Southern Hospitality‘s Joe Bradley is spilling the tea about whether his costar Justin Assad is in actual fact dating Southern Charm’s Charley Manley.
“I’ve heard whispers,” Joe exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, March 19, hinting that the rumors are true. “The world will discover the reality. But I’m undecided. So who knows?”
Rumors surfaced earlier this month that the Bravo newbies — Justin joined Southern Hospitality in season 4, while Charley made her Southern Charm debut during season 11 — have been secretly dating since fall 2025.
The fan account Charleston Bravoholic claimed on March 13 that Charley, 28, and Justin, 29, have been dating since September 2025, calling them “one hot Charleston couple.”
Joe Bradley, Justin Assada, and Charley Manley. Bravo (3)
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Charley and Justin’s rumored romance comes after she briefly dated Craig Conover on season 11 of Southern Charm. The pair went on an oyster date on the show, which was filmed in spring and summer 2025.
The gallery associate ended their short-lived relationship after Craig, 37, screamed at her friend Salley Carson during a gaggle trip to Mexico.
Charley told Craig throughout the March 11 episode, “I’m saying before I used to be seriously involved in you. My switch flipped in Mexico. I only see us as friends now.”
Craig, for his part, claimed, “I had a large enough crush on you, I’d’ve picked you over my ex. I didn’t think I’d have felt that again.” (Craig most recently dated Paige DeSorbo for 3 years before they broke up in fall 2024.)
Through the Southern Charm season 11 reunion, which aired on Wednesday, March 18, Craig claimed that Charley had been talking to other guys behind his back.
Charley denied his accusations, claiming, “I used to be not talking to anyone else as much as I used to be talking to him.”
Justin, meanwhile, has been vocal on season 4 of Southern Hospitality, which is currently airing, about how he’s having fun with the one life.
“I’m attempting to squeeze the happiness out of life without delay,” Justin said during a March episode of the Bravo series, noting it was “fun” to have one-night stands amid his seek for something more everlasting.
Joe exclusively told Us on Thursday that Justin is “just a little messy” but ultimately “he’s a superb guy.”
“He actually has a giant heart. He’s [a] pretty sensitive dude as well,” Joe added. “So I feel [when the] dust settles with, like, his playboy era, I feel people will get to know him on a deeper level.”
Southern Hospitality airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.