Madison LeCroy Reveals How She Met Her New Boyfriend
"Southern Charm" star Madison LeCroy has had a bit of a whirlwind year, to say the least. Although she's a reality star in her own right, the 30-year-old hairstylist and makeup artist found herself smack dab in the middle of the Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez breakup drama after it was rumored that the ex-MLB star had cheated on his then-fiancé with the Bravo celeb. Both Rodriguez and LeCroy have consistently denied the cheating allegations. "He contacted me. And yes, we DMed," LeCroy said during the "Southern Charm" Season 6 reunion special (via Us Weekly). "But other than that, there was nothing. I've never physically seen him, touched him. I am not a f***ing liar and I will stand up for that."
However, now that the J. Lo and A-Rod drama is completely done with and both parties have moved on, LeCroy has also put the past behind her. In June, the reality star went Instagram official with her new beau, and although she's been happily sharing pictures of the two of them on her social media, she's been careful not to tag him on Instagram, keeping his identity a secret.
The story of how Madison LeCroy met her boyfriend
In an exclusive interview with Us Weekly in June, Madison LeCroy opened up about how she got together with her hunky new man, and their meet cute is straight out of a rom-com. The Bravo superstar told the magazine that the pair had met back in the spring when she was visiting Scottsdale, Arizona for a friend's bachelorette party, and he happened to be at the same bar she was at for one of his friend's birthdays. "I did not know him at this time, but I go into this bar and we immediately lock eyes from across the room. It was, like, instant," she said. "And I mean you really can't miss him ... He's absolutely stunning."
LeCroy went on to explain that although they locked eyes from across the room, the bride in her bachelorette party wanted to change locations and go across the street to another bar — something that the "Southern Charm" star was hesitant about doing because she wanted to talk to her now-boyfriend. Luckily, LeCroy waited at the bar while two of the girls in her group went to the restroom, and he made his way over to get her number.
"I said, 'You can take me out, but you'll have to take me out in Charleston, South Carolina,'" she explained, adding, "And he says, 'I'm fine with that. When are you available?'"
Madison LeCroy's man showed up in South Carolina days later
It must've been love at first sight for both Madison LeCroy and her new boyfriend, because a few days after her bachelorette party weekend came to a close, he ended up showing up in Charleston, South Carolina like he had promised — something that LeCroy and her friends were a little wary about at first. "So then, Sunday I fly back to town, and he sends me a video and he goes, 'Charleston is beautiful. The weather is great here.' And I'm, like, 'No f***ing way did this guy just show up here,'" she recalled (via Us Weekly). "So, you know me and all my gays, we start doing background checks and we start running his number and making sure he's not a serial killer or anything."
After the couple's first date, LeCroy told Us Weekly that they "fell in love instantly" and have been by each other's side ever since, even though they live in separate states for the time being.
Will Madison LeCroy's boyfriend appear on Southern Charm?
While some fans were hoping that Madison LeCroy's new boyfriend would appear on the upcoming season of "Southern Charm," the Bravo celeb shut down those hopes very quickly, telling Us Weekly that if he had it his way, she wouldn't even be doing the show, and that he didn't even know she was a reality star until she went on a trip to see him and his family in June. "They didn't know until we were sitting at the table and the pepper shaker girl comes over and she's, like, 'Are you Madison LeCroy?' The girl with the fresh ground pepper, she blew my cover!" LeCroy revealed.
Although it looks like her man won't be gracing the Bravo small screen anytime soon, LeCroy continues to show her boyfriend off on social media. In July, the pair took a vacation to Park City, Utah for a fun, nature-filled getaway, where the couple hiked and did some "extreme tubing," which LeCroy documented on Instagram (via Page Six).
Judging from LeCroy's many Instagram photos of her and her mystery man, the lovebirds have undoubtedly been enjoying their time together, as they've been going on boating adventures, dining at gorgeous restaurants, and exploring new cities together.