Will Kulp’s return to Southern Hospitality season 4 isn’t set in stone after choosing not to attend the season 3 reunion — leaving Emmy Sharrett alone.
“It’s difficult for me. I think the clearest thing for me is that I’ll always support Emmy and her position on the show. I think that I have probably ruffled some feathers by not going to the reunion,” Will said on the Wednesday, March 12, episode of the “Viall Files” podcast, before clarifying that he had “certainly ruffled some feathers,” adding, “I regret it a little bit.”
Will was absent from the season 3 reunion when the cast met up in New York City, with Emmy telling host Andy Cohen that he was backstage, but didn’t come out due to mental health reasons. (In the season 3 finale of Southern Hospitality, Will was accused of letting a brunette live with him at law school and taking her to a law prom. In response, Will alleged that the woman was a friend from law school, who Emmy knew was staying at the apartment. The allegations came after he was accused of cheating on Emmy in both seasons 2 and 3 of the show.)
When host Nick Viall asked on Wednesday why Will didn’t return to the reunion in an effort to plead his case, the Bravo personality explained that “because of the way that the show had portrayed me and our relationship, it felt like that I would have to dig myself out from under a mountain.”
“The ways that I would address it would need a longform segment just to try to break down all the nuances. On top of that, the people on the stage I knew are just very interested in whether or not they are making it to the next season and are sort of willing to say or do whatever. It was just going to be a bloodbath,” he continued. “It wasn’t like I could come on here and explain to you guys, ‘Hey, this is what happened,’ and we could have an engaging conversation. It would have been sort of two-steps forward, one-step back, two-steps forward, one-step back.”
Will Kulp and Emmy Sharret. Bryan Steffy/Bravo
Will explained that “these people aren’t my friends anymore,” claiming that they would have come on stage and “try to act” like they were pals to use that “as a position of power” to engage with him in a “fake conversation.” Will admitted that his mental health “couldn’t take it.”
“I’m still on the fence,” Will said about returning for season 4. “I think there are some conversations I need to have about how the show is filmed. I also think that the two most important things in my life right now are my relationship and what’s left of my legal career after all this. I just don’t see reality TV as a format where relationships thrive.”
Will admitted that he questioned “whether this is the right thing for me,” adding, “When I look at Emmy, I think she’s a star.”