‘Southern Charm’ Olivia Flowers Still Fighting Through Brother’s Death
It has been just shy of a year since Bravo’s Southern Charm star Olivia Flowers’ brother Conner passed away unexpectedly. Sadly, a year of grieving hasn’t made it any easier for the Bravo personality and her family. Olivia and her family continue to struggle to navigate her brother no longer being with them.
During Page 2 of the Southern Charm Season 9 Reunion, Olivia opened up about the death of her brother. It was still a very fresh wound she struggled with.
What exactly did she have to say about the death of her brother? Keep reading for the details.
Olivia Flowers Still Fighting Through Brother’s Death
As fans know, Olivia Flowers brother Conner passed away on January 30, 2023. His cause of death was ruled to be accidental fentanyl overdose. This accidental death occurred after years of taking prescribed opioids to assist in treating pain associated with his Lyme disease.
Approaching the one-year anniversary of her brother’s passing, Olivia admits that her parents are still not in a good place. Unfortunately, they are still fighting through the unbearable sadness of losing a child. Moreover, her entire family — especially her parents — struggles to find a new normal to the reality without Conner in it.
Bravo’s Southern Charm star Olivia Flowers admits she’s lucky to have such supportive cast mates. She’s been able to lean on them as much as she’s needed to since her brother passed away.
Andy Cohen Feels For Austen Kroll
Bravo host Andy Cohen noted that his heart ached for Olivia’s ex, Austen Kroll. As fans know, Austen Kroll lost his sister back in 1994. So, he knew the pain of mourning the death of a sibling. Sadly, Austen and Olivia were not in a very good place when her brother passed away. Andy notes it must’ve been hard for Andy to know how Olivia was feeling and not be in the right place to help her.
Austen Kroll explained that he tried to push aside any of his personal feelings to be there for Olivia during this difficult time.
“I tried to just get out of my own head and be there for her in any way she’d let me.”
Olivia added as she chimed in on the conversation: “Considering where we had been up until that point, it was nice to know that even for a moment that we could put it all aside.”
Olivia Flowers thought it was sweet Austen could put any bad feelings aside to be there for her when her brother passed away.
Do you think January 30th of this year will be difficult for Olivia and her family? Do you agree it was sweet of Austen to be there for her during this difficult time? Share your responses below. Then, keep coming back for more reality TV news updates.
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