Southern Charm star Venita Aspen is moving on from Jarrett “JT” Thomas and has her eyes on a One Chicago cast member.
“There is a man that is on NBC that I have my eye on,” Venita, 31, revealed during a Thursday, March 20, appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. “He’s a Chicago P.D. [star].”
Making a Move
Venita also told host Andy Cohen that she’s currently single but did slide into the mystery man’s Instagram DMs.
“I just found him a couple of weeks ago, and I think he’s handsome,” she continued. “I slid in his DMs and I said, ‘It’s so funny we work for the same network but we never ran into each other.’ I got a follow and a response.”
Who Is the Mystery Man?
Social media users were quick to speculate whether Venita was referring to LaRoyce Hawkins, who has played Kevin Atwater on the NBC show since its 2014 debut. Us Weekly can confirm that Venita and LaRoyce follow each other on Instagram — and she doesn’t appear to follow any other Chicago P.D. cast members!
Venita’s Rocky Past With JT Thomas
Venita has been candid about her past relationship with JT Thomas and how things ended between them.
“We started dating when I got back from New York in September [2024]. It was from September, October, November,” she told Us Weekly earlier this week. “Trying to figure out, ‘OK, are we doing this? Do we actually like each other? Is it because we’re around each other all the time?’”
JT later posted his girlfriend, Ali Pereless, on Instagram, which is how Venita found out he was dating someone else. (JT, for his part, has downplayed his relationship with Venita. The pair will hash it out at the upcoming Southern Charm reunion.)
“I think it would’ve been nice to just have him be like, ‘Hey, by the way, I’m dating someone else, and I’ve decided to go with her versus you,’” Venita continued. “I would not have cared. I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I appreciate you so much for saying something, being kind about it.’ But he didn’t do that.”
Moving Forward
Venita further claimed that season 10 of Southern Charm, which aired its season finale last night, has made her look like a “homewrecker” amid JT’s current romance.
“It’s so messy,” she added, noting that she wishes JT would speak out and admit he “caused all this.” When it comes to the future of their friendship, Venita told Us Weekly that there’s no way back.
“Now the door’s completely shut. Closed and barred. Padlocked. No one’s getting here,” she said. “I was still trying to give him the benefit of the doubt and be like, just communicate with me and talk me through it.”
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