Austen Curses Out ‘Southern Charm’ Costars After Being Grilled Over ‘Intimate’ Salley Romance (Exclusive)

Austen Kroll goes off on his Southern Charm costars during the upcoming season 11 reunion after being grilled over his relationship with Salley Carson.

“Salley, have you and Austen been intimate?” host Andy Cohen asks Salley, 31, in Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek at part 1 of the Southern Charm reunion airing on Wednesday, March 18.

After a prolonged silence, Salley turns to Austen, 38, and asks him to “help” her out, but he declines.

“Making out is intimate,” Salley eventually says, playing coy about whether she and Austen have had sex.

Austin chimes in, “We’ve done a bit more. I don’t know.”

After Venita Aspen makes a joke about not being in “sex-ed,” Austen is visibly flustered.

“We’re not doing this big thing in secret that you think that you know we are. It’s not f***ing happening and now it’s pissing me off,” he quips.

Andy, 57, admits he’s confused by Austen and Salley not just telling them the truth, noting it’s not like Austen cheated on his ex-girlfriend Audrey Pratt with Salley. (Austen and Audrey called it quits while filming season 11 of the Bravo series in 2025, well before he and Salley kissed during a group night out.)

“I set a clear boundary [telling Salley], ‘We’re not going to do this.’ It felt very disrespectful to Audrey,” Austen tells the host and his costars.

After Andy points out that “we’re now eight months away from Audrey” and it seems odd that Austen just won’t confirm if he’s sleeping with Salley.

“They are f***ing,” Austen’s ex-girlfriend Madison LeCroy declares, prompting Salley to admit, “There has been more than kissing.”

Rodrigo Reyes chimes in, “Yeah, f***ing,” while Molly O’Connell insists that Salley and Austen “stop lying.”

“I’m trying to be more of a lady, dammit,” Salley says, trying to deflect.

Craig Conover then asks, “If you did sleep together, why would that be bad?” to which Austen says, “It’s not bad.”

Craig, 37, notes that he doesn’t think it’s “a big deal” either way, but Austen tells him, “I have thought that it’s a big deal, how about that.”

Madison, 35, then stirs the pot even more by claiming, “So you’re embarrassed.”

“I’m not embarrassed, no,” Austen says, his expression getting more and more upset. “You’re embarrassed of me?” Salley asks with a look of hurt on her face.

Austen turns to Salley and tells her “no,” he’s not embarrassed, but Andy points out he is now “red as a beet.”

“F***, y’all. Like, f*** y’all,” Austen says shaking his head back and forth.

Madison, however, doesn’t back down telling him, “No, f*** you because you’re lying.”

Throughout season 11 of the Bravo series, Salley made it clear that once Austen was single, she planned to make a move. During the season finale, which aired on Wednesday, March 11, Austen told her he was “not in the headspace” to start something with her.

Since filming stopped, Austen and Salley have played coy about their relationship. Salley confessed on the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast in February that she was “still feeling him,” but insisted they were not a “thingy thingy.”

“Salley is obviously, like… she has done lots of interviews, making it seem like we’re actively hot and heavy, and it’s just not true,” Austen claimed during a March appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.

Part 1 of the Southern Charm reunion airs on Bravo Wednesday, March 18, at 8 p.m. ET. It streams the next day on Peacock.