diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EventAdmin.tsx b/frontend/src/components/EventAdmin.tsx
index ec6e30d..5af7763 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EventAdmin.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EventAdmin.tsx
@@ -770,7 +770,13 @@ const EventAdmin: React.FC = () => {
                     {(() => {
                       const allOtherItems = rsvps
                         .map(r => r.other_items)
-                        .filter((item): item is string => typeof item === 'string' && item.trim() !== '');
+                        .flatMap(item =>
+                          Array.isArray(item)
+                            ? item.filter((s): s is string => typeof s === 'string' && s.trim() !== '')
+                            : typeof item === 'string' && item.trim() !== ''
+                              ? [item]
+                              : []
+                        );
                       return allOtherItems.length > 0
                         ? allOtherItems.join(', ')
                         : 'No other items have been brought';
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EventView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/EventView.tsx
index 0cf733c..cd0ab9f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EventView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EventView.tsx
@@ -247,7 +247,13 @@ const EventView: React.FC = () => {
                     {(() => {
                       const allOtherItems = rsvps
                         .map(r => r.other_items)
-                        .filter((item): item is string => typeof item === 'string' && item.trim() !== '');
+                        .flatMap(item =>
+                          Array.isArray(item)
+                            ? item.filter((s): s is string => typeof s === 'string' && s.trim() !== '')
+                            : typeof item === 'string' && item.trim() !== ''
+                              ? [item]
+                              : []
+                        );
                       return allOtherItems.length > 0
                         ? allOtherItems.join(', ')
                         : 'No other items have been brought';