Southern Charm star Olivia Flowers confirms she won't be returning for season 10 as she admits she is 'super bummed' about the decision

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Olivia Flowers won't be returning to Southern Charm.

The reality TV star confirmed her exit after rumors started circulating in recent months that she would not be featured on the upcoming 10th season. 

'I'm not on this new season,' Olivia shared on Scheana Shay's Scheananigans podcast on Friday. 'So I have a lot more free time.'

The 32-year-old noted, 'It wasn't my choice. I was a little thrown off by it, especially with how the last season went. I feel I really gave everything I could.'

Olivia cited that her boyfriend of over a year, Alex Williams, living in Dallas was one of the reasons she was fired.

'I was super bummed,' she admitted. 'I got the call a few weeks before filming. The production company was just like, "You don't really seem to be in Charleston that much. We're noticing on your Instagram you're in Texas, you've got this new boyfriend, and it just seems like you're choosing a different path."'

Olivia Flowers shared on Friday that she won't be returning to Southern Charm for season 10: I'm not on this new season. So I have a lot more free time'

The 32-year-old noted, 'It wasn't my choice. I was a little thrown off by it, especially with how the last season went. I feel I really gave everything I could'

But the blonde bombshell didn't see it that way.

'I don't think it's choosing a different path,' Olivia told the Vanderpump Rules star. 'I'm just kinda living my life. My parents had just officially moved to Texas, and the boyfriend thing just happened very randomly. I'm really glad... like, he was the best part that came out of that year. But had I know it was working against me or making people think I was choosing a different path? I wish there had been more communication there.'

'I think that's the part I'm most bummed about,' the Clemson graduate continued. 'I wanted to have another season to get to be more me. Last season was very heavy, and I was honestly just trying to keep my head above water. I was looking forward to having another one and getting to be a little bit more myself, show my personality and exploring the new friendships and all of that.'

During season 9, viewers saw Olivia cope with the death of her brother Connor Flowers and become entangled in a love triangle with her ex-boyfriend Austen Kroll and her best friend Taylor Ann Green.

The businessman and 29-year-old initially denied their hookup before coming clean to the Southern Charm gang. 

Olivia then cut ties with Austen and Taylor, sharing that she couldn't come back from the betrayal. 

'A lot of things happened that shifted the dynamic of the group and changed a lot of friendships,' the Bravo star told People at the start of last season. 'And then the more and more it made its way into our inner circle of friends, the more it had to be addressed. It was definitely a chain link of events that took place.'

Despite Taylor's apology at the reunion, Olivia noted that she didn't want to move forward with the 29-year-old. 

'That is not happening,' she stated about the possibility of a friendship, saying to Taylor, 'I will not be friends with you, but I’m not going to make this miserable for you, I’m not going to be negative. We can move forward, that doesn’t necessarily mean together.'

The reality star cited that her boyfriend of over a year, Alex Williams, living in Dallas was one of the reasons she was fired: 'I got the call a few weeks before filming. The production company was just like, "You don't really seem to be in Charleston that much"'

The couple celebrated their one year anniversary in May,'A year later and we’re still dancing (and tripping up stairs) Cheers to stage 5 clinging'

Olivia later explained her decision to People. 

'We both just kind of went our separate ways,' the TV personality told the outlet in March. 'As small as Charleston is, we haven't run into each other at all yet. We just went to one dinner the other night and kind of bumped in, but I think moved on.'

Also at the reunion, Olivia shared details about her new man. 

'I took Madison [LeCroy]’s advice on looking outside of Charleston,' she revealed to host Andy Cohen.

And Austen had already met Alex during a mutual friend's November vacation in the Bahamas.

'I don't think it's choosing a different path,' she told Scheana Shay on her Scheananigans podcast. 'I'm just kinda living my life'

During season 9, the Bravo star was entangled in a love triangle with her ex-boyfriend Austen Kroll and her best friend Taylor Ann Green

The businessman and 29-year-old initially denied their hookup before coming clean to the Southern Charm gang

'I told Alex, I was like, "Well, you know you don’t have to be like besties with him, just be cordial,"' Olivia recalled. 'And he’s like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, it’s fine." Then four hours later, I look and they’re driving up together in their golf cart.'

At BravoCon, Taylor addressed the tumultuous season, telling Entertainment Tonight, 'I’ve been semi-watching. I’ve had people watching it for me and giving me the Cliffnotes. I’m still breathing. I’m still surviving. [But] I’m learning my lesson, big time.' 

She also added that her boyfriend Gaston had been by her side through it all.

'He’s been such a rock-solid human being for me. Honestly, a God send,' Taylor gushed. 'He’s like "I want nothing to do with that world … I want to be a sounding board. If you want to cry, cry. If you need to vent, vent. But I’m not gonna try to hype you up." He’s my calming human being and I’m like, "I need this.'

'We both just kind of went our separate ways,' the TV personality said about her former friend. 'As small as Charleston is, we haven't run into each other at all yet. We just went to one dinner the other night and kind of bumped in, but I think moved on'

'A lot of things happened that shifted the dynamic of the group and changed a lot of friendships,' the southern belle told People at the start of last season. 'And then the more and more it made its way into our inner circle of friends, the more it had to be addressed. It was definitely a chain link of events that took place'

At BravoCon, the former orthodontics assistant noted about the tumultuous season: 'I’ve been semi-watching. I’ve had people watching it for me and giving me the Cliffnotes. I’m still breathing. I’m still surviving. [But] I’m learning my lesson, big time'

Meanwhile, Olivia is also focused on her future, which includes her other half.

'After arriving late to a wedding (& tripping up the church stairs) I was met by a handsome usher to take me to my seat. Later, that same usher asked my date (my dad) if he could dance with me…,' the southern belle wrote on Instagram in May. 'A year later and we’re still dancing (and tripping up stairs) Cheers to stage 5 clinging.'