{"id":229479,"date":"2026-03-19T18:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/summer-houses-kj-dillard-confirms-romance-with-costar-dara\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:14:57","slug":"summer-houses-kj-dillard-confirms-romance-with-costar-dara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/summer-houses-kj-dillard-confirms-romance-with-costar-dara\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer House\u2019s KJ Dillard Confirms Romance With Costar Dara"},"content":{"rendered":"


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KJ Dillard<\/strong> and Dara Levitan<\/strong> are the newest Summer House<\/em><\/a> couple to go from a Hamptons flirtation to a full-on relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s my girlfriend,\u201d KJ exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> while attending the Reality TV Greats dinner hosted by Threads<\/a> and Dear Media<\/a> on Wednesday, March 18, in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

KJ confirmed that he and Dara are still dating after meeting on season 10 of the Bravo series.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re boyfriend and girlfriend<\/a>,\u201d he said with a laugh. \u201cI love her tremendously. She\u2019s the best. I wish she was here right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n KJ Dillard attends the Threads x Dear Media Reality TV Greats Dinner at Alba.<\/span> Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images for Threads<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

KJ, who like Dara is new to Summer House<\/em> this season, explained that their connection works because they are \u201cvery similar, but also very different.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has a completely different upbringing than I do, which I\u2019m attracted to, but emotionally we\u2019re very similar, and I love that about her,\u201d the model and former skateboarder gushed, as he joined other reality stars, including fellow Summer House<\/em> costar Mia Calabrese<\/strong>, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em> stars Kathy Hilton<\/strong> and Sutton Stracke<\/strong>, Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em> star Cynthia Bailey<\/strong>, and Dear Media podcast hosts Whitney Port<\/strong> and Scheana Shay<\/strong>, at Alba restaurant in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n

KJ pointed out that Dara is \u201cmature, she\u2019s strong, she\u2019s beautiful and I don\u2019t know, she puts me in check.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reality star noted that because Dara, a podcast host and influencer, is \u201cstrong,\u201d she \u201cdoesn\u2019t let stuff slide,\u201d which KJ told Us<\/em> he really appreciates. \u201cThat\u2019s how my mom is,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

During season 10, episode 4, of Summer House<\/em>, which aired in February, West Wilson<\/strong><\/a> hosted a singles event for their costar Ben Waddell<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New York City mixer introduced the cast and fans to Dara, who was one of the women West, 31, brought along for the event because they used to date.<\/p>\n

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\n KJ Dillard, Dara Levitan.<\/span> Bryan Bedder\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Ben and Dara did have a bit of a spark, KJ made his own move after the group\u2019s medieval party the next episode and it paid off. KJ asked Dara out on a date in the city and from then forward they were an item.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe and Dara have been texting, talking on the phone,\u201d KJ said during episode 5, which aired on March 3.<\/p>\n

During their lunch date, Dara confirmed she felt the \u201cchemistry\u201d with KJ and not Ben.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere was something different about [him] for me, he was a little bit more soft-spoken, he led forward with like, this very kind, warm energy,\u201d Dara revealed during an appearance on Page Six<\/em>\u2019s \u201cVirtual Reali-Tea<\/a>\u201d podcast earlier this month of what attracted her to KJ. \u201cAnd although I can be very exuberant and outgoing, I am very soft and sensitive and a lover girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

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