Selling Sunset’s Nicole Young Breaks Silence After Filming Pause

Nicole Young revealed her status on Selling Sunset after she paused filming the Netflix show due to a messy feud with costar Chrishell Stause.

“I had a call with production two days ago during which they told me I have absolutely not been fired from the cast but they chose to pause my filming schedule until next week in order to protect me from situations on set that had become very contentious,” Nicole, 39, told Us Weekly in a statement on Thursday, January 23. “I’m still debating whether or not I want to continue filming in this kind of environment, especially with so many infuriating double standards.”

She continued: “Selling Sunset has been a great opportunity and a wild ride, but it is not my life or identity. I have a big, beautiful life outside of the show…and thankfully in the real world, my life and personality can’t be edited or misconstrued to portray me negatively to fit into a produced storyline.”

The Netflix show put Nicole on pause after Chrishell, 43, previously threatened to quit, according to a report by TMZ. An explosive incident allegedly took place late last year between Nicole and other coworkers at the Oppenheim Group. The cast dinner captured a reported confrontation between Nicole, Chrishell and Emma Hernan.

Per the report, Nicole then filmed a one-on-one scene with Jason Oppenheim where he suggested she take a step back from the office. After the talk, Nicole has reportedly not filmed any new content for season 9 of the hit reality series.

Us Weekly has reached out to Stause and Netflix for comment. The report comes one month after Chrishell made it clear that she would never forgive Nicole — and only film with her if she got a big pay bump.

“At the end of the day, obviously I have very strong feelings about her that I stand 10 toes down on and I don’t take any of that back. I believe every bit of it,” Chrishell said in a TikTok video posted by Pedestrian TV in October 2024. “However, I am also a business woman.I always will be able to change my mind if you add a zero. So listen, I hate her, but if you are going to pay me a ton of money to go say it to her face, then write the check.”

Chrishell and Nicole originally found themselves at odds during season 6 whenNicole accused Chrishell of only getting real estate listings because Chrishell’s ex Jason — had a crush on her.

“A couple of years ago, Jason added both Nicole and I onto a listing. And Nicole didn’t think that I deserved any credit when the house sold because I was a fairly new agent. And she felt like she did a lot more work than I did,” Chrishell recalled on the show. “Even though I did show the house to multiple buyers, and I held open houses.”

Chrishell escalated the situation by claiming Nicole was on drugs at a group dinner. Nicole denied the allegations as Chrishell continued to question her intentions on the show.

“The thirst for camera time on season 6 is REAL. Wow. That was insanity. But also SO transparent. Get your 15mins girl but leave my business out of it 🤡,” Chrishell wrote via Instagram at the time. “Screenshots have been archived for this very moment. Of COURSE you have a huge issue with me now — not before — when you have a camera crew around you. I hate fake 💩. If you want camera time — JUST SAY THAT. I would have helped you get the right angle. But don’t try to come for people I love or my business when you were added and I was there to hype you up, excited for you.”

Despite attempts on Chrishell’s side to address their issues in season 7, Nicole wouldn’t apologize. The divide got worse when Nicole brought up rumors one season later that Emma, 32, was allegedly sleeping with a married man. Emma, who denied the claims, recently told Us how she planned to address the affair allegations on the show.

“I wasn’t given a voice in the last season. I had no idea what was being filmed behind my back. I filmed an entire season just trying to be there for one of my best friends [Chelsea] going through one of the most difficult times of her life and that was taken away by what happened when the show came out and me being blindsided,” she told Us in December 2024 about finding out what Nicole said days before the episodes aired. “You saw me in a light that was false and unfair. I’m very passionate about that [because of] how hurtful it was to me. I really can’t reiterate how painful it was to me and how shocked I was and how hurt I was and how blindsided I was to everything.”

Emma continued: “I wish that I was at least made aware of what was being said behind my back because then I could’ve addressed it and squashed it in two seconds because there was no truth to it. But that wouldn’t be as great of a story line. It wouldn’t be as juicy. So of course, they didn’t give me that opportunity because they know it would’ve been squashed in two seconds. I wish things could’ve been handled differently and people involved could’ve done things differently.”

Selling Sunset is currently streaming on Netflix.