Here is a little secret. Sometimes entertainment writers discuss their sources and information with each other. Especially when we are told two very different versions of events. Recently, I posted two pieces where Thomas had been ranting about Kathryn not being clean on social media.
In this one, he sort of plaintively wondered why Kathryn could not get over her addiction to be with her kids. Perhaps, I was reading into it, but it seemed like Thomas was having a few glasses of bourbon and getting all in his feelings. It felt like after then end of a relationship when you are on the couch with a box of wine, crying your way through a Lifetime movie marathon telling yourself if only he was not so unreliable and would have picked up his socks off the floor and kept his dick in his pants he would have been so great.
Then the other night, a more aggressive post was made and removed where he said basically he has full custody and she has nothing. This was new information because we have seen Kathryn with her kids on what appears to be every other weekend. These posts from Thomas often come late at night and are removed soon after they are posted. Perhaps so they can’t be documented for the court?
Can I just say for a couple who wanted their custody battle sealed, there is a whole lot of back and forth with these two on social media. And we always seem to get a flurry when the trailer is released, just before the first episode and a huge flurry of fighting words just before a reunion. They seem very carefully timed. But would anyone really spar with their children’s co-parent for ratings on a TV show? Don’t answer that.
So back to the reason for this post. I was talking to my friend Amy Feinsten at Inquistr about the situation and we compared notes. Her sources say that Kathryn has passed her drug tests and she has not lost her visitation. Click here to read her post.
Amy says that Thomas is at Eldorado Polo Club in Indio, California for a planned polo match with his team. The kids are there for that.
We compared notes on our sources and her sources are saying very different things that what I am hearing. I’m not at liberty to discuss everything we talked about. I can say that Amy’s sources give me a much more hopeful view of Kathryn’s situation.
The new information on Thomas was less positive. The word cruel comes to mind. Some of that will play out on the upcoming season. Again.
The sad part is no matter which version of the stories floating around are closest to the truth, none of the versions are ideal for the babies. Despite the fact that these public squabbles tend to happen more frequently around the time the show is publicized the hostility between Kathryn and Thomas is real.
So, the good news is that all of the information about Kathryn’s recovery issues could be started by Thomas and simply believed by my sources. I would like to believe that. I did hear about missteps with her recovery very quickly after she returned to Charleston. My sources are in no way related to Thomas other than when he says things on social media. I’ve had numerous reports of Kathryn drinking. I’ve also had numerous reports of Thomas drinking and seeming just as keyed up as he appears on the show. These were from people unrelated to Southern Charm.
Given the wildly different information floating around, I’m back to believing that Kathryn is off drugs at least. Let’s just hope for the best, as that is all we can do.
I am a Kathryn supporter and was really disappointed by seeing thomas’s tweet. He needs to love his kids more than he hates the woman that birthed them. The only reason I watch is Kathryn -she is kinda crazy but isnt that what makes this show interesting? Everyone else is a bore! When will thomas realize everything he posts- his kids may see?
I was a young mom 19 -my son is now 27. Had a nasty divorce but never said one bad thing about his father. When my son became a teenager he told his dad that he felt like he cared more about money than him. It was sad. But kids grow up seeing the real you. So hopefully Thomas will get this soon. Crap at his age this should be a no brainer!! Thanks for the real deal TT!!!
Hoping for the best!
Being in ones twenty’s is difficult enough without millions of people watching/judging, but there’s still plenty of time for KD to turn it all around.
She’s strong- willed and in the perfect position to finish college and start a job knowing her kids are well cared for while she works on it.
When Wil Folks posted on FitsNews that he was forced to testify at their custody hearings – he alluded to it being about the texts he was sent between KD and her dealer which had to have hurt KDs case quite a bit.
I hope this new news is more accurate, and it frankly does sound both like the Thomas we have come to know and distrust, and like the Bravo marketing arm. It is a shame if they are using the kids as levers to drive attention to the show, but it is certainly nothing new. I would have hoped that Bravo would have avoided brining a young family’s challenges into public consumption just to hype a show, but nothing new there either.
I would have thought that since Southern Charm has had a whole different and much more interesting life breathed into it with Catherine’s pregnancies, that that would b e enough addition from that quarter and that Thomas could grow up. . No such luck, of course- greed just drives for more.
And since both parents are longer on self- indulgence and much shorter on selfless maturity, I guess it all follows. It appears Katherine is the one who has grown more, and I hope that is the case. It also appears that Thomas, who was in jail a few years ago, has yet to learn to be an adult, so if he can manipulate facts in order to appear to both have maturity and get control of the kids, of course he will do that. He’s pitiful- but if she is in the midst of dealers with a real need, she needs more rehab, for sure.
Thank much, TT, for sharing the ongoing questions with us, it gives us all more hope for Katherine and the children They are far too young to be manipulated and used as much as they have been, let alone to go through these separations.
What’s difficult about being in your twenties? I’d give anything to do it again!
Time for this low country boil to simmer down.
I love Kathryn and empathize with her. I am also rooting for her. I’m hopeful that she gets time with her children and it’s important for all three of them to have time together. Hoping for a positive outcome.
I hope she is doing well.
When watching the S4 trailer, I noticed that they highlight Thomas talking about Kathryn “not passing her drug test or being willing to take one” Just before the trailer comes out it appears all over the internet that Kathryn was sinking back down in despair. Yet just like others I was seeing her on Twitter and Instagram, looking great, tweeting happy things and playing with her babies. I truly hope this was done for the sake of the show and she is as happy and well as she looks to be now. I will always dislike Thomas! He made a lot of promises to that sweet naive girl (which she basically was at the time) and he royally screwed her over! He may very well be a good Dad but he was horrible to Kathryn every chance he got. Even Landon is looking to get a bad edit in S4…#Yeah!!! I don’t like her either Thanks for update TT xo
Well, my sources said that Thomas left because of a new court order. AGAIN I HAVE NO IDEA.
So looking at IG this should be Kathryn’s weekend but he is there. Not sure how that works.
HOWEVER tonight he posted a photo of Kensie wearing a backpack in Calfornia that said, “Kensie loved her first week of HER NEW school.”
I think the new court order might have been that he could move to California,
OTOH. I think they play this shit up with hype people on both sides. And we are just falling for it. I think Thomas probably has summers with the kids. And they are going to play polo in the desert, As long as the nannies are there, I don’t have a problem with that.
I believe he replied to a comment on his Instagram and said the move was temporary for the winter polo season
All the Bravo shows hype up some kind of drama right before the new season to get us invested in watching. Southern Charm just happens to be my favorite show (next to Vanderpump Rules), Kathryn is my favorite so I’m not liking this hype about her. I truly hope S4 Kathryn gets to be happy and Thomas gets his comeuppance! I’m sure I’m not the only one who wants to see him knocked down a few pegs.
This old lady hopes everyone of the ridiculous people we see on this show is just playing us. That in reality they all lead really boring, responsible lives.
Thomas has proved himself to like drama. Knowing him, she is just at a nursery school for the week, or just wearing a backpack.
I think he will do what he can to keep people interested in Southern Charm as well making Kathryn look bad.
Hoping she shows everyone doubting her wrong.
He will always be a jerk in my book.
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Thomas is a real jerk if he picked up & moved to California just to keep the kids from Kathryn. The kids will resent him as they get older.
What I love the most about Southern Charm is that I don’t have a favorite.
I admire Jennifer and her courage with her baby. I chuckle at Shep and Cameron. Naomi and Craig bring a nice couples vibe to the show as do JD and Elizabeth. Whitney and his mom bring an over the top vibe. Landon is just negligible.
Thomas and Kathryn both make me sad but hopeful they can move forward.
And I miss Cooper big time. He was always interesting.
Hopefully we get a good season!!
Thomas is never going to change. Kathryn – maybe.
Oh Lilly and my Truthy friend… y’all have a painful season ahead.
It seems that Thomas tries some bestiality by mating with the dolphin. The editing will make it seem like that is way Camryn started playing nicer with Kathryn, but the real reason is that the cast was told they had to interact with her and Camryn took a beating last season for being on #TeamCuntsatchel
Kathryn will not be happy. And Thomas will not get any comeuppance but instead be harolded by the old yankee hag. Her son does soften a bit this season in an attempt to be less vilified.
Love it. I think I need watch the trailer more closely though it’s actually more fun to not spoil it for myself!!
Did everyone see the tweet today from Thomas? To me it’s seems like he’s already trying to cover his ass for any bad behavior on his part that I’m sure we are going to see this season. Looks like he may be trying to blame editing and we all know how well that’s working out for the “WeHo Witches on Pumprules…lol Even Cooper Ray had a smile about it. Now I’m really looking forward to S4 and how long Thomas’s tweet stays online…lol
I just really wish her the best. Thomas is just vile to go to the extremes he has related to the children and keeping them away from thier mother. I don’t doubt a nanny raises them now. I think yes Kathryn made mistakes and maybe gave in to escape all of this stress and pressure at such a young age. It appears she wants to be a good mother. Thomas is truly a dockey ass. He is just so unstable.
I don’t understand why these girls just go and get themselves pregnant with any random guy. This old lady wishes the days of knowing the young man, his background, his family, his prospects were still here. Would solve alot of this drama. But then, Andy Cohen would not have a job.
Out of the entire Bravo cast, I send prayers up for those two parents. They have the two most gorgeous babies, and those itty bitty’s deserve so much better….
I have never dated Thomas but I have girlfriends who have and I have dated many South Carolina boys exactly like him.
I don’t think Thomas is inherently mean and don’t think Katheryn is a druggie.
I think she’s young and was too young to have her kids before getting party girl out of her system. Her peers are out partying and she has two young kids. That’s powerful temptation.
Thomas has been around (and around and around) the block and finally has his kids and wants to settle down. I think he’s frustrated with Katheryn’s Tri Delt behavior.
I know for a fact Patricia has been ostracized by Charleston’s who’s who.
JoJoFLL..Thank-you That was some delicious tea! Can we have some more please?..lol
I agree about Kathryn being too young and missing her party days but it really irritates me how Thomas made all kind of promises to her little naive self in S1 and broke every one! Kathryn then gets a Scarlett letter and ostracized by most the cast and turns to drugs …go figure! It broke my heart for her, i believe that she truly believed in and tried to make that relationship work. Thomas is just selfish and didn’t even recognize (my opinion) how much Kathryn was trying.
It does look like Thomas really cares for his babies well, I just wish would show some respect for their mother.
So happy to hear about Patrica you wouldn’t know that by what she tweets thoigh, Can’t wait to watch her fall from grace..lol She lost me when she was horrible to my 2 favorites Kathryn and Cooper Ray. I do love the way she cares for animals as I am the same way.
I wish Kathryn well .. she is a truth-sayer while Landon is a proven liar (telling Shep she invited Kathryn to his Birthday celebration).. she has many years to deal with her children’s biological father ..
I’m keeping my eye on this. And sadly, events seem to be lining up with my sources. For a while there it seemed that Kathryn had the babies basically every other weekend. The day I wrote this post was two weeks from the last time she had the kids. The kids were not turned over and remain out west with the nannies on the polo fields. I feel like Thomas got a court order to take the kids to California for however long the winter polo season is.
Katherine has not posted on IG since the day before I made this post.
That sly new hashtag made me bust a laugh just now. TT, you are a phrase slayer. Wonder how much those satchels are worth?