Southern Hospitality Review: Gay Rumors About Joe Delays Madi Romance

In the latest program Southern Hotel Industry, Maddie Reese reveal relevant rumors Joe BradleySexual orientation delayed the start of their relationship—and TJ Dinky is the culprit.

“Three or four years ago, TJ spread a lot of rumors about me being gay,” Joe told the newbie Austin Stephen on the Bravo show on Thursday, January 9th.

Austin wasn’t surprised by the news, telling Joe that TJ “told me the same thing in the past -“. He would just tell me you were gay.

Maddie, who is currently dating Joe, admitted that the stories happening around town made her hesitant to act on her feelings for him.

“Three years ago, everyone was talking about this rumor,” Madi recalled. “So, of course, when TJ told me Joe was flirty, or fruity, or what’s the word? Gay.

She admitted, “That’s why I didn’t date Joe for a long time.”

Maddie said that since she started seeing Joe, she can confirm the rumors are not true. “Apparently, I slept with Joe. I slept with Joe. He liked p—” she declared.

Joe said that when he heard the rumors, he confronted TJ, but TJ strongly denied that he started the rumors.

“I said, ‘Why would you say that to anyone?’ and he said, ‘No, I would never say that. I would never tell anyone. I promise you I didn’t do that,” Joe admitted to the camera “Because I’m a very trusting person, I believed that. And now I’m paying the price,” she said.

Joe claims his former best friend “made you believe you could trust him, and then he would fuck you over.”

In addition to allegedly spreading rumors about his sexual orientation, Joe also told TJ people he was dating Luanne de Lesseps In January 2024, he said he told him the truth in secret.

“That’s when it hit me. TJ was the one telling people I was gay,” Joe said on Thursday’s show. “Because he’s the mouth of the South.”

us News broke in January 2024 that Joe and Luann, 59, were spotted getting cozy in a New York City hotel after meeting during an appearance in The New York Times. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

During Season 2 Southern Hotel Industry TJ tells host to reunite next month Andy Cohen He’s “99%” sure Joe and Luann are together. Joe has denied the accusations.

TJ revealed during the Season 3 premiere, which aired on January 2, that he hadn’t spoken to Joe in months since their drama at the reunion.

However, TJ still insists that Joe not only kissed Luann but also “cheated” on his then-girlfriend, Danielle Oliveira,and real housewives of new york city alum. (Danielle, 36, confirmed her split from Joe in February 2024.)

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Joe was a little coy about what happened with Luann during the season 3 premiere, but he did confirm it us In December 2024, he “kissed” her. He claimed he wasn’t trying to hide anything, but was still upset that TJ had betrayed his trust.

These trust issues have been front and center this season so far — especially since Maddi remains friends with TJ, which Joe admits worries him. (As told exclusively by Joe and Madi us They started dating in April 2024, just in time for the cameras to pick up again.

“It also pisses me off a little bit that you’re so close to him,” Jo tells Maddie in the new episode, referring to a conversation she had with TJ at a group gathering a week ago.

However, Maddi insists that her friendship with TJ should not affect her relationship with Joe.

“You can be friends with someone, but you have to have boundaries,” she told her boyfriend. “You know you can’t believe it [TJ] Going to the grave with you – you obviously know this, but there’s no reason why he can’t be your friend.

Joe claims, “My issues with TJ are much bigger.” Madi points out that they’re not “addressing the elephant in the room.”

Fans will continue to see Joe and TJ’s drama unfold with each new episode. In fact, Joe exclusively told us TJ’s “mindset” before the season “makes more sense once you watch it.”

He joked: “Some people think he has feelings for me. [but] I think that’s a thing of the past, but who knows? This season everyone will find out who TJ really is and why he did this to me.

Southern Hospitality Industry Airs Thursdays at 9pm ET on Bravo.