Molly O'Connell Reveals Eight-Month Relationship Ended

The Southern Charm star disclosed the split during the Season 12 premiere, saying her ex-boyfriend's schedule and hers were completely opposite.

Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Romance

Molly O'Connell Reveals Eight-Month Relationship Ended

Southern Charm cast member Molly O'Connell revealed her eight-month relationship has ended, shifting her status from taken to single during the Season 12 premiere. She shared the news with castmate Venita Aspen and described it to producers during the Nov. 12 episode.

Why it matters

The breakup places O'Connell's romantic life at the center of the new season, with Bravo's season bio promising romantic chaos ahead. It also tests her standing within the friend group as the season unfolds.

The breakup was disclosed by O'Connell herself on the Season 12 premiere, with an eight-month relationship ending and a 56-year-old ex-boyfriend who is a musician who lived in Charleston for a long time. Neither her account nor the show has addressed whether the split is permanent.

The players

Molly O'Connell

A cast member of Bravo's Southern Charm known for her role in the show's Charleston-based social circle and her past connections with fellow castmates Shep Rose and Kory Keefer.

Venita Aspen

A Southern Charm cast member who was the castmate O'Connell first confided the breakup to during the Season 12 premiere.

Austen Kroll

A figure in the Southern Charm orbit whom O'Connell went home with, according to a Season 12 trailer, though she says they are not dating.

Salley Carson

A Southern Charm cast member who reacted to O'Connell's decision to go home with Austen Kroll, calling it crazy.

The details

O'Connell said her schedule and her ex-boyfriend's schedule were completely opposite, and that they did not spend enough time together. In a Season 12 trailer, castmate Salley Carson called O'Connell going home with Austen Kroll crazy, and O'Connell said she and Kroll are not dating.

Dec. 2025: O'Connell confirmed on Bravo Insider that she was dating someone.
Nov. 12: The Southern Charm Season 12 premiere revealed the breakup.

Political Context

O'Connell's breakup continues a pattern visible across Southern Charm's last two seasons, in which her romances with Shep Rose and Kory Keefer shaped her on-screen arc. Her Season 12 storyline adds a new chapter to that recurring cast-romance thread.

Viewers can follow O'Connell's storyline through the remaining Southern Charm Season 12 episodes on Bravo. Fans wanting to catch up on her earlier romantic arcs can find the Season 10 and Season 11 episodes that featured her kiss with Shep Rose and flirtation with Kory Keefer.

The takeaway

Reality-series relationships often unfold in public and can shift quickly as schedules and friendships change. Watching how cast members describe their own breakups can offer a grounded view of how personal and on-screen lives overlap.