All good issues should come to an finish. Kathryn Dennis revealed she is leaving Southern Appeal after eight seasons.
“What a wild trip it’s been!” Dennis, 31, instructed Folks in an announcement on Wednesday, January 11. “Are you able to consider I used to be 21 after I first began filming Southern Appeal, again in its first season? That was in 2013, and within the decade that adopted, it’s protected to say my life modified in methods I may by no means think about. It hasn’t all the time been simple, however I’m so fortunate to have had actuality cameras there, capturing so many moments that I’ll always remember (and some, even, that I’d wish to).”
The mannequin, who has been half solid because the present’s inception in 2014, thanked followers for watching her “develop up” and develop into a “mother to 2 wonderful youngsters and construct friendships I’ll all the time treasure.” Dennis shares daughter Kensington Calhoun, 8, and son Saint Julian, 6, with former castmate Thomas Ravenel, who appeared on seasons 1 by means of 6 of the fact collection earlier than exiting amid sexual assault allegations. The previous politician settled the lawsuit filed towards him in 2019. (Ravenel, 60, additionally shares son Jonathan, 2, with ex Heather Mascoe.)
She continued, “By all of it, the love y’all have proven for me not solely gave me the energy I wanted to sort out all of it, however helped me understand that I wasn’t alone. I’m so grateful. “I’ll be carrying that love with me as I enter this subsequent chapter of my life, away from the Southern Appeal lens. I’m grateful for Bravo, the producers at Haymaker and my Charleston solid mates for all the things.”
The South Carolina native defined that whereas she’ll miss her time on the hit Bravo collection, she is worked up to see what the subsequent chapter may convey. “If it’s something just like the final decade, it’ll be a memorable trip. LFG [let’s f–king go],” she concluded her assertion.
Information of Dennis’ exit comes in the future after Deadline reported that she could be billed as a visitor star on Southern Appeal’s upcoming ninth season. The mother of two initially started the collection as a part-time solid member however was upgraded to collection common in season 2 after she and Ravenel sparked a romance.
Season 8 of the present adopted Dennis’ newest relationship with now-ex Chleb Ravenell. The pair have been first linked in 2020 however referred to as it quits throughout manufacturing.
“Each time we’d movie, it’d simply be an argument,” Ravenell, 34, completely instructed Us Weekly in July 2022 about watching their romance and breakup on the present. “It was getting petty. So we have been identical to, ‘You realize what? We must always simply break this off.’”
He added, “She wasn’t telling me what she was going by means of. She was telling me she was going by means of like court docket instances and stuff the place her youngsters and custody battles [were involved] … She wasn’t telling me about her relationships [with the cast]. I used to be simply coming in blind, serving to her. After which it type of simply all fell on me.”
It hasn’t been confirmed if the Ravenell will seem on season 9 of Southern Appeal, which additionally stars Craig Conover, Shep Rose, Austen Kroll, Venita Aspen and Leva Bonaparte. Naomie Olindo, Madison LeCroy and Summer time Home’s Paige DeSorbo, who’s relationship 33-year-old Conover, additionally had closely featured roles in season 8.
