Shep Rose lastly exploded on Austen Kroll in the course of the latest episode of Southern Allure and admitted he was not cool with Austen kissing his ex-girlfriend Taylor Ann Inexperienced.
“You possibly can’t change. That’s the issue right here, Shep,” Austen, 36, advised Shep, 43, in the course of the Thursday, December 14, episode of the Bravo collection after the 2 buddies had been day consuming on a ship in Jamaica. (The episode filmed earlier this 12 months.)
Shep fired again, saying, “I’ve a whole lot of good mates and I don’t want you,” to which Austen replied, “I care about folks, and I might by no means say that to you.” Shep argued that Austen’s declare about caring for others was “wealthy,” hinting that he was nonetheless upset over Austen kissing Taylor, 28, shortly after she and Shep referred to as it quits in 2022 after two years of courting.
After tiptoeing across the dialog for weeks, Austen lastly fessed as much as how his hookup with Taylor transpired. “You definitely painted out Taylor Ann to be the sufferer,” Austen alleged, telling Shep, “She f–king grabbed me, my pal. She got here on to me motherf–er. Not the opposite approach round.”
Viewers realized earlier in season 9 that Austen and Taylor kissed in late 2022 after their respective splits from Olivia Flowers and Shep. Austen and Taylor initially stored their hookup a secret, and as soon as it got here out, Shep selected to forgive Austen and never focus on it additional. Olivia, 31, had a special method and slammed each Austen, whom she dated in 2022, and Taylor, who was one in every of her finest mates.
“I might by no means betray you,” Shep insisted on Thursday’s episode, claiming that he selected to take the excessive highway after Austen’s actions. “What I’m making an attempt to say is, overwhelming I’ve been gracious and type to a man who connected with my f–king girlfriend a month after we broke up.”
Austen argued that Shep advised him it was “all good” so he was “simply taking your lead” and transferring ahead with their friendship. “You don’t give a f–okay about anybody apart from your self,” Shep claimed. When Austen requested, “Do you actually imagine that?” Shep responded, “In the case of girls, sure.”
Shep famous that when he was Austen’s age he was “a f–king scoundrel,” however he alleged that Austen was worse. “You’re a whole scoundrel,” Shep mentioned of his longtime pal. “If that’s how you are feeling, I don’t know what to say,” Austen concluded.
Shep and Austen left the room at a standstill, and Shep later advised the cameras that Austen’s incapability to inform him the reality earlier is what bugged him. “Proper after the Austen and Taylor factor, Austen and I spent three weeks in Australia collectively. He didn’t say a phrase,” Shep mentioned throughout a confessional. “Do you might have any idea of friendship? Loyalty? [Does] that enter into your mind at any second?”
Elsewhere within the episode, Olivia as soon as once more made her emotions concerning the scandal recognized after new tales about Austen and Taylor resurfaced on the web.
“The extent of betrayal within the friendship is weird. And your incapability to acknowledge that is baffling to me. It simply retains going,” Olivia advised Taylor, claiming she ought to’ve advised her every thing from the beginning. “I hate you and Austen. However I hate much more that our friendship is f–king damaged. I don’t know the best way to be your pal anymore, so I hate you for that. I hope he was f–king value it.”
Southern Allure airs on Bravo Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.