Olivia Flowers claims Austen Kroll called her an “inconsistent friend” after her brother’s death.
Flowers teased a tense conversation with her “Southern Charm” co-star and ex-boyfriend, which will air during the upcoming ninth season’s finale, while appearing on Scheana Shay’s podcast Friday.
When Flowers, 30, admitted on “Scheananigans with Scheana Shay” that she had “been inconsistent,” the “Vanderpump Rules” star came to her defense.
“You’re going through something every traumatic,” Shay, 37, said, referencing Conner Flowers’ death in January at age 32.
Olivia agreed, saying, “I didn’t have the words to say that. I was in the drama with him.”
She now wishes she said, “‘You don’t f–king matter. … The fact that you think you’ve got any kind of real estate in my brain right now is so selfish.'”
Olivia noted that she experienced an “emotional blackout” filming the Bravo reality show and dealing with her fellow cast members’ “bulls–t” during her time of grieving.
“I would have conversations [on camera] and wouldn’t even remember what was said,” she recalled.
Olivia added that she struggled to “even think about putting makeup on,” explaining, “I just wasn’t there.”
Later in the podcast episode, Olivia dished on her “tricky” dynamic with Kroll, 35, after their breakup — although she declined to confirm Pvnew’s exclusive report that he hooked up with Taylor Ann Green.
“I’ve been trying to figure out how to not only be around him but form this friendship with new boundaries I didn’t have before,” she said. “It sucked. It was so hard.”
Olivia clarified that she doesn’t “want to hate” her ex and “leave parties early” for his sake while filming “Southern Charm.”
The former couple were first romantically linked in September 2021 and were photographed holding hands in May of the following year.
During the October 2022 reunion, however, Olivia announced she was “not” with Kroll any longer.
Olivia’s brother died three months later.
“What a blessing it has been to be the sister of such a beautiful, tender hearted soul with the soft spoken voice to match,” she wrote via Instagram in February.
“I don’t know what this life will be without you. It’s always been you and me. I can only hope I continue to be known forever as ‘Conner’s little sister.'”
