Joe Bradley is done keeping secrets, especially when it comes to rumors about his relationship with Luan de Lesseps.
“I think it’s been enough time and I’m sick of the rumors and the lies,” Joe exclusively said Us Weekly when asked why he finally admitted to kissing Luann, 59, last year.
The Southern hospitality star claims he “never bothered or tried to hide the fact that I kissed her because Luann is iconic.”
Joe claims that the reason he stayed silent for so long was because he “didn’t mean to hurt Daniel (Olivera)of feelings” as they were hanging out at the time.
Joe Bradley, Luann de Lesseps.
Bravo (2)“We weren’t technical boyfriend and girlfriend during that time, but I knew what it looked like and I don’t like it when people’s feelings are hurt because of my actions,” Joe explained. “And that’s why I’ve been trying to hide everything.”
us announced the news in January 2024 that Joe and Luann were “one on top of the other” at a New York bar after meeting during an episode of Watch what’s happening live with Andy Cohen.
When Joe was spotted with Luann, he was in a relationship with Danielle, 36, who he got close to during BravoCon in November 2023.
next month, TJ Dinch accused Joe of a relationship and sleep with Luan during the trip to New York, which he flatly denied.
“It’s the truth, me and Luann, we had a drink and hit it off,” Joe said during the season 2 Southern hospitality gatheringwhich aired in February 2024. “I crossed a line at the hotel, but I didn’t kiss her.”
TJ stated during the reunion that he was “99 percent” sure that Joe had “hooked up” with The Real Housewives of New York alum. Joe told TJ to back off and stuck to his story.
Danielle Olivera is pretty confident she knows exactly what happened between her ex Joe Bradley and Luann de Lesseps. “I’m also 99 percent sure,” Olivera, 35, said on the Thursday, Feb. 29, episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, referring to Southern Hospitality’s TJ Dinch, who announced the same percentage earlier. that (…)
After Daniel and Joe left it in February 2024she said she was “also 99 percent sure” that Joe and Luann put together.
In season 3 Southern hospitality premiered on Thursday, January 2, TJ doubled down on his claims that Joe cheated on Danielle. TJ claims he and Joe haven’t spoken because he “gave him the opportunity to tell the truth when he cheated on Daniel when he dumped Luann.”
Joe continued to play low-key about the extent of his and Luann’s relationship at the premiere, but told the cameras: “So what if I really bonded with Luann?”
Joe Bradley.
Stephanie Diani/BravoHis current girlfriend, Maddie Reesehowever, called Joe’s relationship with Luann “iconic” during the episode, confirming that it did happen.
Joe, for his part, exclusively said us that TJ made it “much worse than it had to be” and “none of his business” in the first place. He admitted that while he and Luann had kissed, he hadn’t spoken to her since.
“I’m just glad it’s there,” Joe said. “And I am happy with her and me and maddy hope so might go to one of Luann’s cabaret shows. She is th…
Maddie, who was has been dating her colleague since April 2024exclusively narrated us that after their Season 2 reunion last year, the cast “kind of knew” what happened between Joe and Luann.
“Maddie thinks it’s funny,” Joe explained. “We are so happy now. … It was before we met.”
Maddie noted that she felt like “TJ kind of took it too seriously” when Joe’s relationship was “iconic” to her and “just ridiculous.”
Joe admitted that at the time he felt like his “friend” TJ was “coming after me, which hurt me.” He teased that despite their ups and downs in Season 3, he and TJ are “in a better place now.”
Southern hospitality airs on Bravo Thursdays at 9pm ET.
With reporting by Cristina Garibaldi
