In a heart-wrenching episode of “Southern Charm” that aired on Thursday night, the reality show’s cast faced a sudden and devastating loss as Olivia Flowers’ younger brother, Conner Flowers, passed away in February after a long battle with Lyme Disease.
The shocking news of Conner’s death came to light during a dinner date involving cast members Leva Bonaparte and Venita Aspen when Olivia failed to appear and remained unresponsive to calls throughout the day. It was only after they reached out to Taylor Ann Green that the tragic truth emerged.
A visibly distraught Leva could barely hold back tears upon learning about the sudden passing of the 32-year-old. “I’m gonna start crying,” she said, “I’m shaking. I don’t want to cry in the middle of this restaurant. I don’t want to film.”
Devastated by the news, she requested a pause in filming, a request that a producer empathetically supported, stating, “Let’s just end it and go.”
View this post on InstagramThe following day, Olivia’s former partner, Austen Kroll, reached out to Taylor, who had recently visited her grieving best friend. Taylor shared, “I think she’s in shock, and she just keeps saying it feels like a nightmare.”
Conner’s untimely death held a particularly poignant resonance for Austen, as he lost his own sister, Kyle, at the tender age of 7. In a confessional, he revealed, “It’s just a big ‘ole fog, I don’t even really know how to think right now. I mean, the death of a sibling, that’s the first time in my life when I learned about death when my sister passed. And Olivia and I unfortunately now share this tragic bond together.”
Upon arriving at Venita’s house, Olivia understandably broke down in tears, struggling to come to terms with her brother’s loss.
“I haven’t been able to go in his room, whereas my mom just wants to stay in it,” she confided in her friends, tears streaming down her face. “So, we’re all just on really different pages. He was just so thoughtful and sweet and kind, that’s what everyone’s been saying about him. I just hope he knew how loved he was.”
The Southern Charm family has come together to support Olivia Flowers in her time of immense grief, uniting in the face of this tragic loss.
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