Southern Charm Season 10, Episode 16 Recap: Reunion, Part 1

Welcome to the recap for Southern Charm Season 10, Episode 16, Reunion Part 1! Last week on the Southern Charm Season 10 finale, Venita believed JT when he denied the racism allegations. However, Ryan stood by his side of the story. Molly went as Shep’s date to the Summer Soiree. They kissed at the party … and did more than kiss after. Taylor talked about Salley behind her back again but walked away when Salley tried to confront her about it. After the finale, Venita and JT began dating … until he went Instagram official with his girlfriend. Five months later, Craig vented to Austen and Shep about his breakup with Paige. He claimed she asked him to buy her a ring before they split.

What happened on Southern Charm Season 10 Episode 16?

Andy compares Venita to Diana Ross, and I agree! She wins best dressed at the reunion. Madison’s entrance serves as a pregnancy announcement to the group. Rodrigo also announces his engagement to Tyler after ten years of dating. Craig shares a lot about his split from Paige and insists he was blindsided. Madison and Venita both confront JT, to mixed results. We also get an update on Shep and Molly’s connection after their finale kiss. And Venita finally gives a timeline of her and JT’s relationship.

Craig makes some bold claims about his breakup with Paige on the Southern Charm reunion

Craig insists there were no signs of trouble before Paige broke up with him. She did it over the phone two days after Thanksgiving. It was just before he and Austen did a live show. Craig didn’t tell Austen because he didn’t trust him not to tell the world.

Andy mentions Craig saying they were still together on the December 12, 2024 episode of Watch What Happens Live. Was Craig lying?

Craig maintains he bought a ring and agreed to move to New York. So, he didn’t think the breakup was real. He went to her apartment after that WWHL appearance. That’s when Paige allegedly said, “I might be making the worst mistake of my life but I need to go find myself.” She told him to keep the ring, and said, “Maybe we’ll get married at BravoCon.” Andy jokes that’s not a bad idea.

She stayed in touch through December. Then she gave him a heads-up about announcing the split on her podcast. And then all of Craig’s stuff showed up on his porch. That’s when it finally sunk in.

Despite what Paige said, Craig maintains it wasn’t mutual. He also shades Paige’s public behavior and social media activity since the breakup, saying he doesn’t recognize her. Rodrigo says Paige “lives in the comments.

Andy asks if Paige broke up with Craig for another guy. Craig says Paige denied it. Then she said some “crazy stuff.” Allegedly, Paige asked why he didn’t try to win her back. She also said they made the right decision, which frustrated him because he didn’t make that decision. Ultimately, Craig says, “I wish she had just been honest from the beginning, and then none of this would be happening.”

Madison versus JT

Madison is doing great, between her pregnancy and Brett’s good health. But she’s still mad over JT’s implication about the FaceTime call. JT says the call made him uncomfortable but wants to avoid the nitty-gritty details out of respect for Madison. Venita fires back, “You didn’t come here to look cute, just answer the question.” Salley also accuses JT of making accusations and then not giving details. Finally, JT says it was a lot of questions about whereabouts and who Madison was with. Madison fires back that JT was trying to make Brett look like a jealous person. But if he was, she argues, she wouldn’t be on a show with her ex.

Venita is on Madison’s side, whereas Leva sees both sides. Leva also says the problem was that Craig blew what JT said out of proportion. When she tries to ask Craig a question, they keep interrupting each other, which leads Craig to mouth off, “You’ve said more today than you did the whole season!”

Madison does agree it was blown out of proportion and apologizes for going too far. JT also apologizes for gossiping. But just when the friendship seems back on, he adds that Madison would’ve felt uncomfortable if she were in his position. His apology seemingly ruined, Madison calls him “delulu” before they move on.

Is Molly a better fit for Shep than Sienna?

Andy commends Shep for cleaning up his act since BravoCon 2023. But he also asks about the “slow motion car crash” relationship with Sienna. Andy reminds Shep that he once said he wouldn’t still be chasing after twenty-something girls in his forties. And, of course, brings up the infamous text. Everyone cringes, but Molly says it was a powerful move for Shep to be vulnerable. Austen also “respects it.”

Shep maintains that Sienna got the ick because he’s not rich enough. In fact, he claims that she met a Denver Broncos player when she was pitching a business idea at a Forbes event. Shep also reveals he recently spoke to Sienna, who was mad at him for sharing intimate details.

Molly is very supportive of Shep and down on Sienna, which leads Andy to ask about their connection. They admit they hooked up one other time after the finale. But nothing’s official, especially since Shep was away for months. Andy asks Molly about Shep’s track record, but she says she can look beyond a person’s past mistakes if they work on themselves. Madison jokes that Shep better be nervous if he hurts Molly.

What happened between Venita and JT?

Venita says people who think her and JT’s relationship was fake can “f*ck off.” He agrees. They dated for about a month, though they never “banged it out.” When asked why he kept his girlfriend a secret for so long, JT stumbles over his words. But he says Venita knew the whole time. “Don’t do me like that,” she responds, denying it.

Andy asks if JT became the f*ckboy after performing that “f*ckboy exorcism” on Austen last year. Venita agrees. “Well I didn’t f*ck her, so, I don’t think I am,” JT says. That was uncalled for!

The cast reveals that JT’s girlfriend was making negative comments about him all over the internet weeks before they went Instagram official. JT says they weren’t together at the time.

That’s when Venita gives the much-needed timeline. In September, JT told her he wasn’t seeing that girl anymore. Then he and Venita started going on dates almost daily, trying to figure out if they would be boyfriend and girlfriend. Then the teaser dropped, and the girl DM’d Venita calling her a “rat.” When Venita asked JT to do something about it, he said he couldn’t. That made Venita pump the breaks. But JT accuses her of ghosting him for a week.

He claims he tried to meet up with her. Venita denies this and gets up to grab her phone. Molly quotes Heather Gay, getting excited for the “Receipts! Proof! Screenshots! Timeline!” But we leave off on a cliffhanger, so we’ll have to see those next week in Part 2.