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JT Thomas Makes Bombshell Revelation After He & Venita Confess Feelings for Each Other

Jarrett "JT" Thomas admitted his romantic feelings for Venita Aspen before revealing the shocking reason they can't be together. 

By Sophy Ziss
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The Southern Charm Season 10 trailer hinted at a blossoming relationship between close friends Jarrett "JT" Thomas and Venita Aspen, and they finally confessed to having feelings for one another during Episode 8. But there was a major catch: JT also told Venita that he was already seeing someone.

The truth came out over an elegant homemade dinner Venita planned for JT. 

"Let me just acknowledge something," began the real estate developer. "There's something, right? Like, you know that there's chemistry here? I do."

"I had a feeling that it was there," agreed Venita, nodding and smiling, "But I didn't think that you would actually, like, say it!"

He went right ahead and said it: "Do I know we have chemistry? And am I attracted to you? Yes, and yes."

The feeling was clearly mutual. "My mouth is like, stuck in a permanent smile right now," replied the fashion influencer giddily. 

Unfortunately, the conversation was not sealed with a kiss.

"But it's just, and I'm just being real," JT said, "I'm seeing someone."

Needless to say, Venita was shocked.

A split of Jarrett Thomas and Venita Aspen

Jarrett "JT" Thomas opens up about his girlfriend

In an interview, JT said the relationship was "just getting out of the gate" and that he wasn't a cheater, which is behavior he called "a slippery slope."

Meanwhile, Venita said she was aware JT had been talking to someone, but stressed that the person had not been presented to her as a "girlfriend."

"Don't act like you don't want this just as bad as I do," she told JT.

JT agreed with Venita, but then explained why he wouldn't pursue a romance with her. 

"Let's play this out," he said. "Say that there's an alternative universe [and] that it was me and you. But you knew that I had the propensity to see new opportunities and be flippant. You wouldn't want to be with somebody like that. And you would always wonder in the back of your mind, is he gonna do the same thing to me?"

Venita responded "That's valid," but in her interview hinted that if she and JT had been dating, and she found out he'd been speaking to someone else the way he does with her, that would be grounds to end the relationship.

Are Jarrett "JT" Thomas and Venita Aspen from Southern Charm dating?

No, JT and Venita are not together. In fact, per Venita, the former flames have not spoken to one another since October 2024.

As Venita explained during a January 16 appearance on the Housewives Nightcap podcast, the fashion influencer and real estate developer dated, but the romance was short-lived — and came to an abrupt end.

"I have no idea [what happened]," she said.

"It was very jarring, and I think that I'm still kind of digesting it," continued Venita. "It was like one day I was supposed to be going to lunch with his mom and him and hang out," but the next day "It felt like he "[fell] off the face of the earth."

Is Jarrett "JT" Thomas still with his girlfriend?

As of November 2024, JT and his girlfriend, Ali, were still together. At the time, JT shared a "long overdue" Instagram post containing sweet photos of the duo. 

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