Joe Bradley Details How His Relationship with Danielle Olivera Was “Sabotaged"
Joe Bradley is not happy with how things ended with Danielle Olivera in a first look at the Southern Hospitality Season 3 premiere.
In case you missed the news, Southern Hospitality is coming back — and according to the above preview for Season 3, Episode 1 (set to air Thursday, Jan. 2), we'll be jumping right back into the drama.
However, this time around, said drama will include more Bravolebs than just our favorite Republic employees.
As fans might remember, manager Joe Bradley made headlines last January after he apparently spent a night out on the town with The Real Housewives of New York alum Luann de Lesseps after meeting her during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. As it happened, that fateful evening ended up ruining his relationship with Summer House alum Danielle Olivera and his coworker TJ Dinch.
"My beef with TJ first started in New York," Joe explains in a new confessional. To sum things up, rumors swirled that Joe had hooked up with Luann after the show ... which he denies, but TJ continues to perpetuate. The big problem? He was dating Danielle at the time of the alleged hookup.
"TJ betrayed my trust. He confirmed those rumors and that sabotaged my relationship," Joe explains.
Texts between the former best friends are then shown onscreen, with Joe making it clear just how upset he is with TJ.
Did Joe Bradley hook up with Luann de Lesseps?
While Joe says nothing happened with Luann, the rest of his castmates disagree.
"Joe definitely hooked up with Luann," says TJ in a confessional.
Maddi Reese also seems to think it's true. "Joe hooking up with Luann is iconic," she says in her own interview.
"Luann is such a badass. I mean, who wouldn't want to f-ck her?" adds Grace Lilly.
And then, even he seems to change his tune: "But like, so what if I did?"
Luann, meanwhile, told TMZ that nothing happened.
"We definitely had great chemistry, and we went out to have drinks," the countess said. "What's wrong with that? ... You know, he's got a girlfriend, but we definitely had great chemistry, let's put it that way."
When did Joe Bradley date Danielle Olivera?
After meeting in Las Vegas at BravoCon 2023 in November 2023, the New Yorker and Southerner ended up dating for four months. They broke up in February 2024.
"I just don't think I'm in the position as a 28-year-old, who works in a night club, to be the caliber of man for Danielle Olivera, who is just, I think, ahead of me in life in a lot of ways," Joe explained while discussing the split during an appearance on the Gabbing with Gib podcast. "As far as like, maturity, where she stands in her career. And I'm just in this tiny little quaint town of Charleston and she's like, running laps in the big city, like she always has."
Southern Hospitality Season 3 premieres Thursday, Jan. 2 at 9/8c on Bravo. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.
