EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bradley Carter Opens Up on ‘Southern Hospitality’ Reunion Drama, Friendships, and What’s Next

**SPEAKER_1** (0:00)
So you're saying with Hilton Honors, I can use points for a free night stay anywhere?

**SPEAKER_2** (0:04)
Anywhere.

**SPEAKER_1** (0:06)
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**SPEAKER_2** (0:13)
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**SPEAKER_1** (0:15)
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**SPEAKER_3** (0:22)
When you want points that can take you anywhere, anytime, it matters where you stay. Hilton for the stay.

**Alexa Klone** (0:36)
Welcome back to The TMZ Podcast. My name's Alexa Klone, and we have a very special guest. You might know him from the Bravo series, Southern Hospitality, Bradley Carter. Welcome to The TMZ Podcast.

**Bradley Carter** (0:48)
Hi, thank you for having me, Alexa.

**Alexa Klone** (0:49)
Oh my gosh, thanks for coming. How are you?

**Bradley Carter** (0:51)
I'm doing great. We were just talking before this, and Alexa was filling me in on so much tea going on in the world.

**Alexa Klone** (0:57)
Oh my God, there is so much going on in the world. Not only just in news, but also with you. I mean, season four of Southern Hospitality just wrapped, and I feel like this was one of the most messy seasons. Especially for you, I feel like the reunion really hit hard. Obviously, it was quite a doozy for you and your relationship with Emmy, which we'll obviously get into. But I know you were allowed to enable to speak your mind, and about a lot of serious allegations, including stalking, being called scary, things that hit very deep.
What was kind of your feeling going into the reunion? How did you prepare for that?

**Bradley Carter** (1:35)
I mean, going into the reunion, personally, I was like, I'm ready to put this all to bed. We've been talking about it for a long time now, and obviously, we shoot the show about six to eight months before it airs.

**Alexa Klone** (1:46)
Right.

**Bradley Carter** (1:47)
So we've been living with this for a year, and then obviously watching all the things that I didn't know that were being filmed and seeing it all the way through.
Before the reunion, behind the scenes, we only get, I want to say, maybe a rough cut of the final six episodes before we film the reunion. So we cram all of that, and then you get filled with all those emotions two days before you go and shoot. So then when you're sitting there on that reunion stage, it's like a lot. And I was dealing with a lot, but I'm happy that it's over now. So for everyone that hasn't seen the show, now's the time to get into it. You can binge the whole season and get all the way through all the reunions.

**Alexa Klone** (2:23)
Definitely. Wow. So you really get just like a crash course. And then you're like, all right, go talk about it.

**Bradley Carter** (2:27)
For sure. And like, I can't ChatGPT the final season.
I don't even know. Because they're like truly like a rough cut. They don't have any of the interviews in it. It's just like, these are the main points that we're going to talk about at the reunion. Obviously we lived it, but we don't know what's going to air. So going into the reunion, it's a lot different compared to what you would normally expect.

**Alexa Klone** (2:44)
For sure. That's super intense. And I know you've also like been very praised for your composure. Fans have come on and just been like, wow, you really held your own and stuck up for yourself. What was it like to kind of receive that sort of reaction?

**Bradley Carter** (2:57)
Oh my God, the love has been awesome. And dealing with such a nuanced and difficult situation that I was throughout the entirety of the season, it was hard. But it's like refreshing to know that I'm still feeling supported throughout it. And on the other side of that, there are some people that aren't as nice and say some nasty shit to me. But that's going to happen. It comes with it.
And being on reality TV is one of those things. It's a really cool and fun experience to do. But on the other side of that, you're living your life out loud. And the praise and the not so much praise comes with it.

**Alexa Klone** (3:32)
For sure. Were there any fellow Bravo Leberties that reached out or gave you some advice going into it?

**Bradley Carter** (3:38)
Oh yeah.
I definitely felt the love, specifically from the other Southern charm side of things. Benita reached out, she was super warm and welcoming, and gave me some really good words of encouragement. Carl, Kyle, all the Summer House crew were super kind and super encouraging about the whole entire process. So for them, they have a lot going on on their own show.