the Southern hospitality The cast got hot during the Season 3 premiere — and not everyone was on speaking terms.
“He's going to—I'm done!” TJ Dench to caution Amy Charette During the first few minutes of the premiere on Thursday, January 2, after several of their castmates claimed her boyfriend, Will Culp, He was unfaithful. “I bet you had sex with that bitch,” TJ yelled at Will.
While the episode teased a lot of future drama between Amy and Will, they weren't the couple they were feuding with to start the season. In fact, the majority of the episode took place three months before TJ lashed out at Will for his alleged infidelity.
He was TJ and his former best friend Joe Bradley Which was the worst relationship during the premiere after Joe said he could no longer “trust” TJ after TJ's claims that Joe hooked with Luan de Lesseps While he dated briefly Summer house's Daniel Oliveira.
“Joe’s association with Luann is special.” Maddie Reese he told the cameras, while Joe emphasized that it didn't matter whether he actually had sex with her The Real Housewives of New York City alum.
“Luann is such a badass. I mean who wouldn't want to do that? com.costar.” Grace Lily “Joe has a thing for MILFs. He loves them,” she chimed in as Amy teased.
While most of Joe's co-stars were playfully making fun of his relationship rumors with Luann, TJ was adamant that he “cheated” on Danielle when he hooked up with Luann in New York City. (Us Weekly broke the news in January that Luann and Joe were “All over each other“In a New York City hotel after filming an episode of Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen.)
This friction caused a major rift between Joe and TJ, which, according to the premiere, was affecting the entire group.
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Maddie Reese and Joe Bradley
“Yes, I'm dating Joe Bradley,” Maddie revealed during the premiere, noting Ex-boyfriends He made things official earlier that year. “I feel like I've always loved Joe.”
“Making it romantic was just too risky,” Maddie admitted. At the same time, I know that this man loves me.
The last time fans saw Maddie was like that Breaking up with Trevor Stokes After he cheated on her during the second season of the series. Meanwhile, Joe has always had feelings for Maddie, He says exclusively we in December 2024, and became official in April of that year.
“I feel safe and secure. This is all I need right now,” Maddie said during Thursday's episode of her relationship with Joe. Even after TJ told her that Joe had “cheated” on all of his ex-girlfriends, Maddie didn't panic.
For his part, Joe told the cameras: “Dreams do come true” after Maddie Reese “finally agreed to love me again.”
Amy Charette and Will Culp
During season 2, He denied kissing another woman Amy stood next to him. The couple have since had to navigate Will going to law school and living away from Amy, which they claimed in the premiere has made them stronger.
“I'm so happy you're back,” Amy joked, “When are you going to put a baby in me and propose? I'm just kidding.”
She told the cameras that after facing “skeptics” the previous summer, she and Will couldn't have been in a better place. Amy explained that after one year of law school, she and Will were “one year closer to getting the ring” and getting married.
Elsewhere in the episode some of Southern hospitality The cast claimed that Will had not been honest with Amy about their romance. “I just feel bad for her. I know we heard Will go around talking bad behind her back,” TJ said. Mia AlarioShe confirmed that she had heard similar stories.
“Will has been completely obliterated in the Republic. I talk about how much he hates Amy and hates their relationship and it's so annoying,” Mia told the cameras.
“I heard him say, 'I just don't think it's my personality and now that I'm sober, it's not fun anymore,'” TJ added. “Joe also confirmed that he heard Will say not-so-nice things as well.
Mia Alario and Troy
Mia no longer works at Republic Garden & Lounge, but she is still friends with the actors. She even FaceTimed TJ from Trinidad and Tobago (where she was training for Miss World) to give an update on her romance with Troy, who she started seeing during Season 2.
“Troy and I are so in love that it's disgusting,” she admitted. “Being away from him for three months has been painful. But I definitely send a lot of pictures of my boobs. He loves it.”
TJ Dench and Michaels Peña
TJ and newbie Michols aren't an item, but they revealed they tried out once before the cameras started rolling. “I got drunk one night and kissed him,” TJ told Bradley, noting that after Michols brought him a car home, he left him in the car.
While TJ said he was nervous at the thought of dating a 21-year-old, he continued to try to get closer to Michols throughout the premiere. After TJ brought Michols coffee one day, things got more difficult.
“I started to develop feelings,” Michaels said, noting that TJ brought him a drink “out of nowhere” and made him feel like he was “playing games.”
Joe Bradley and TJ Dench
The one-time friends admitted they haven't “spoken at all” for the past four months after TJ accused Joe of lying about his romance with Luann during the Season 2 reunion, which aired in February.
“Joe definitely reached out to Luann. “He was dating Danielle when he reached out to Luann,” TJ claimed, claiming that he was “giving Joe the opportunity to tell the truth because everyone already knew.”
Joe never confirmed his relationship with Luann, instead claiming that “TJ betrayed my trust” with his accusations and “sabotaged” his relationship with Danielle in the process. (Danielle and Joe He called it quits in February After coming together in November 2023.)
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TJ said he distanced himself from Joe after receiving a batch of vile text messages from Joe in which he called him a “rat.” During the final moments of the premiere, Joe tried to talk to TJ, but he refused to participate.
“I'm not ready (to talk),” TJ admitted. “I'm done,” Joe started to walk away.
Bradley Carter and Maddy Reese
Bradley and Maddie Feud throughout Season 2 After they both claimed that the other ruined one of their previous relationships by spreading negative rumors. However, they seemed to have buried what had hatched by the time filming for Season 3 began.
“Maddie and I are good. I'm not going to keep holding on to the past,” Bradley explained, and Maddie agreed. “Brad and I are great,” she told the cameras.
Maddie Reese and Amy Charette
Maddie and Amy butted heads during the second season after that Amy has been promoted For Assistant General Manager on DJ. Amy was later demoted, which apparently helped ease tension between the two women.
Amy also revealed during the premiere that she has been sober for eight months, bringing her closer to Maddie, who hasn't drunk alcohol in years. “It feels really good to be in a good place with Amy,” Maddie said.
Amy added that once Maddie started dating Joe, their friendship improved. “Underneath all the upheaval Maddie and I went through last year, there was a true friendship,” she said.
Friends Maddie and Amy – who fell out last year when Joe didn't defend Will against cheating allegations – also rekindled their friendship ahead of filming. The foursome played a game of pickleball during Thursday's episode and joked about how far they've all come.
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