Olivia Flowers Addresses The Reason For Her ‘Southern Charm’ Exit: “It Wasn’t My Choice”

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Olivia Flowers is addressing why she was not asked back to Southern Charm after starring for two seasons on the Bravo reality series.

In a new interview, Flowers reveals why she was cut from the show’s cast for Season 10. “It wasn’t my choice,” Flowers told Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Shay on her podcast Scheananigans. “I mean, I was super bummed.

A lot of people think I made the choice [because] I have this new relationship, and I’m like choosing another path.” Flowers said that she received a call from the production company (Haymaker East) behind the reality series a few weeks before filming for Season 10 started. “It was just kind of like asking the questions like, ‘You don’t really seem to be in Charleston that much,’ ‘We’re noticing on your Instagram you’re traveling,’ ‘You’re in Texas,’ ‘You got this new boyfriend,’ ‘It just seems like you’ve chosen a different path,'” Flowers recalls producers telling her on the call. “And I was like, ‘I don’t think it’s choosing a different path, I’m just kinda living my life.'” Flowers mentioned that at the time, her parents had just moved from Charleston (where the show takes place) to Texas, and she was spending time with them during this transition.

The former Bravolebrity had a tough year during filming of Season 9 of the show as she lost her brother. Flowers prioritized being with family and wanting to spend time with her parents and her boyfriend, not regretting her decision. “I’m really glad that I did go off and do that,” she said. “He was the best part that came out of that year.