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After Madelyn Cline<\/strong><\/a> reportedly unfollowed Kate McDuffie<\/strong> on Instagram, Outer Banks<\/em><\/a> fans are speculating that the close friends had a falling out because Kate has struck up a friendship with Rudy Pankow<\/strong><\/a> and Elaine Siemek<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While Madelyn has not publicly commented on the status of her friendship with Kate, fans want to know more about what\u2019s going on.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Kate McDuffie and the \u2018Outer Banks\u2019 Drama<\/h2>\n

Fans first noticed on November 23, 2024, that Madelyn was no longer following Kate, Rudy or Elaine on the social media site. The unfollowings appear to have happened right after Kate took a vacation with the couple for Elaine\u2019s birthday and Elaine posted a photo with the tattoo artist on her Instagram Story.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so obvious elaine stole her from madelyn, and she wants it to be known, and i get madelyn bcs stealing someone\u2019s best friend is actually disgusting and not okay,\u201d one person wrote on X. Another added, \u201cElaine wanted to rub that kate is her best friend now through that ig story, she wanted madelyn to know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kate being invited to Elaine\u2019s birthday trip doesn\u2019t seem too random, though \u2013 the studio owner posted an Instagram<\/a> video with Elaine back in 2021.<\/p>\n

However, for quite some time, fans have accused Elaine of causing a rift between<\/a> Rudy and Madison Bailey<\/strong>, another Outer Banks<\/em> costar. Now, the speculation is rampant that Elaine is also the reason for an apparent falling out between Madelyn and Rudy\/Kate.<\/p>\n

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Just days before she unfollowed Rudy, Madelyn commented on his Instagram post about season 4 of Outer Banks<\/em> with a \u201cred heart\u201d emoji. With everything seeming to be fine in their friendship at that point, fans are convinced something went down<\/a> on the birthday trip that led to Madelyn not wanting to connect with her former friends on social media anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething happened this weekend,\u201d one Outer Banks<\/em> viewer wrote on X, while another said, \u201cElaine\u2019s birthday. rudy inviting kate has gote [sic] something to do with this for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kate McDuffie Is a Tattoo Artist<\/h2>\n

Kate runs The Ghost Kat<\/a> art studio. \u201cThe Ghost Kat has a wide range of concentrations including tattooing, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, writing and more,\u201d the company\u2019s website says. \u201cKate is the designer of all art on the website. She has been an artist all her life and founded The Ghost Kat in 2018 as a central place to combine many of her interests.\u201d<\/p>\n

After beginning her career as a tattoo artist in North Carolina, Kate now takes tattoo appointments in New York and Los Angeles and focuses \u201con fine line work and small detail.\u201d Ghost Kat studio also launched a merchandise line in 2023.<\/p>\n

In a 2021 interview with Sheesh<\/em><\/a>, Kate said she gradually started tattooing two years prior. \u201cIn full honesty, tattooing found me,\u201d she shared. \u201cI tagged along with my boyfriend at the time when he was getting tattooed by an artist in L.A. who we had some mutual friends with. I was intrigued by the craft because I am an artist myself and thought it would be incredible to learn how to apply my drawings to skin. As the day went on we talked a lot about the art of tattooing and I showed the artist some of my work. That day he even let me use the machine and try it out myself. We stayed in touch for the next six months and he helped guide me in ordering all of the equipment with the idea of me going out to L.A. to work with him. He gave me one lesson over FaceTime and I basically taught myself everything else from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kate McDuffie Has Famous Friends<\/h2>\n

In 2021, Madelyn got some ink from her friend \u2013 she had the words, \u201cTell me more,\u201d written on her pointer finger. \u201cI just let [Kate] do her thing,\u201d Madelyn shared at the time.<\/p>\n

Kendall Jenner<\/strong> is another one of Kate\u2019s clients. The artist drew a tiny cowgirl boot on Kendall\u2019s ankle in August 2022. \u201cTeeniest cowgirl boot for Kendall,\u201d she captioned a photo of the finished product.<\/p>\n

Some other famous names that follow Kate on Instagram include Chase Stokes, Gracie Abrams, Kyle Richards, Taylor Lautner, Maggie McGraw, Kenzie Ziegler<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n