Kyle Cooke came up during the Southern Charm Season 12 premiere, though he did not actually appear in the flesh — at least, not yet. In fact, the Summer House cast member wasn’t even mentioned by name when Austen Kroll referred to him in a discussion about his complicated situationship with castmate Salley Carson.
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Southern Charm premieres Thursday, November 12 at 9 p.m. EST/PST on Bravo. Episodes stream next day on Peacock.
As Austen began unpacking his and Salley’s friends-with-benefits dynamic while fishing with Shep Rose in Episode 1 of Southern Charm, the latter asked about the last time that they’d kissed.
“When our friend was in town DJ’ing,” Austen said, as a photo of him, Kyle, and Salley flashed on the screen. “And she kind of looked at me and was like, ‘You won’t do it. You don’t want to kiss me in public.’ I was like, ‘F–k it, sure I will.’ And so, we did.”
Even after they shared a kiss, Austen told Shep that Salley still “went home with” Kyle that night.
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Austen went on to insist to Shep that Salley going home with Kyle was “all good” with him. He further noted that he and Salley had “done that before,” clarifying that he meant that they’d kissed and then taken “someone new” home, in the past.Â
“Some might call my situation with Salley f–king perfect, right?” Austen added in a confessional. “Like, you have a hot friend who is cool with you talking to other girls and doing your thing, you know, and you, sometimes, like, you get to make out with.”
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Where does Kyle Cooke stand with Craig Conover today?
During Kyle’s DJ set in Charleston, Austen had actually set Kyle’s reconciliation with Craig Conover in motion, despite their past feud that was primarily centered around a business dispute. Kyle offered that intel at Bravo Fan Fest 2026 in October, before Craig revealed that they are actually “best buds” now.
During the “Bravo Rewind” panel at the fan event that was held in Charleston on Oct. 24, moderator Kate Chastain observed that it appeared as though Kyle and Craig had “ended [their] feud,” given that they were seated next to each other on the stage. She went on to reference a photo of Kyle visiting Craig’s Sewing Down South store earlier this year, asking if that gesture had been the “first step” toward their reconciliation.
By Craig’s account, they’d actually made amends when Kyle “showed up to a filmed, all-cast event in Charleston,” joking, “He chased me around the party trying to talk to me.”
Kyle, for his part, interjected to explain that Austen had invited him to a bash that he was throwing at his parents’ house. “I told him in advance, I was like, ‘Listen, I’ll come, but like, I want to just hug it out with Craig,'” Kyle recalled, prompting Craig to reply, “I’m sure you did want to just hug it out with me.”
As for what had inspired him to make up with Craig, Kyle added, “Austen said something to me that stuck. So, I was DJing down in Charleston in, like, April or March, and Austen was like, ‘I kind of hate that there’s, like, this, like, divide. You know, we had such a good time. It’d be fun if Craig was there.’ And I was like, ‘You know what? I kind of agree. … This is stupid, and it’s pointless.’ And one thing led to another. … Both of us had to swallow some pride and just get over it.”
As Craig concluded, “We’ve got too much history not to be friends. So, I’m really happy it worked out. But, yeah, you’ll get to watch it on Southern Charm.”
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