Southern Charm viewers watched as Kathryn Dennis and Chleb Ravenell called it quits on their relationship after over a year of dating on Thursday night’s episode. And, just one day later, Chleb opened up about the split.
After Kathryn was seen accusing Chleb of lacking empathy amid her custody battle with Thomas Ravenel, the father of her two children, Kensington, 8, and Saint, 6, and Chleb was seen accusing her of disregarding his emotions, Chleb admitted that while the cameras certainly didn’t help their relationship, which Shep Rose described as “combustible,” the show wasn’t the only catalyst for their breakup.
“We gave it a chance,” Chleb told E! News on July 8. “We worked at first—we were a really loving couple—and then when we moved in together, we were kind of breaking apart from each other.”
Although Chleb admitted that he and Kathryn embarked on a downward spiral as cameras began rolling for Southern Charm season eight last year, he confirmed the show didn’t cause their split, noting that it simply made them “[discover] things faster.”
According to Chleb, Kathryn’s custody battle with Thomas put added stress on their romance.
“Just to see her go through that was painful,” Chleb admitted. “I just wanted to make her happy, but with her dealing with all this, she kind of didn’t realize what I was actually trying to do. She had too much going on in her mind.”
And while Chleb and Kathryn “don’t have a relationship right now,” he’s wishing her well amid her ongoing legal fight.
“I hope she does well with the custody battle, Thomas, all her friends,” he noted.
As for the reunion, Chleb suggested he would be in attendance, saying that he’s been thinking about the upcoming special and predicts it will be “crazy.”
“I’ve been thinking about that,” Chleb said. “That’s gonna be pretty crazy.”
Months after her November 2021 split from Chleb, Kathryn sparked rumors of a new relationship while enjoying a night out in Nashville.
“Caught feelings, now im catchin flights,” she wrote on Instagram before being spotted with a mystery man.
Southern Charm season eight airs Thursdays at 9/8c on Bravo.