Shep Rose will always hold a special place in his heart for his ex-girlfriend and Southern charm Co-star Taylor-Ann Green.
“I brought her into this world [of reality TV]. … I took her to places she had never been before,” Shep, 43, shared exclusively We weekly on Friday, November 3 during the first day of BravoCon 2023 in Las Vegas. “I’m so proud and happy that I was able to do that, and it gave me a lot of joy and she gave me a lot of joy.”
Shep further compared their breakup to “throwing someone into the deep end or into a fast-flowing river,” adding, “And I think she had trouble finding a raft and things just kept getting worse.” He continued: “I really felt for her, and I will still stand up for her.”
Taylor, 29, started dating Shep in 2020, the same year she made her Bravo debut Southern charm season 7. Although Shep admitted to kissing another girl during that season’s reunion, the two remained together until officially calling it quits in July 2022. Taylor later slammed her ex for allegedly hooking up with several women not long after their divorce during season 8 of the show. reunion in October.
Last month, Taylor said this exclusively Us that she has moved on with a new man named Gaston. As for how Shep feels about her new boyfriend? He told Us“I’m happy for her when she’s happy,” adding, “I don’t know the guy. It’s still raw, but it’s clear she’s going to live her life, and I’m definitely living mine. That I will say.”
Shep has seemingly pursued his own romantic connections as a costar Patricia Altschul hilariously called him out for asking “a bunch of girls” for their phone numbers during their flight to Las Vegas. “No comment,” he responded to her comments, claiming the interactions were “a business deal.”
For her part, Taylor revealed that her husband will join her at BravoCon on Saturday, November 4. “We’re going to LA after this, so we’re going to take a little road trip through the desert, maybe get lost,” she says. told Us on Friday.
She also teased that Gaston will appear in the upcoming second season Southern hospitality. ‘He is TJ [Dinch]‘s roommate, so I’m sure he has a bit of it [screen time]” she shared.
Taylor’s new romance already has the stamp of approval Southern charm And Southern hospitality star Leva Bonaparte.
‘I think he’s great. Yes, I think he’s a very nice guy. He’s really handsome and he has really good, confident energy,” Leva, 4, said Friday. “I feel like if you’re dating Taylor, you have to be a confident man. … Let her do her thing and let her come back. And I think he has that good energy for her.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi