Venita Aspen may have a new man in her life.
Over the weekend, the 32-year-old Southern Charm star, who was briefly linked to Summer House‘s Carl Radke, 41, following a messy split from Jarrett “JT” Thomas, 41, was spotted at a U.S. Open tennis match with 47-year-old actor Anthony Mackie, who has seemingly been single since last summer, when he was seen canoodling with a mystery woman.
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“Anon please but Venita Aspen and Anthony Mackie at the US Open looking cute,” an insider revealed to Deuxmoi on September 7, along with a video of Venita and Anthony in a suite with another man.
Following the news of Venita’s outing with Anthony, a number of fans expressed excitement.
“Finally this woman getting a man of her caliber!” one person exclaimed.
“GIRRLLLLLLL!!!! I love this for you!” said another.
“Please let this be ‘a thing,’” shared a third. “They look awfully cute.”
Someone else said, “I LOVE THIS FOR HER,” and another person added, “Omggggggg go Venita!!!”
As Southern Charm fans may recall, Venita engaged in a short-lived showmance with JT amid season 10, which ended when his relationship with another woman was uncovered. The following year, Venita confirmed her first date with Carl.
“We have now gone on one date, which is very nice,” Venita revealed on a December 2025 episode of Not Skinny But Not Fat. “We went to Soft Bar, of course, first, and I got to see that whole experience. Then, we went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant around the corner.”
“We were together, the whole day, for about five hours,” she added.
But months later, speaking to Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea, Carl admitted that he wasn’t looking to settle down as he also took interest in his new co-star, Bailey Taylor, 31.
“I love Bailey. Venita’s great. It’s been friendly, but some time has passed since we went on that date. We had a good time. She’s awesome, but there is a significant distance between the two places that we live. And I just, I’ve had a lot going on,” he explained. “I am dating, just keeping my eyes open.”
Southern Charm season 12 is expected to premiere on Bravo sometime later this year or early next year.
Craig Conover Reveals If He’s Open to Dating Another Bravo Star After Paige Split, Claims Thomas Ravenel Showed Up to Film Southern Charm Unexpectedly
Southern Charm wrapped its 11th season on Bravo this past March.
Unsurprisingly, the hit series was renewed for a 12th season, and taping has already wrapped on it.
Recently, star Craig Conover, who has been a staple on the show since it began, sat down on the B*tch Bible podcast.
When the topic of his dating life came up, Craig, 37, confirmed he is “not dating anyone.”
“I don’t have anyone to text or message on Instagram right now,” he added.
He also noted he would be open to dating someone from the Bravo world again, as he “enjoyed it.”
“I like dating a coworker,” he explained. “I think there’s a huge camaraderie and a lot of time spent at your job, no matter what it is.”
Following his split from longtime girlfriend Paige DeSorbo, of Summer House, Craig dated his co-star, Charley Manley.
He noted he didn’t feel any competition from both being in the spotlight (likely in regard to his relationship with Paige), but he admitted he thinks it “affected a lot of people around us.”
“You have to ask yourself that a lot, like… well, did we sacrifice… did I sacrifice a relationship for TV? Like, did TV cost me everything? But you’re like, ‘We wouldn’t have met if it wasn’t for TV!’” he added.
The topic of Thomas Ravenel also came up, as Craig revealed his former co-star shockingly showed up during a scene they were filming.
After multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct were made against Thomas, he departed the show in 2018.
While Craig shared that Thomas, 64, “lives two hours away in Aiken, which is like horse country,” he stated that he showed up to Patricia Altschul‘s last year and “knocked on the door.”
“It might have been the all-guys dinner, but we were there,” he stated. “And I was like, ‘Let him in, let him in, let him in. Please let him in, please let him in.’ And the crew was like, ‘Guys, we can’t do, like’… they’re trying to get a hold of people, you know, in New York.”
He reiterated that production was saying they didn’t think they were “allowed” to have Thomas come in, but he really wanted them to let him.
Craig noted that he would have liked that moment for TV, as it wasn’t planned and Thomas just showed up.
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