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Friday, 11 September 2026dailybeirut.com
Lifestyle
Rowan Henchy defended Ariana Biermann’s dating choices on Next Gen NYC, emphasizing her friend’s right to explore relationships at 24 while newly single and living alone.
“She has to learn lessons from some relationships, grow from others, and make mistakes,” Rowan Henchy said of Ariana Biermann during an interview with Decider. The Next Gen NYC cast member framed the situation not as recklessness but as necessary personal development amid early adulthood.
Ariana Biermann appeared on Next Gen NYC while juggling concurrent relationships with Hudson McLeory, Liam Obergfoll, and Charlie Zakkour. That dynamic became a focal point for viewer discussion across the season.
Henchy stressed that Ariana was 24, newly single, and living alone for the first time — contextual factors she said many overlooked. “We are young,” Henchy told Decider. “I think people put a lot of pressure on her to maybe have it all figured out.”
She acknowledged that each man represented a distinct path: “If I were her, I probably would choose every single one of those guys.” According to Henchy, each relationship offered unique insight — not just about compatibility, but about self-understanding.
Rowan identified Ariana as the first friend she made upon entering the group. She credited Ariana with helping her integrate into a new social circle. Their bond remained intact despite the public scrutiny surrounding Ariana’s dating life.
“She’s such an amazing girl,” Henchy said. “I want nothing but the best for her.” She urged Ariana to prioritize herself and affirmed that external judgment held no authority over her romantic decisions.
“Nobody else’s opinion should matter,” Henchy added. Her stance centered on autonomy: Ariana’s choices belonged solely to her, and clarity would emerge through lived experience — not prescriptive advice or public commentary.
Henchy reiterated that support, not supervision, was her role. She viewed mistakes not as failures but as functional milestones in the process of figuring things out — a perspective she extended unconditionally to her friend.
