For those wondering if Next Gen NYC‘s Riley Burruss is still dating her mystery boyfriend, we have an update on their relationship. Riley recently revealed they are still together and she is very happy in their relationship. The Atlanta native has been dating her boyfriend since publicly launching their relationship in 2025 and is now sharing new details about their bond.Â
Riley appeared on the podcast Heir Time with Reginae Carter on April 16, where she revealed that she and her boyfriend have been dating “for a minute.” “He’s really amazing,” she explained during the episode, noting that being with him is “easy.”
“Me and him, get along really well,” Riley admitted. “I will say the only part is like, we’re in two separate spaces.”
Riley Burruss reveals new details about her mystery boyfriend
Riley revealed that she is into “entertainment,” and her boyfriend is more in the “corporate” space, which lends to his privacy, as Riley has never shared his name publicly. “So he’s like, ‘I would rather not be in the public eye,'” she admitted. “And so I love that. You know, he’s really good with that,” she continued.
However, because he’s so private, Riley revealed that he was hesitant to film with her. “Sometimes I’m like, ‘Come on, just film a scene with me.’ And he’s like, ‘I don’t want to be in the public eye.’ But yeah, he is not a public eye kind of person,” Riley explained.
Riley Burruss shares how her parents feel about her boyfriend
Riley’s boyfriend has also gotten the approval of her mom, The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum, Kandi Burruss, and her dad, Russell “Block” Spencer. “My mom loves him,” Riley admitted during the podcast. “And even he actually met my dad, which is crazy because my dad is, you know, I’m not as close with him. But yeah, he met my dad, too.”
“Both of them really like him,” she added. “And so yeah, I’m like, ‘Am I going to be kicked out of the family? Y’all just going to take him?'”
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Riley Burruss reveals how she met her boyfriend
Riley had previously opened up about her relationship during BravoCon 2025. She admitted on the Thank U, Next Gen panel that she met her boyfriend through her stepsister, Kaela Tucker. “How did I find [him]?” she asked. “You know, I met him through my sister.”
While she was hesitant to share more details about their relationship, she revealed that he lets her be herself around him. “I mean, I know a lot of people’s boyfriends love the screen time,” she said. “Mine actually likes me to be the main character. So, he lets me shine my light.”
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Get a look inside of Riley’s trip to Europe with her boyfriend, which they took earlier this year.
