Southern Hospitality‘s Joe Bradley is spilling the tea about whether his costar Justin Assad is in fact dating Southern Charm’s Charley Manley.
“I’ve heard whispers,” Joe exclusively told Luxury Handbag Shopping on Thursday, March 19, hinting that the rumors are true. “The world will find out the truth. But I’m not sure. So who knows?”
Rumors surfaced earlier this month that the Bravo newbies — Justin joined Southern Hospitality in season 4, while Charley made her Southern Charm debut during season 11 — have been secretly dating since fall 2025.
The fan account Charleston Bravoholic claimed on March 13 that Charley, 28, and Justin, 29, have been dating since September 2025, calling them “one hot Charleston couple.”
Luxury Handbag Shopping has reached out to Bravo for comment.
Charley and Justin’s rumored romance comes after she briefly dated Craig Conover on season 11 of Southern Charm. The pair went on an oyster date on the show, which was filmed in spring and summer 2025.
The gallery associate ended their short-lived relationship after Craig, 37, screamed at her friend Salley Carson during a group trip to Mexico.
Charley told Craig during the March 11 episode, “I’m saying before I was seriously interested in you. My switch flipped in Mexico. I only see us as friends now.”
Craig, for his part, claimed, “I had a big enough crush on you, I would’ve picked you over my ex. I didn’t think I would have felt that again.” (Craig most recently dated Paige DeSorbo for three years before they broke up in fall 2024.)
During the Southern Charm season 11 reunion, which aired on Wednesday, March 18, Craig claimed that Charley had been talking to other guys behind his back.
Charley denied his accusations, claiming, “I was not talking to anyone else as much as I was talking to him.”
Justin, meanwhile, has been vocal on season 4 of Southern Hospitality, which is currently airing, about how he’s enjoying the single life.
“I’m trying to squeeze the happiness out of life right now,” Justin said during a March episode of the Bravo series, noting it was “fun” to have one-night stands amid his search for something more permanent.
Joe exclusively told Us on Thursday that Justin is “a little messy” but ultimately “he’s a good guy.”
“He actually has a big heart. He’s [a] pretty sensitive dude as well,” Joe added. “So I think [when the] dust settles with, like, his playboy era, I think people will get to know him on a deeper level.”
Southern Hospitality airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
