Joe Bradley The secret is kept, especially when it comes to the rumored hookup with him Luan de Lesseps.

"I feel like enough time has passed and I'm sick of the rumors and the lies," Joe said exclusively. our weekly When asked why he finally admitted to kissing Luann, 59, last year.

D Southern hospitality The star claimed that she was "never self-conscious or trying to hide that I kissed her, because Luann is iconic."

Joe complains that the reason he stayed silent for so long was because he “didn't want to get hurt Daniel (Oliveira)feeling of it” as they were hanging out at the time.

“We weren't technically there boyfriend and girlfriend At the time, but I knew what it felt like, and I don't like when my work hurts people's feelings,” Joe explained. "And that's why I was trying to hide everything."

our In January 2024, news broke that Joe and Luann "All over each otherAfter meeting during an episode in a New York City bar See what happens with Andy Cohen.

When Zoe met Luann, she was in a relationship with Danielle, 36, who she became intimate with during Bravocon in November 2023.

next month, TJ Dinch Joe accused hooking up and Sleeping with Luann During the NYC outing, which he vehemently denied.

"It's true, me and Luann, we got a drink and hit it off," Joe said Season 2 Southern hospitality reconciliationwhich aired in February 2024. "I crossed a line at the hotel, but I didn't kiss him."

TJ claimed during the reunion that he was "99 percent" sure that Joe had "hooked up". The Real Housewives of New York City alum called Joe TJ a "f-off" and stuck to his story.

Daniel and Joe later It is slated to exit in February 2024He said he was "Also 99 percent sure" that Joe and Luann got together.

3 seasons Southern hospitality The premiere, which aired on Thursday, January 2, TJ doubled down on his claims That Joe was unfaithful to Daniel. TJ argued that he and Joe weren't talking because he "gave her a chance to tell the truth when he cheated on Daniel when he cheated on Luann."

Joe continued to play coy about the extent of his and Luann's fling at the premiere, but said to the camera, "So what if I hook up with Luann?"

His current girlfriend, Maddie ReeseHowever, calling Joe's hookup with Luann "iconic" during the episode, confirms that it actually happened.

Joe, for his part, spoke exclusively our That TJ made it "worse than it needed to be" and that it was "none of his business" in the first place. He admits that when he and Luann kissed, he hasn't spoken to her since.

"I'm glad that's there," Joe said. "And I'm happy with him and Hopefully me and Maddie Go to a cabaret show in Luan. he-is-"

Maddie, who's up? Dating her costar since April 2024Exclusively speaking our that since their Season 2 reunion last year, the cast "kind of knew" what happened between Joe and Luann.

"Maddie thinks it's funny," Joe explains. “We are very happy now. … This was before we dated.

Maddie noted that she felt "TJ took it a little too seriously" while Joe's fling was "iconic" and "just funny" to her.

Joe admitted that at the time, he felt that his "friend" TJ was "coming after me, which hurt me." She teased that despite their ups and downs in season 3, she and TJ are "in a better place now."

Southern hospitality Airs Thursdays at 9 pm ET on Bravo.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi