Getting actual! Leva Bonaparte isn’t on the most effective phrases with all of her Southern Charm costars following the explosive season 8 finale.
“[That evening] drastically changed our friendship,” Leva, 43, completely instructed Us Weekly about her blowout struggle with Craig Conover, which aired on Thursday, September 29. “It drastically changed my friendship with Craig and with many of the cast members, immediately.”
During the Thursday finale of the Bravo collection, Leva hit her breaking level with Craig — and several other different castmates — whereas attending the Sewing Down South vacation celebration.
The Republic co-owner confirmed her frustration towards Craig, 33, after she discovered that he banished his ex-girlfriend Naomie Olindo to a non-cast desk for his occasion. “I literally cannot [do this] anymore,” Leva instructed Naomie, 30, on the dinner.
“I don’t even know why I’m friends with some people,” she added, seemingly referring to Craig and his crew. “So f—king toxic.” Leva beforehand voiced her points with the Delaware native after he known as Naomie his “crazy ex-girlfriend” at their Friendsgiving.
“Throughout the season, [you could see] that Craig has sort of been speaking in a really, like, aggressive manner, like, [there’s] just a lot of emotion. He’s sort of unable to navigate it himself,” she defined to Us this month. “I’m obviously innately protective of Naomie. She’s like a little sister [to me] and he’s like a little brother, you know?”
Leva famous that Craig has “big feelings,” however she confessed that he must have higher “boundaries” when he speaks to others, particularly her and Naomie.
“I also don’t like getting yelled at and I don’t think Naomie likes that either,” the Southern Charm: Leva Land star continued. “I don’t let my husband speak to me that way, [and I’m] as sure as hell I’m not gonna let Craig talk to me that way.”
Things escalated throughout the finale when Craig overheard Leva chatting with a few of his Sewing Down South coworkers, a lot of whom she’s identified for years. The Pillow Talk writer crossed a boundary in Leva’s eyes when he yelled at her and ultimately tried to kick her out of the occasion.
“I was really just going over there to have my own conversation and be like, ‘You know, I love you guys dearly. I don’t know what’s happening tonight … what’s [going on] between me and Craig is not — don’t take that personally,’” she recalled to Us in regards to the incident. “I don’t know how that spiraled into something else, but it did.”
When the 2 did go head-to-head, Leva defined that Craig’s response was “not OK” together with her. Amid the struggle, the restauranteur recalled seeing a few of her costars including gasoline to the fireplace, which is why she unfollowed many castmates on social media in December 2021.
“I’ve lost respect for some of the people who piled on, particularly the women. I’m not one to yell at women, like, I just don’t do it. So the ones that supported him and, like, clapped and stuff, I unfollowed those girls,” Leva instructed Us. “And then Austen [Kroll] did not clap, but I was just disappointed because I feel like Austen could have wrangled him in and he didn’t. He was quiet.”
The Bourbon N’ Bubbles co-owner revealed that not all of her friendships had been affected by the celebration drama, pointing to Naomie, Olivia Flowers, Taylor Ann Green and Shep Rose as being amongst her allies. “I think they all have my back,” she mentioned.
When it involves Craig, particularly, the India native instructed Us that the finale “really changed the nature of the friendship.” Leva teased that followers should watch the season 8 reunion subsequent month to see simply how damaged the dynamic between her and Craig has turn out to be.
She added that whereas she “rooted for Craig when he didn’t root for himself” and she or he does “really love that kid,” she felt disrespected on the vacation bash. Leva concluded that the “reunion’s very, very raw” and has “a lot of crying.”
Southern Charm’s two-part season 8 reunion airs on Bravo Thursday, October 6, at 9 p.m. ET and Thursday, October 13, at 9 p.m. ET.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
Source: www.usmagazine.com