After a whirlwind season, Part 1 of the highly-anticipated Southern Charm reunion is coming soon. Of course, audiences are eager to hear what Craig Conover has to say about his split from Summer House star Paige DeSorbo and how Shep Rose will rationalize his too-long text message to former paramour Sienna Evans. However, the juiciest drama just might be whatever the heck went down between former besties Venita Aspen and Jarrett “JT” Thomas.
Aspen caught a lot of heat from fans for pursuing Thomas romantically this season when, Thomas claims, she knew he had a girlfriend. Apsen, who has a sterling reputation, maintains her innocence and insists that she found out about his girlfriend only when she invited him over for dinner after their flirty Bahamas trip. In this exclusive clip from tonight’s episode, Thomas and Aspen addressed their issues head-on in front of moderator Andy Cohen and the rest of the cast.
“You knew I had a girlfriend off-camera; I had a girlfriend,” Thomas stutters. Unable to believe what she’s hearing, Aspen responds sarcastically: “I knew that you had a girlfriend off-camera and you still chose to come to my house, eat dinner that I prepped for you?” Clearly flustered, Thomas begins his defense. “Well, it’s a really tricky situation because you are one of my best friends.”
“So, when you went over to her house, you thought it was like, oh, my friend making me dinner,” interjects Cohen. “I don’t wanna just lock it in with that ’cause I’m a human,” says Thomas, gesturing to the absolutely gorgeous Aspen. “I just said, you know, I have a girlfriend, I’m sorry.” Livid, Apsen questions: “You told me you had a girlfriend, I’m sorry, or did I know the whole time?”
“You knew the whole time, and I told you because I was kinda like, I gotta go,” Thomas replies. “C’mon,” says Aspen firmly. “What?” asks Thomas. “Don’t do me like that,” pleads Aspen. “I thought we were on the same page,” says Thomas. Unable to stay quiet any longer, Thomas’ #1 hater Austen Kroll speaks up: “That’s outrageous, I can’t believe that.”
Eager to move things along, Cohen interrupts. “JT, last year in this group, you performed a ‘fuck boy exorcism’ [on Kroll].” “And it worked, he’s happy” cries JT. “Well, it seems like the fuck boy went into you because you were behaving like a fuck boy,” says Cohen cooly. “My, how the tables have turned,” says Kroll. “Who’s the fuck boy now, JT?” chimes in Salley Ann Carson.
“I didn’t fuck her so I don’t think I am,” snaps JT. As Aspen clenches her jaw in disgust, Rose shoots Thomas a side-ways look. “That is fucked up,” says Madison LeCroy. “You hid your girlfriend,” insists Carson. “You did hide your girlfriend for the first however many months of filming,” accuses Kroll. Thomas can only look on in disbelief.
So, will Thomas admit he was concealing his then-girlfriend? Will Aspen bring out any receipts? Tune in to tonight’s first installment of the Southern Charm Season 10 reunion at 8/7c on Bravo.