Kyle Cooke and Salley Carson's Charleston Connection Heats Up

The Bravo dating circuit just got a little cozier. Summer House’s Kyle Cooke and Southern Charm’s Salley Carson have moved from rumor to confirmed hookup territory, with multiple sources telling Us Weekly that the two are“having fun”together after linking up multiple times in recent weeks.

Here’s where it gets interesting: Kyle, 43, and Salley, 31, were spotted together at the By the Way bar in Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday, June 6, alongside Salley’s costars Craig Conover and Austen Kroll. An eyewitness reported they had chemistry, got along well, and left together—the kind of detail that makes the rumor mill spin overtime. One insider confirms it’s“new and casual,”but adds that Kyle is“really into her”despite them having“only hung out a few times.”

The timing here is worth noting. Kyle was grilled about his connection to Salley during the Summer House reunion taping on Tuesday, June 2—just days before they were spotted in Charleston. When Andy Cohen asked directly if they’d hooked up, Kyle initially denied it, but his costars Lindsay Hubbard and Ciara Miller weren’t having it. They revealed he’d made out with Salley around the time of the Summer House premiere back in February, a detail Kyle tried to minimize by adjusting the timeline. Ciara even went on record saying she’d called Kyle’s estranged wife Amanda Batula to tell her about the kiss—talk about friend drama.

Speaking of Amanda: she and Kyle announced their separation in January after four years of marriage, calling it“mutual and amicable”in a joint statement. Two months later, Amanda confirmed she’d moved on with Ciara’s ex, West Wilson. So everyone’s technically free to date, but the social dynamics are deliciously tangled.

As for Salley, she told the“Not Skinny Not Fat”podcast back in February that she wasn’t“seriously dating”anyone, having had one-sided crushes on both Craig and Austen. Her most recent high-profile relationship was an engagement to Avery Bucholz before her 2021 appearance on The Bachelor. So this thing with Kyle represents a genuine new development—not some simmering connection finally bubbling to the surface.

Whether this stays casual or becomes something more remains to be seen. Neither Kyle nor Salley has publicly addressed their relationship status, and reps for both didn’t respond to requests for comment. But if they keep showing up together at Charleston bars and leaving arm-in-arm, the rumor mill will have plenty more to work with.