{"id":267642,"date":"2026-10-08T16:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/08\/southern-charms-austen-kroll-and-salley-carson-tease-season-12-drama-after-bombshell-trailer\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:41:26","slug":"southern-charms-austen-kroll-and-salley-carson-tease-season-12-drama-after-bombshell-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/08\/southern-charms-austen-kroll-and-salley-carson-tease-season-12-drama-after-bombshell-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Charm\u2019s Austen Kroll and Salley Carson Tease Season 12 Drama After Bombshell Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Southern Charm<\/em><\/a> fans are in for a wild ride this season, according to Austen Kroll<\/strong><\/a> and Salley Carson<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201c[We] dive a little deeper into our personal stories, which I\u2019m excited for people to see maybe a more vulnerable side of me that they haven\u2019t seen,\u201d Salley, 31, tells Us<\/em> exclusively.<\/p>\n

Austen notes it\u2019s been \u201ca long time\u201d since season 11 aired last fall, so it\u2019ll be \u201cfun\u201d for viewers to see how the cast has \u201cprogressed in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Southern Charm<\/em> returns to Bravo next month, with cameras following Austen, Salley and their group of friends in Charleston, South Carolina. Along with longtime stars Craig Conover<\/strong>, Shep Rose<\/strong> and Madison LeCroy<\/strong>, season 12 brings a new face into the mix with Allie Newman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the first look at the new season, which dropped Monday, October 5, Allie wasted no time jumping into the drama during a cast trip to Maui, Hawaii. When Whitney Sudler-Smith<\/strong> claimed someone in the group is accused of having a \u201clove child\u201d<\/a> \u2014 a rumor Austen hints was \u201caddressed prior\u201d to the bombshell reveal \u2014 Allie quickly offered to show pics of the baby in question.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew Allie prior, so did Salley,\u201d Austen tells Us<\/em>. \u201cYou\u2019ll definitely see their history and you\u2019ll hear about our history \u2026 but, of course, you never know how someone\u2019s going to kind of mesh with a group like ours.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As for how the dynamics shifted with a new costar, Salley teases, \u201cI think she came in starting good with the group, and then drama happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Austen, who has spent nearly a decade<\/a> on the hit reality show, admits he almost feels \u201cbad\u201d for anyone who tries to come into the already established group.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the easiest, you know?\u201d he explains. \u201cI mean, people have these, like, long history and relationships, and trying to come in and be like, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m the new person,\u2019 that\u2019s [tough].\u201d<\/p>\n

Salley chimes in, adding, \u201cEspecially when you don\u2019t have, like, a solid relationship going into it, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n

Following appearances on the spinoff Southern Hospitality<\/em> (and a whirlwind stint<\/a> in Bachelor Nation), Salley officially joined Southern Charm<\/em> during season 8 in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is tough,\u201d she says of settling into the cast, \u201cbut \u2026 this is my family. I love them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThings are getting spicy in Charleston among the Southern Charm cast \u2014 well, according to Salley Carson and Austen Kroll, that is. \u201cSome friendships, I feel like, are lost,\u201d Salley, 31, exclusively teased to Us Weekly of the upcoming season while teaming up with Fireball for the dad bod whisky fanny pack. \u201cA couple friendships [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In a separate interview with Us<\/em> earlier this year, Salley hinted some friendships had been \u201clost\u201d while filming the upcoming season. As the premiere approaches, Salley stands by her statement \u2014 and hints at tension with Charley Manley<\/strong> and Molly O\u2019Connell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt kind of did a number on me, to be honest with you,\u201d she says of the drama between her and Molly, whose potential romance with Austen took Us<\/em> by surprise in the season 12 trailer. \u201cYou\u2019ll see that all play out.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Salley and Austen\u2019s own relationship status<\/a>, the pair admit some \u201cboundaries\u201d needed to be set at the start of the season.<\/p>\n

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