"Truthfully, I think for everybody, [between the] pandemic up and downs … it just was a tough year," the 36-year-old admits to ET over video chat. "I'm grateful for it, but I'm glad it's over."
Season 5 was different for a number of reasons, especially for Carl who experienced the death of his older brother, Curtis, while cameras were rolling. Curtis, 40, died of a drug overdose after years of battling an opioid addiction.
"I never could have imagined something like that ever happening," Carl shares. "I mean, obviously my brother having challenges over the years, certainly it was something we thought might happen, but in the environment while filming