Jarrett “JT” Thomas says he’s leaving Southern Appeal within the midst of filming season 10.
“It comes with a heavy coronary heart to share that I’ve resigned from Southern Appeal,” JT, 38, wrote by way of Instagram on Friday, November 8. “Yesterday, I knowledgeable Bravo that I cannot be collaborating within the 2-3 remaining inexperienced room interviews earlier than [the season] airs 12/5.”
He added, “I’ve finished about ~9 up to now main as much as right now. I now not want to take part in any method transferring ahead with the TV present.”
JT declined to element his determination to stroll away from the Bravo hit and the community has not publicly addressed his exit. Us Weekly has reached out for remark.
“I’ll depart it at that for now whereas I work on the subsequent steps to recuperate each bodily and mentally from what has been a particularly difficult and exhausting 12 months,” he concluded.
JT initially joined Southern Appeal in 2023’s season 9.
“JT is knowledgeable thorn in Austen [Kroll]’s facet the entire 12 months,” costar Craig Conover completely instructed Us in September 2023, noting that he’s been pals with JT for “some time.”
One month earlier, JT teased how he ready for his Bravo debut.
“Realizing the digital camera provides 10lbs, when the present supplied me the position I made a decision to lose 10lbs of dangerous weight,” JT wrote by way of Instagram in August 2023. “It wasn’t a simple journey however I’m so glad I bought it finished bc I really feel 10x happier and more healthy and my diabetes is a lot simpler to handle now with out all the surplus. If I can do it, so are you able to, get these steps in!”
Whereas Craig, 35, teased to Us that JT did a “good job” holding his personal towards the forged, he bought right into a bodily altercation with Austen, 37, in the course of the season 9 reunion.
“In Jamaica, I noticed Austen cares about no person however himself,” JT claimed in a confessional from the January episode. “Deep down he’s a self-serving, insecure, me-first, coward.”
JT confronted Austen in the course of the forged’s tropical journey, accusing his costar of being the “genesis of why there’s a lot ache and tears” among the many group.
After a full season of back-and-forth barbs, Austen lastly realized why JT was towards him your entire time.
“Oh, now I get it. He’s jealous of me,” Austen instructed the cameras. “He wished Taylor [Ann Green] so dangerous. And I get the woman. JT doesn’t.”
Within the finale, Taylor, 30, had shut down JT’s persistent romantic makes an attempt. She beforehand connected with Austen after her 2022 breakup with Shep Rose. Taylor is now relationship Gaston Rojas.
Southern Appeal season 10 premieres on Bravo Thursday, December 5 at 9 p.m. ET.