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But her relationship with the East End wasn’t always so dreamy. 

“I used to hate the Hamptons,” she admits. “I didn’t get why people drove all that way for unpredictable weather and restaurants you can’t get into.” 

That changed when she rented a house of her own and filled it with close friends. 

“That’s when I understood how magical it can be,” she adds.

Now a devoted East Hampton regular — “People joke that’s where all the Los Angeles people stay, so I guess it fits” — Tinx has spent the past three summers soaking in the scene that would become the backdrop of her novel. Favorite haunts include East Hampton Grill (“very strict, but I love it”), The Crow’s Nest in Montauk (“the lobster pasta is incredible”), and her go-to lunch spot, Lobster Roll, also known as LUNCH. 

“They have the best sauce collection in the game,” she says. “I love their hot dogs.”

Though she’s made her name on social media with over 2 million combined followers across Instagram and TikTok alone, Tinx says fiction offered a surprisingly intimate outlet. 

“When I started writing this book, I wanted to do something creative that was really separate from me since my whole job is sharing myself with the world,” she says. “It turns out that writing fiction is one of the most personal things you can do!”

Drawing inspiration from questions her followers asked over the years, she turned their curiosity about Hamptons life into a juicy summer read that’s just as fun and chaotic as a share house over Fourth of July weekend. And she’s not stopping with one book. 

“I see this as the first in a big series,” Tinx says. “There’s just so much to explore.”

The 34-year-old’s Hotter in the Hamptons hit shelves on May 6. And stay tuned — the novel has already been picked up by Erin and Sara Foster’s Fatigue Sisters Productions to develop it into a comedy series.

Southampton’s Kelly Ripa is expanding her presence in the podcast world. Her show Let’s Talk Off Camera has been renewed by SiriusXM for a third season — and this time, she’s going live. Starting May 6, Ripa will host biweekly call-in episodes on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy, the channel run by Amagansett’s own Andy Cohen.

“What better way to present season three than to partner with the king of reality, Andy Cohen,” Ripa said in a statement. “So hold on to your children. Buckle your seatbelts. Secure your hot beverages — and let us handle the rest. Well, not the driving part.”

The live format will allow fans to ask Ripa questions on everything from parenting and pop culture to relationships. Meanwhile, her original podcast format will continue, with upcoming celebrity guests including Michelle Obama, Christina Applegate, Jeremy Renner, Rebel Wilson, and Ripa’s daughter Lola Consuelos.

Cohen praised the expansion as a milestone for his channel: “She is as electric, outspoken, hilarious, and relatable as ever – and I’m joyous that her new deal includes live shows for us.”

Christie Brinkley is opening up like never before. The 71-year-old supermodel’s long-awaited memoir, Uptown Girl, hit shelves April 29 and is already making headlines for its revelations — including painful details about her marriage to architect Peter Cook.

“It was the most tortured relationship I’ve ever had,” Brinkley writes, according to published excerpts. 

The two were married for eight years and share daughter Sailor and son Jack, whom Cook adopted. In the memoir, Brinkley recalls learning of Cook’s affair while giving a graduation speech at a Hamptons high school, when a man she didn’t know approached her.

“Excuse me,” he said, “I need to tell you that arrogant husband of yours has been having an affair with my teenage daughter.”

“When your whole world falls apart and you realize in a heartbeat you’ve suddenly become the cliche middle-aged woman whose husband is having an affair with a much (much) younger woman, what do you do?” she writes.

Brinkley says she later found proof on their shared home computer — what she calls a “labyrinth” of files. The split led to a six-year court battle. 

“I didn’t say anything to anybody,” she writes. “But one day when I came out of the courtroom I said, ‘Google a narcissist.’ The letters started pouring in. So many women said, ‘Thank you. I realize other women are going through it. I’m not alone.’”

East Hampton’s Beyoncé kicked off her Cowboy Carter tour on April 28 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles — and marked the occasion with a rare family moment. During her three-hour set, which included 35 songs, the Grammy winner brought her youngest daughter, Rumi, onstage for the first time.

The 7-year-old appeared during “Protector,” bouncing excitedly and waving to the crowd as Beyoncé said, “Give it up for Rumi, y’all.” Older sister Blue Ivy, now 13, also returned to the stage — this time as a lead dancer after joining the Renaissance World Tour last year.

We Hear…

Congratulations are in order for Summer House star Paige Desorbo and Westhampton Beach homeowner and comedian Hannah Berner, whose first book How to Giggle hit No. 2 on The New York Times Best Sellers list.

Southampton’s Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary on May 1. Ripa called their marriage the “best decision” of her life. 

The next installment of the Spring Salon Series on May 17 at the Southampton Inn’s Flying Point Room will welcome host Angela LaGreca, an award-winning producer and comedian, and The View’s Joy Behar.

Sightings…

Brooke Shields went make-up free for a day of shopping in the Hamptons on April 26. Photographers snapped photos of the model and actress joined by a sales assistant who helped carry her bags. 

Former Republican congressman George Santos, who briefly mounted an East End congressional campaign before dropping out, appeared on Matan Even’s podcast, wearing a Hamptons crewneck sweatshirt, just before he was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison on April 25. Santos pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. 

Water Mill resident Jennifer Lopez was busy celebrating her friend and former agent Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas’s book launch party at The Grove in Los Angeles on April 29. 

Southampton resident Jean Shafiroff opened up her Park Avenue home in New York City on April 24 for a kick-off party in honor of the 69th Annual Viennese Opera Ball, which is scheduled for May 9 at Cipriani 42d Street.