Austen Kroll Reveals Complicated Relationship with Taylor Ann Green Today: "We Didn't Need..."
The Southern Charm cast members are now revealing where they stand today in Season 10 after some drama in their past.
Taylor Ann Green and Austen Kroll are now friends after their Southern Charm Season 9 drama. After Austen admitted to kissing Taylor during the season, they didn't pursue anything any further. And now that they're in their own relationships, the cast members are remaining amicable throughout Season 10 — just don't expect them to be hanging out one-on-one, though.
Austen is currently in a relationship with his girlfriend, Audrey Pratt, while Taylor has been in a relationship with her boyfriend, Gaston Rojas, for over a year. In a Dec. 19 interview with Decider, Austen revealed that ahead of Southern Charm Season 9 reunion, the two of them had texted, but didn't hang out. "I just thought that it was probably for the best that her and I took a little bit of a step back," he admitted.
"I'll always root for Taylor and it's lovely to see her at parties and such, but we didn't need to be having lunches anymore," Austen said. "We ruffled a lot of feathers with that. And we both were like, 'Maybe we should focus on other things, but just know that I'm here if you ever want to talk.' So we took a little step back and we began to focus more on our own lives, or on my own life...I decided it was probably a good move."
Taylor Ann Green has "mutual respect" for Austen Kroll
Taylor reiterated this in her own words in an interview with Us Weekly on Dec. 2. "We are still friends," she said of Austen.
"We don't really owe each other anything. I don't owe him anything. He doesn't owe me anything," she continued. "We definitely have a mutual respect for one another."
"He is dating someone and I'm dating someone," she added. "We're not best friends, but I respect him and he respects me."
Taylor respects Austen so much that she even attended the launch of the new flavor from Austen's beer line, Trop Hop, in November. Shep Rose's ex attended the launch party with some of her Southern Charm cast members, as they sipped on the new Peach Wheat Ale.
What happened between Taylor Ann Green and Austen Kroll?
It took both Taylor and Austen a while to come to this place of understanding. During Southern Charm Season 9, it was revealed that Taylor and Austen shared an off-screen kiss after Taylor's breakup with Shep. The two friends had been "jamming to music" before making out, Austen revealed during Southern Charm Season 9, Episode 10.
"I felt not bad about it," he admitted during the episode. "I had a brief f--king moment with someone that I'm close with."
Austen continued during a confessional, noting that the kiss didn't mean much since they didn't date. "We talked and we decided that we were better off as friends," he said. "I thought that we could just bury it and just keep it a secret from everyone, and that's what I regret doing."
