Who IsSouthern CharmStar Austen Kroll's Girlfriend? All About Audrey Pratt (Including How She Reacted to Filming the Bravo Show)

Mar. 15, 2025

Austen Kroll and girlfriend Audrey Pratt at a Carolina Hurricane NHL game in May 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.Photo:Austen Kroll/ Instagram

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Austen Krollis settling down with his girlfriend, Audrey Platt.

Southern Charmfans have witnessed Austen go through a roller coaster of relationships, but he said that “long talks” with his therapist helped him realize that “commitment is exactly what I was ready for upon meeting the right person.”

“And I met the right person and couldn’t ignore it, to be honest,” he toldE! Newsin 2024.

Audrey made her debut on Austen’sInstagramin May 2024, when the Trop Hop founder shared photos from a Carolina Hurricanes game. They otherwise kept a low profile until herSouthern Charmintroductionduring the season 10 premierein December 2024.

So, who is Austen Kroll’s girlfriend? Here’s everything to know about Audrey Pratt and her relationship with theSouthern Charmstar.

She is from North Carolina

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Audrey is from Cary, N.C., a suburb of Raleigh.

She graduated magna cum laude from East Carolina University in 2020, where she received a bachelor of science in business administration and was a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.

According toher LinkedIn profile, she works as an account executive at a staffing and recruiting company.

She and Austen started dating in late 2023

Austen Kroll with Audrey Pratt in December 2024.Austen Kroll/ Instagram

Austen and Audrey’s relationship began in December 2023.

The pair met when Austen was visiting his hometown of Charlotte, N.C., where Audrey now lives. They ended up having dinner at the same place with their respective friends.

“I was like, ‘No, it’s awkward now because you’re telling me to,’ " he recalled toThe Daily Dishin 2024. “Anyways, long story short, I took her to a baseball game in Charlotte and that is how we met.”

Despite his past relationship reservations, inSouthern Charm’s season 10 premiere, Austen revealed that he was the one who brought up defining the relationship.

As they were hitting the one-year mark of their relationship, Austen toldThe Daily Dishthat “we are just focusing on enjoying each other.”

They went Instagram official in 2024

Austen Kroll and Audrey Pratt.Bravo

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In February 2024,Audrey made a brief appearance in anInstagram videoAusten posted highlighting a group trip to Mexico.

However, her official debut on his Instagram grid happened in May when he shared photos from a Carolina Hurricanes match.

Though Austen has a large following on the social media platform, Audrey keeps her Instagram account private.

She made her first appearance onSouthern Charmin season 10

Audrey Pratt in season 10 of ‘Southern Charm’.Bravo

The couple kept a low profile until Austen introduced Audrey as his girlfriend inSouthern Charm’s season 10 premiere, which aired in December 2024.

“Audrey’s about as ‘go-with-the-flow’ as it gets,” Austen said in a confessional on the Bravo show. “I really think it comes from me being an open and transparent person to her. Shocker that that’s what it takes to make a relationship work, but it’s been, like, revelatory.”

“I was like, ‘Is this something that you wanna do? I mean, I totally understand if you’re like, this world is not for me,’ " he recounted to the outlet. “And she was like, ‘It’s important to you, so I’d be willing to dip in my toes and do things with you.’ "

Austen added, “I just wanted her to feel as comfortable as possible.”

While Audrey is not a regular cast member, she has appeared in additional episodes, including when she met Austen’s parents.

She and Austen are in a long-distance relationship

DuringSouthern Charm’s season 10 premiere, Austen shared that Audrey lives in Charlotte.

Since Austen is based in Charleston, the two maintain a long-distance relationship.

The couple tries to see each other every week and aren’t focused on when or if Audrey will move to Charleston. He toldThe Daily Dishin 2024 that they hadn’t “really even breached that subject,” but they hopefully will be at the two-year mark when her lease is up.

“At the moment, it is just working the way that it should work,” he explained. “She’s gonna live in Charlotte for another year. And that’s completely fine because there’s no rush to me.”

She met Austen’s parents

Austen waited four months before introducing Audrey to his parents.

“A big word that I’ve been working on with my therapist is ‘intentionality,’ or the act of being ‘[intentional],’ " thePillows & Beerpodcast co-host said during a season 10 confessional.

He continued, “And I have intentionally waited four months to bring home Audrey because I don’t want to do this to my parents — introduce them to a girl that I might not be that serious about and then they’re like, ‘Aw, I liked her.’ "

During episode 6, the pair were filmed in the car en route to Austen’s parents’ house, and he asked his girlfriend if she was “nervous at all.” Audrey replied, “Yeah, it’s just nerve-racking.”

All went well when the Krolls met Audrey — they even talked about the potential of future grandchildren. Audrey told her boyfriend’s parents that Austen wanted four children, which his mom said was “good!”

“I just want a big family,” Audrey said in agreement.

She received the stamp of approval from Austen’sSouthern Charmcastmates

Fellow costar and friendShep Rosehas confirmed that Austen is taking the concept of commitment seriously in his new relationship.

“He’s very committed to Audrey, and it’s fun to watch,” Shep shared during a December 2024 appearance onWatch What Happens Live. “I think she’s fantastic. She’s very chill, very reserved.”

Austen Kroll and Audrey Pratt vacation together in February 2024 in Mexico.Austen Kroll/ Instagram

Austen has shared his nicknames for Audrey, which are all derivatives of “pooks” — but just using the term “girlfriend” is a big deal for him.

“There’spooks,there’spookie monster,there’spookapotamous,” he said in a confessional in the season 10 premiere. “It’s still weird to tell people, like, ‘Hey, this is my girlfriend. This is my girlfriend, Audrey.’ You know, for me, definitely, it is a big step.”

source: people.com