More than a decade after Southern Charm first premiered, the Season 10 reunion is taking a stroll down memory lane that you won't want to miss.
In the above exclusive preview of the Southern Charm Season 10 Reunion Part 2 — set to air Thursday, April 4 — host Andy Cohen looks back at Craig Conover, Shep Rose, Whitney Sudler-Smith, and Patricia Altschul's original casting tapes from 2013 to show just how much has (or maybe hasn't) changed for the Charleston crew.
"It is hard to believe that Southern Charm first graced our screens over 10 years ago," the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen host says before introducing the nostalgic clips. "It's such a transformation for this group of Charmers, some of whom were baby-faced, naive, and even law students."
Craig Conover's casting tape for Southern Charm
Long before Craig founded Sewing Down South, he was working on his degree from the Charleston School of Law – and very honest about his true goals.
"I mean, I love the law, but I wanna be an attorney to be wealthy, obviously," Craig admits in his casting tape, while shaking his head in real time. "I love money. It's awesome."
Even more shamelessly, perhaps, he later adds, "I always say my wife's not even born yet — but, as a joke."
When Andy calls him out afterwards for the latter comment, Craig, who's also seen covering his face as the clips roll, sheepishly replies, "I don't know that guy," to which an applauding Shep chimes in, "I love that guy."
Shep Rose's casting tape for Southern Charm
Complete with skeet shooting, chopping wood with an ax, and at least one “yeehaw” for good measure, Shep's outdoorsy Southern Charm audition also included unfiltered confessions about his career and love life.
"I do commercial real estate, but I don't really do s--t,” he says, later adding, "I do wanna have a family, I think, one day, but there's a window, and it probably just is starting to open and it'll probably close in 15 years or 10 years or 12 years."
As the present-day cast roars with laughter, an onscreen graphic points out that it's now been 12 years since Shep made that prediction.
Whitney Sudler-Smith's casting tape for Southern Charm
Southern Charm creator and executive producer Whitney makes a hard sell, describing his Charleston friend group as "fun" and "always pretty, fairly drunk."
Specifically, he refers to Shep as "f–king brilliant" and Craig as "funny" and "one of the younger of the crew."
Patricia Altschul's casting tape
Lounging on her chaise as her late former butler, Michael, delivers her a beverage in a martini glass, Miss Patricia jokes that she's "used to being filmed in [her] boudoir."
Playing wingwoman for son Whitney's friend group, the matriarch continues, "The gentlemen, the guys that all hang out together are good-looking, fun, accomplished, rich, and none of them are married."
See more of the casting tapes for yourself in the clip above, and don’t miss what Craig revealed on WWHL about his early days on Southern Charm, including his most embarrassing moment and biggest regret.
