall, who viewers branded a villain, is lying to try and "take heat" off herself. But Kayla didn't stop there, also calling out the man at the center of it all.
The bartender said she realized some things after "all the backlash that I’ve been getting and watching back." Regarding Tyler's behavior, she remarked, "You’re literally allowing people to suck and grab on your nose and allowing other women to sit on your lap. Like, there is a lot of hypocrisy. I think is pretty obvious.” Kayla called the flack she's received "unfair" compared to what he got. She also spoke about taking the fall for the near-kiss, adding, “I was looking at it as like, ‘I don’t have a marriage to save. You do, so let me put it all on me.'” Kayla previously implied the surfer led her on, which he denied.
In addition to spreading rumors in interviews, Alex Hall has defended the "nosey" and her flirtatious friendship with Tyler. Much like the Selling Sunset cast, the Orange County Oppenheim Group agents have used the media to continue their feuds. They've also tried to push back on fan-created narratives. In the first O Group-set series, these media back-and-forths would feed back into the show, causing even more drama and fighting. It will be interesting to see whether that trend continues on Selling The OC season 2.
Source: Page Six, Entertainment Tonight