The Charmers returned home fromFrank Lloyd Wright’sAuldbrass Plantationand geared up for Friendsgiving on Thursday’s episode ofSouthern Charm.
Whitney informed Austen he couldn’t make it, but Patricia asked ifMadison LeCroyorNaomie Olindowould be attending. Austen informed her that his ex Madison didn’t receive an invite, but that Naomie would be in attendance.
“Whitney, I can’t believe that you’re gonna make Naomie go stag to this party,” Austen said.
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Patricia didn’t understand and Austen explained that Naomie wasWhitney’s “latest flame.”
“Now if you would just settle down, get married before I kick the bucket,” Patricia told her son. “Don’t feel pressured but you know, I’m living on borrowed time.”
PREPPING THE BIRD
Craig Conover’s girlfriendPaige DeSorbocame to town for Friendsgiving whileShep Roseand his girlfriendTaylor Ann Greenmade some casseroles and banana pudding.
Reflecting on his altercation with Taylor at Auldbrass, Shep told the cameras, “I regret the whole thing.”
Taylor told Shep he needed to watch the way he spoke to her around their friends.
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“You just need to be aware when we’re around our friends who don’t understand how we banter. They view it as, ‘Wow, he’s really an asshole — and she puts up with that?'” Taylor said. “And it makes me look bad, too.”
Shep expressed some willingness to learn. “I don’t want people to think that our relationship is a bad relationship because it’s not, and so I’m learning on the fly,” he said.
Austen’s sister Katie helped him make a bourbon prosecco punch andKathryn Denniswhipped up a family recipe that involved chili sauce, grape jelly and ketchup.
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THANKFUL FOR EXES
Naomie arrived at Austen’s shortly after Craig and Paige with a squash casserole and salad in hand. TheSummer Housestar was quick to note she didn’t like those dishes. After being offered some punch, Paige stated, “I don’t know if I like bourbon.”
“I would say it’s pretty obvious Paige doesn’t seem too pleased with me,” Naomie said in an on-camera interview.
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While Craig and Austen deep-fried the turkey, Paige chatted with Kathryn.
“Naomie, she’s not fooling anyone,” Paige told Kathryn. “Like, her walking in today and being like, ‘Oh my God, how are you? You look so pretty!’ I was just like, ‘Hey, like, girl, we’re not friends. You’re trying to get my boyfriend.'”
Paige claimed she’d acted “like a goddamn peach” towards Naomie and called Naomie “fake nice.” Kathryn agreed.
“Thank God you see it,” the mother of two said. Kathryn also told Paige she felt like Naomie and Craig were “kind of perfect with each other.”
Meanwhile, Naomie toldOlivia Flowersthat she picked up on a “weird energy” from Paige.
“There really are no feelings,” Naomie insisted in regards to how she feels about Craig. “There’s nothing there.”
Everyone took their seats at the Friendsgiving table outside and Naomie began snapping pictures. “Love, love,” she said while taking one of Craig.
“Is this bitch for real?” Paige said under her breath.
Shep took photos of Naomie, Taylor, Katie andLeva Bonapartewith napkins tied around their heads like kerchiefs. Craig called their pilgrim imitation “a great way to get canceled.”
“I think it’s just me being around that bothers Craig,” Naomie said in an on-camera interview.
The group headed inside for dessert, but Naomie asked Paige to talk outside.
BRAVO
“I wanted to talk to you because clearly there’s a disconnect if you’re feeling uncomfortable,” Naomie said to Paige.
Paige said Naomie talking to Craig privately atthe dog wedding"insinuates that there’s feelings there" between the exes. Paige then asked if Naomie thought Craig treated her differently in Paige’s presence and Naomie said “yes.”
“That also insinuates that you guys have some type of relationship,” Paige said. She proceeded to ask, “Do you have feelings for Craig still?”
“No, like not at all,” Naomie insisted.
“The optics of it, it looks like you do,” Paige asserted, pointing again to the conversation at the dog wedding.
“You are my boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend. We were never going to be best friends,” Paige added. “It’s not like we were going to call each other and be like, ‘Let’s get coffee.’ But I wanted to be able to be with you in settings like this and be like, ‘Where did you get those pants?'”
Paige decided they should “be cool” with one another.
“I think you are such a badass,” Naomie concluded.
Southern Charmairs Thursdays (9 p.m. ET) on Bravo.
source: people.com
