Southern Charm is bringing new blood into the Charleston crew — and the fresh faces know exactly how to stir the pot.
But first, let Us dive into the drama with the existing cast members. “You can either accept the life that I live now, or not!” Craig Conover ominously warns while standing beside longtime BFF Austen Kroll to kick off the official season 10 trailer, which dropped on Monday, October 28.
Madison LeCroy has an equally chilling message, saying, “If I lost him, I would die,” while a black-and-white photo of her and husband Brett Randle came onto the screen.
While both veteran Bravo stars appeared to be teasing their story arcs, it’s the newcomers Molly O’Connell and Salley Carson that look to be bringing the most heat this season. (Patricia Altschul’s good friend Ryan Albert will also join the show for season 10.)
“I love Molly, she’s weird … but, like, in a good way,” Madison teases in the trailer, referring to the Charleston native, who is a model.
Molly gave fans a little insight into her connection to the crew, telling Madison, “Craig and I, we used to sext each other.”
Madison laughed after hearing the omission, while Molly just smiled. “I mean, I’m not trying to steal him from Paige [DeSorbo] or anything,” Molly insists as she and Madison pop a bottle of champagne.
Paige, who has been dating Craig, 35, since 2021, is also a bigger player in this season’s trailer, getting the dirt on Salley, 29, right out the gate. “Give it to us, Salley!” Paige, 31, says during a group party by the pool. (Salley was previously on The Bachelor and briefly on Southern Hospitality season 2.)
“Taylor’s new boyfriend is my ex and, like, I slept with Shep,” Salley confesses, referring to Taylor Ann Green’s new man, Gaston Rojas, and Taylor’s ex-boyfriend Shep Rose.
Both Paige and Madison are taken aback by the statement, saying in unaccent, “Oh!” (Taylor, 30, and Shep, 44, split in July 2022 after two years of dating. Us Weekly exclusively revealed in October 2023 that Taylor is seeing Gaston, who is the roommate of Southern Hospitality star TJ Dinch.)
In other romance news, Jarret “JT” Thomas bares his soul to Venita Aspen, telling her in the trailer that he is “extremely attracted” to her and she appears to be on the “same page.”
Shep has also found “love” with the former Miss Bahamas, but his friends are wary about how fast he’s falling. “Shep is delusional,” Whitney Sudler-Smith says in the trailer after Shep gives the girl a gift on a trip.
Craig, meanwhile, finds himself in hot water with his longtime besties Austen, 37, and Shep after distancing himself from them and their partying ways at the end of last season.
“If Craig’s seen with a beer in his hand, he thinks his business is going down,” Austen claims while talking to Shep, who replies, “Cutting himself off from everybody is not a solution.”
Paige is also concerned about the trio’s issues, telling Craig, “Austen and Shep are foaming at the mouth to say you’re changed because of me.”
When confronted about his lifestyle change, Craig tells Austen, “Our friendship will never look the way it used to.” Austen replies, “I knew that’s how you were going to take it.”
The trailer ends with tears, fighting around a table and Austen and Craig at odds on a beach as their friends roll their eyes.
