Us Weekly reported back in August 2023 that Sam was returning to Summer House Season 8 for a part-time role. Sam also seemingly confirmed that claim on Instagram by captioning a July 2023 photo "Still giving main character energy." Filming for Season 8 began in June 2023, so these claims were being made during filming.

But in Season 8 promotional materials from Bravo in January 2024, there was no mention of Sam. This leaves us with two possibilities. Perhaps Bravo intentionally omitted Sam from promotional materials to avoid spoilers, or because the initial reports about her part-time role were false.