On Friday, Will Kulp — who has appeared on the Southern Attraction spinoff for the reason that present premiered in 2022 — revealed that he wouldn’t be returning for Season 4. In a press release shared to his Instagram Tales, the Bravo star introduced his departure, whereas additionally opening up about what he referred to as a “horrible expertise” starring within the sequence.

“Slightly replace: The brand new season has began filming, and unsurprisingly, I cannot be part of it this 12 months,” Will started. “I’ll doubtless by no means movie a second of actuality TV ever once more. It has been a horrible expertise and a life lesson.”

“An enormous due to some forged, some manufacturing, Andy Cohen, and ALL of the crew for the seasons previous. You recognize who you might be,” he added. “Your kindness and professionalism are uncommon occurrences within the trade.”

Will — who’s engaged to co-star Emmy Sharrett,. 27, — went on to share slightly cryptic feedback as he continued his assertion.

“Better of luck to this new season,” he wrote. “I hope it may be entertaining and not using a defamatory storyline or undesirable use of my title, picture, and likeness. When it’s applicable, I’ll discuss extra about my experiences with manufacturing and the community which led to this determination.”

“I’m comfortable to be shifting on,” Will added, earlier than confirming that Emmy will nonetheless star on the present. “I will probably be cheering Emmy on from the sidelines with the remainder of you.”

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The information of Will’s exit comes after he determined to not attend the Season 3 reunion in March. Throughout Season 2 and three, Will confronted accusations that he cheated on Emmy, together with claims that he was untrue to Emmy throughout regulation faculty, which the couple has denied.

He opened up about his determination to not attend the reunion throughout an look on The Viall Information podcast.

“It is tough for me. I believe the clearest factor for me is that I am going to all the time assist Emmy and her place on the present,” Will stated. “I believe that I’ve most likely ruffled some feathers … by not going to the reunion.”

Whereas he expressed some remorse over his absence, Will stated he did not consider he would have been in a position to absolutely clarify himself, claiming that “the best way that the present had portrayed me and our relationship, it felt like that I must dig myself out from underneath a mountain.”

“The ways in which I’d deal with it could want a longform section simply to attempt to break down all of the nuances. On prime of that, the individuals on the stage I knew are simply very inquisitive about whether or not or not they’re making it to the subsequent season, and are type of prepared to say or do no matter. It was simply going to be a massacre,” he continued. “It wasn’t like I might come on right here and clarify to you guys, ‘Hey, that is what occurred,’ and we might have an interesting dialog. It might have been type of two-steps ahead, one-step again, two-steps ahead, one-step again.”

On the time, Will stated he was “nonetheless on the fence” whether or not or not he was going to return again for Season 4, however pressured that Emmy is a “star.”

Emmy, in the meantime, addressed Will’s dishonest accusations throughout an interview with Us Weekly a number of months prior.

“Will has 110 % been trustworthy to me,” she claimed. “I don’t consider Will cheated on me in any respect for one second.”

Emmy later added, “Will and I had our personal dialog about it the place he was extremely apologetic and embarrassed, and he knew it was inappropriate.

The pair introduced their engagement in Might following 4 years of relationship.