Joe Bradley gave an update on where he stands with his Bravo “exes.” On March 18, the “Southern Hospitality” star, who is in a serious relationship with his co-star Maddi Reese, appeared on “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen, where he answered a fan question about Danielle Olivera and Luann de Lesseps. The Republic Garden & Lounge VIP director was linked with the “Summer House” and “Real Housewives” OGs between 2023 and 2024—and there may or may not have been crossover.
“So the last time I heard from Luann is when she had a drink with my mom at Bravo Con,” Bradley shared. “Luann is amazing. We love Luann. She came to Charleston. I didn’t see her then. We were busy with the new puppy. But Danielle, I have seen her in passing. I’m friends with the ‘Summer House’ cast, so I’ll hang out with them. … But I see Danielle in passing, and she’s not very nice to me, understandably.”
“But Luann is very nice,” he added. “We’re homies. …. Luann is invited to our wedding one day. … She might perform,“ he said of the cabaret singer.
Joe Bradley Initially Denied Any Involvement With Luann de Lesseps
Bradley began dating then-“Summer House” star Olivera after meeting her at BravoCon 2023 in Las Vegas. The couple’s “hard launch” came when Olivera appeared on “Watch What Happens Live” and Bradley was seated in the audience.
At the time, Bradley appeared to be all in, telling People magazine, “WWHL kind of gave us a hard launch. There’s no turning back now. And that’s okay, because I move fast, once I know I like someone.”
The “Southern Hospitality” star added, “The older I get, the more I want something real. And I fall in love easily … . And nothing against some of the other guys in Charleston, but I don’t really want to be in my mid-thirties and still be doing this lifestyle of taking a different girl home every weekend. I’ve kind of been there, done that. I’m over it.”
But a little more than a month later, Bradley was paired up with de Lesseps on WHHL, where they exchanged flirty banter.
“I love Southern boys!” de Lesseps said of Bradley, who appeared flattered and confirmed that he liked “older women.”
Following the WWHL taping, there were rumors that Bradley and de Lesseps were spotted “all over each other” at the Dream Hotel in New York City.
Bradley and Olivera’s relationship ended, and he went official with Reese in April 2024. But in January 2025, Bradley told Us Weekly that he did have a brief hookup with de Lesseps after his relationship with Olivera ended.
He explained, “I think that enough time has passed, and I’m sick of the rumors and the lies. [I was] never self-conscious or trying to hide the fact that I kissed her, because Luann’s iconic.”
‘’[I] didn’t want to hurt Danielle’s feelings,” he added. “We were not technically boyfriend and girlfriend during that time, but I knew how it looked, and I don’t like when people’s feelings get hurt because of my actions. And that’s kind of why I was trying to hide everything.”
Joe Bradley is Looking Toward Marriage With His Soulmate
While Bradley and Reese are still going strong, the bar boss was taken aback when his girlfriend said on camera while filming “Southern Hospitality” that her ex-boyfriend, Trevor, may have been her soulmate.
“Yeah. I mean, I’m going to be honest, that sucks to hear that,” Bradley admitted on WWHL. “But I’ve been in relationships where like I knew it wasn’t real. I knew it wasn’t real looking in hindsight, but in the moment, I felt like it was a soulmate. But, you know, I think you grow up and time goes on, you get out of that love vortex that you think is love and it’s not.”
Reese chimed in to agree and clarified, “I’m very grateful for what I have now. And I have like the most supportive, amazing boyfriend. “
