Second Geordie Shore legend QUITS hit MTV series – just weeks after Scotty T axe
A SECOND legendary GEORGIE Shore cast member has quit the series – just weeks after Scotty T was axed.
The Sun can reveal that Sophie Kasaei, 35, won’t be back for the next series, which begins filming next month, after contract talks broke down.
An insider tells us: “Sophie has been in negotiations with show bosses for weeks now, but they can’t agree on the terms of her next contract.
“Sophie doesn’t really want to leave, but she feels she feels like she brings a lot to the show and has been there a long time, so she wanted her new contract to reflect that.
“Sadly, an agreement couldn’t be reached, and while there could always be a last minute bid to keep her from MTV, as it stands right now, Sophie is walking away.”
Sophie, who joined ITVBe reality show The Only Way Is Essex in 2023, also has her hands full with a number of other projects.
They continued: “She’s sad about it, because the show has been a huge part of her life, but she has lots of other things going on – she’s a regular on TOWIE, she’s focusing on starting a family with her boyfriend Jordan and she has a radio show and lots of brand deals so she won’t be short of work.”
Sophie’s shock exit will come as a major blow to her fellow co-stars – including viewers of the much-loved show.
“It’s a blow for the show though as lots of the long standing cast members have departed, from Charlotte to Scotty T, and every time a much-loved Geordie departs, the show loses a bit of that magic that has allowed it to run for all these years,” they added.
Sophie has been a long-running cast member since 2011 to now, with breaks in-between.
The Sun have reached out to Paramount+ and Sophie’s rep for comment.
It comes just a week after The Sun revealed Scotty T has been axed from the series after his recent driving ban and cocaine scandal.
The reality star, 36, who returned to the Paramount+ series last year, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of driving with a controlled drug, which was above the specified limit.
Scotty was fined £330 and banned from driving for a full year.
Despite his big Geordie Shore return after two years away from the show, bosses have made the decision to drop him from the new series.
A source told The Sun: “Scotty T will not be back for the next series of Geordie Shore, which starts filming later this spring.
“While the Geordie Shore cast have never been expected to be squeaky clean, bosses couldn’t stand by his recent off screen antics.
“At the end of the day, it’s not a good look for the show or MTV if they endorse cast members who drive whilst under the influence of illegal drugs.”
They added: “They had no choice but to not ask him back for the next run. If he cleans up his act, there is always the chance he could return in the future, but right now, the show is moving forward without him.”
Back in 2019 Scotty opened up to The Sun about his battle with drugs.
He booked himself into a rehab centre facility in 2017 and spent two weeks getting clean.
Elsewhere, original member Gaz Beadle, 37, is close to a sensational return and now just needs to put pen to paper – eight years after he quit.
A source said: “Gaz in talks to return after Scotty was dropped. He still has to sign on the dotted line but it’s looking very promising.
“He almost returned a couple of years ago and everything was all lined up, but then timings didn’t quite work out. This time around, it’s full steam ahead.”