They're all peaches and sweet tea until their biscuits get burned! Sex, lies and sliding into
a married celeb's DMs, these are the juiciest relationship scandals on "Southern Charm."
"There are landmines. It's going to explode."
We watched Kathryn Dennis practically
grow up on the show — from a carefree 21-year-old in Season 1 to devoted mom of two. Early on,
she fell in love with Thomas Ravenel, who comes from an influential Charleston family
and is 30 years her senior. The pair duked it out over the years and finally called it quits
in 2016. But two kids and seven seasons later, they're still battling over custody. According
to People in 2022, Thomas had full custody, with Kathyrn getting supervised weekend visits.
"Are you gonna say 'Sorry?'"
"I didn't do anything wrong."
But Kathyrn has been linked to more than one "Southern Charm" cast member and we have
the receipts to prove it. In Season 1, Craig Conover, who had a crush on her at the time,
got mad at pal Shep Rose for hooking up with her, calling it a "bro code" violation.
Tensions were also high during Season 6 when news broke that Kathyrn and
Whitney Sudler-Smith apparently hooked up before
she was linked with Thomas. Whitney denied the rumors, telling Kathryn,
"We have a different interpretation of events."
"Are you serious?"
Kathryn then clapped back:
"I've had people lie that they've had sex with me,
but I've never had anyone deny that they've had sex with me."
Austen Kroll has been on quite the
journey when it comes to his love life. He and Madison LeCroy took viewers on a
seasons-long rollercoaster ride with their on-again, off-again courtship that involved
a bunch of cheating-related incidents. But by Season 8, Austen hooked up with Olivia Flowers,
and Madison got engaged to Brett Randle. But there still might be some baggage in the trunk.
"It's over."
"Be a beta. I'll see ya later."
In the Season 8 premiere, things got awkward for Austen and Madison at Kathryn's birthday
party. Following his conversation with Madison, he told Olivia she had nothing to worry about,
and she claimed she was fine with him saying hello to his ex. But she later confessed:
"It's so evident that there's like unprocessed things there.
We shouldn't be going on our first date and talking about homegirl."
Madison didn't take too kindly to Flowers' remarks, later posting on Instagram,
In an Instagram Story, Olivia shared a selfie, replying,
Madison didn't just dip her
toe into the dating pool after ending things with Austen in 2021. Instead,
she took a big swing at it. Rumors soon swirled about Madison and former MLB
star Alex Rodriguez — when he was still engaged to Jennifer Lopez.
On the Season 7 Reunion, Madison denied ever meeting up with Rodriguez, but admitted,
"He contacted me, and yes, we DMed, but other than that there was,
there was nothing. I've never physically seen him, touched him."
"You guys FaceTime all the time."
Speculation heated up again when eagle-eyed fans noticed Rodriguez had
liked some of Madison's Instagram posts. Shortly after the likes were exposed,
Rodriguez and J.Lo split. As a source alleged to Page Six,
When asked about the ordeal, Shep told Us Weekly that LeCroy even signed an NDA, adding,
Notorious playboy Shep puts the charm in "Southern Charm." But will he ever follow
through on a lasting commitment? Viewers were introduced to Taylor Ann Green in
Season 7 when the pair started dating. It was a new chapter for the guy who used to
match his castmates shot for shot in downtown Charleston and avoided relationships like
the plague. Taylor wanted to settle down. But Shep wasn't in a rush to take that next step.
"It’s Peter Pan Syndrome."
While Season 7 saw the couple in the honeymoon phase, things got more serious in Season 8.
Following a pregnancy scare, it became abundantly clear that the two wanted different things.
Still, despite the hiccups, the pair kept things going. In June 2022,
they appeared on "Watch What Happens Live" together. And the following month,
Taylor shared a snap of the duo looking happily taken. But it seems nothing good
lasts forever. According to People, the pair had officially split by October 2022.
"We had a great, great time. If she ends up with a very good guy that makes her happy,
that will make me very happy."
In Season 7, Kathryn introduced
fans to her boyfriend Chleb Ravenell. But by the next season,
the two called it off. Claiming that he was "emotionally unavailable," she told him,
"I haven't seen you taking the steps to fulfill the role that I would like someone to fill."
The couple's relationship started in July 2020.
But some questioned Kathryn's intentions. After Kathryn's alleged racism scandal,
according to People, co-star Leva Bonaparte assumed at the time,
The two were item for over a year, but things came
crashing down once the cameras started rolling again. As Kathryn told Us Weekly,
Naomie Olindo left Season 6 in
a blaze of glory, so fans were shocked to see her return to Charleston for the
Season 8 premiere. As she explained on "The Skinny Confidential Him & Her" podcast,
Fans watched Naomie break things off with Craig Conover in Season 5. But she found love
again with Charleston med student Matul Shah. The couple dated for three years,
but things fell apart shortly after they moved to New York City. As they unpacked,
Naomie found communication between Matul and his ex on his laptop. She said on the podcast,
"I like women. No doubt about it."
Thomas was the center of controversy
on the show for as long as he had screen time. From dating twenty-somethings to
failed political careers, he consistently stirred up the drama. But he was squarely
bumped from the main roster after he was arrested for assaulting his family's former nanny in 2018.
After Thomas and Kathryn's tumultuous relationship ran its course, he found
new love in Season 5 with nurse Ashley Jacobs. But she clashed with the rest
of the cast — especially Kathryn — and they split up in 2018 after just a year.
In 2020, Ravenel got engaged to Heather Mascoe, a 38-year-old RN with whom he welcomed a child six
months earlier. But by 2021, that relationship was as dried up as Thomas' reality career.
In Season 3, viewers watched
Craig move in with then-girlfriend Naomie. But their relationship flamed out a few
years later. The two constantly argued, but perhaps their most
memorable spat happened in Season 5 when she called his sewing hobby into question.
"You sit home, and you sew, and you pretend to do things."
"What's wrong with my sewing?"
For the record, the law school grad now owns a retail pillow
empire that has its very own flagship store on Charleston's King Street.
In 2021, Craig started a long-distance relationship with "Summer House" star
Paige DeSorbo. But before they made it official,
Craig and Naomie hooked up in Las Vegas. Naomie told People,
"I felt bad a little bit."
On "Watch What Happens Live" in 2022,
Craig confirmed that his dalliance with his ex happened before he and Paige were exclusive.
Cameran Eubanks was a fan favorite
from the very beginning. And when she didn't return for Season 7,
viewers were shocked. Sure, she finally settled down and had a daughter with her husband,
Dr. Jason Wimberly. But being well-liked didn't make her immune to gossip.
"Dude, you can't like talk s— like that."
"Yeah, whatever."
It all started with the Season 7 premiere when Kathryn told Craig that Cameran's
husband had been unfaithful. Cameran promptly reached out to Kathryn via text, writing,
Kathryn claimed she was just repeating what she heard.
Cameran left the show following Season 6, defending her exit in a statement:
Though he was never an
official cast member, J.D. Madison first appeared in Season 1 of "Southern Charm"
as one of Thomas Ravenel's close friends. The real estate developer regularly gave
Thomas advice and has launched a number of hospitality businesses.
But his ventures seemed to put a strain on his marriage. In the Season 5 premiere,
he told Thomas that he separated from his wife Elizabeth Madison. Over the season,
tensions rose even higher when female castmates sided with his wife over rumors of his infidelity.
"You pretend to do like the golden boy s—, it doesn't work anymore.
Everybody at this table knows that you're a complete piece of s—."
After Naomie called him out for various indiscretions, Elizabeth tweeted,
Naomie defended her callout, tweeting,
Apparently, J.D. and Elizabeth never officially divorced, so it's unclear
where they stand as a couple. Whatever the situation is, nobody puts Lizzie in a corner.