Kristin Cavallariis getting real about a tipsy dalliance withSouthern CharmstarCraig Conover.
TheHillsalum was grilled about her connections with the Bravo star and his castmateAusten Kroll, withWatch What Happens LivehostAndy Cohenasking her on Tuesday night’s episode: “What is it there? Did you guys date? Hook up? Friends? Friends with benefits?”
“We were all really good friends for a while and we had a drunk night and we all posted some stupid Instagram dancing around,” said Cavallari, 36, referencing social media posts of thempartying in Nashvillein 2020 that included one video in which Kroll lifted Cavallari on his shoulders.
“It got all blown out of proportion,” said the formerVery Cavallaristar.
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She clarified that she was “still friends” with the two and that Kroll, 36, was visiting Nashville that week.
She repeated herself: “We’re all friends.”
Cohen, 54, pressed the reality star, saying, “You never hooked up with Craig?”
“I may have been drunk one night and kissed Craig,” she admitted of a minor hookup with the Sewing Down South founder, 34.
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TheUncommon Jamesfounder has repeatedly denied rumors of a fling with Kroll,initially addressing the chatterin an Instagram Story a few days after the trio’s night out.
“I didn’t realize I wasn’t allowed to have FRIENDS that are guys,” Cavallariwrotealongside a clip of her rolling her eyes.
In 2021,she set the record straight againabout the trio’s relationship, saying, “Let’s clear up some gossip bulls—”
“I do not feel like I owe anybody an explanation, normally I don’t comment on this stuff, however, these rumors have been going on for about a year now,” she said, while tackling the gossip that she was in a “love triangle” with Kroll and Conover, which she claimed were “not true."
She added, “I’ve never dated either one of them. I can guarantee that I’m not going to date either one of them,” the mother of three explained. “It’s possible for a grown woman to be friends with a grown man, and for that to be it.”
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Cavallari sharesthree childrenwith ex-husbandJay Cutler. The couplefiled for divorcein April 2020 after seven years of marriage.
Conover has been in a relationship with hisWinter HousecostarPaige DeSorbosince April 2021, and Kroll is stirring up trouble on the new season ofSouthern Charm(premiering Thursday) after ahookupwith his good friendShep Rose’s ex-girlfriendTaylor Ann Green.
source: people.com
