Who Is Kristen Doute's Fiancé? All About Luke Broderick

Mar. 15, 2025

Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick pose for a photo.Photo:Kristen Doute Instagram

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Kristen Douteis going to be a mom!

In November 2024,The Valleystar and her fiancé, Luke Broderick, revealed that they are currentlyexpecting their first child togetherafter a pregnancy loss in 2023.

Broderick proposed to Doute in September 2024. To announce the news, the couple posted photos of the romantic moment onInstagramand wrote, “I’m wrapped around your finger like this ring I’m wearing. Out of all the fish in the sea, you chose me.”

Since then, the couple’s relationship has been featured on their podcast, as well as the first season of theVanderpump Rulesspinoff. Doute also opened up about her connection with Broderick during a March 2024 interview withEntertainment Tonight, telling the outlet, “I trust our relationship and how much we have worked on communication and therapy.”

She added, “He is so communicative, so emotionally intelligent, that I knew he wouldn’t say yes if he weren’t able and willing to try to handle it.”

Here’s everything to know about Kristen Doute’s fiancé, Luke Broderick.

He and Doute started dating 2022

Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick take a selfie at an event.Kristen Doute Instagram

The couple initially crossed paths in June 2022 at Rachael O’Brien and Greg Hunter’s wedding, where Doute served as a bridesmaid while Broderick was a groomsman.

In the first episode ofThe Valley,Doute recounted how they were introduced two weeks after her split with her exAlex Menache. She explained, “I thought, ‘He’s sweet, he’s kind, he’s funny.’ Then we had sex behind a tent, and the rest is history.”

Broderick shared a sentimental postabout his relationship with Doutein January 2023, writing in part, “A lot changed for me in 2022. The best part was @kristendoute coming into my life.”

“We’ve had a lot of adventures and fun already and I can’t wait for what’s next!” he added. “Love you babe.”

He loves the outdoors

Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick pose for a selfie while doing outdoor activities.Kristen Doute Instagram

Broderick is an outdoorsman, according tohis Bravo bio. In addition to being an avid hunter and fisher, Broderick enjoys other outdoor activities, includingchopping woodandgolfing.

Doute and Broderick discussed their different opinions on hunting and fishing on a December 2022 episode of their podcast. She voiced her initial reactions to seeing her now-fiancé’s personal Instagram account for the first time, noting that it contained “a lot of hunting stuff.”

“It is tough, I won’t lie. However, I know that the way that you are about that, it’s something that’s very important to you,” Doute said.

Broderick added, “I’m a conservationist more than a hunter.”

He and Doute co-host a podcast

Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick take a selfie together.Kristen Doute Instagram

Doute and Broderick began hosting a podcast together in November 2022 before their relationship was made public. The podcast was originally calledSex, Love, and What Else Matters with Kristenbefore its recent rebrand.

In April 2024, the podcast changed toBalancing Act with Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick,featuringAriana Madixas the first guest under the new name.

According toa description of the podcast, Doute and Broderick “get real from both the female and male perspective” about “adulting,” including balancing “life, love, work, play, family, friends, downfalls, and dreams.”

He and Doute got engaged in September 2024

Doute and Broderick got engaged on Sept. 4, 2024, while filming forThe Valley. The romantic moment happened on a boat in Hawaii.

He isn’t a fan of the spotlight

Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick take a photo outdoors.Kristen Doute Instagram

In a December 2022 episode of their podcast, Doute revealed that she suggested that he create a second Instagram account because she didn’t want him to have to “subscribe to the scrutiny” that she experienced after starring on the small screen.

“Here is the deal — this was discussed prior to us dating, making it official, that if we make it a thing, I have to agree to be on camera,” he told the outlet. “So I am following through with my side of the deal.”

He’s a cast member onThe Valley

Luke Broderick and Kristen Doute on ‘The Valley’.Casey Durkin/Bravo/Getty

Casey Durkin/Bravo/Getty

Though he isn’t a big fan of the spotlight, Broderick is one of the main cast members of Bravo’sThe Valley,which featuresVanderpump Rulesalums Doute,Jax TaylorandBrittany Cartwright.

“I think I have just evolved so much,” she explained. “We have our podcast, but I really wanted to showcase our life and wanting to be married, eventually married, wanting to be parents.”

He moved to California for Doute

Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick.Kristen Doute Instagram

In March 2024, Doute and Broderick moved into an apartment in Valley Village, California. They gaveBravo’sThe Daily Dishan apartment tour where they live with their three dogs and one gecko.

It was a major milestone for the couple: During the first two years of their relationship, Broderick split his time between Los Angeles and his home in Colorado. The move comes after they opened up about why they decided not to live together full-time.

In a confessional during the fourth episode ofThe Valley,Broderick spoke about his life in Colorado, explaining, “Everything I’ve built up in life, everything I’ve worked for has been accumulating in Colorado. We also have a better circle, I think of people — true, down-to-earth, good people.”

In another scene, Doute emphasized that California is “important” to her. She shared, “I can’t leave California tomorrow or next year or the year after, but I think giving it a couple of years. I’ve moved three times in a year and a half. I can’t do it again.”

Now, it seems the couple have come to a compromise and are excited about their next chapter.

Doute and Broderick are currentlyexpecting a child together. They confirmed the happy news exclusively to PEOPLE in November 2024.

“I was relieved, overwhelmed, happy, excited and nervous,” she said about seeing a positive pregnancy test. “The second I told Luke, he wasn’t surprised, but was SO happy that IUI worked the first time (we were prepared that it may not). He was joyful and beyond excited, to say the least!”

Doute continued: “Our due date is in June and we are really looking forward to expanding our little family and becoming parents!”

“Luke and I are so thrilled to behaving a little girl, which honestly was unexpected because I was convinced we were having a boy!” the mom-to-be said. “To find out in the way that we did, to have Brittany [Cartwright] be the one who shared the news from our doctor could not have been more perfect. It was really special to have our family and friends from out of town ‘be there’ virtually.”

The couple have always been open about their desire to start a family together.

During the season 1 premiere ofThe Valley,Doute got candid in a confessional about motherhood, explaining, “Watching all of my friends over the past few years get married, have babies, grow their families. I’m the oldest girl in this group.When’s my time?”

In November 2023, the couple revealed on their podcast that they experienced a miscarriage at six weeks. During the episode, Broderick said that it had been “hard” for the couple in the aftermath of pregnancy loss. He also voiced his continued support for Doute, telling her, “I just know that I have to be your rock here, and I want to.”

source: people.com