{"id":466857,"date":"2026-02-10T23:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/466857\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T23:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:53:08","slug":"nick-viall-privately-apologized-to-austen-kroll-for-insensitive-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/466857\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Viall privately apologized to Austen Kroll for insensitive interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salley Carson revealed that Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy, privately apologized to Austen Kroll after their insensitive interview.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThey both called him and apologized,\u201d the \u201cSouthern Charm\u201d star exclusively revealed on Page Six Radio Tuesday. \u201cI do think there should be a public apology for sure,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that it needed to be a lot bigger,\u201d Carson continued. \u201cI\u2019m kind of like, are y\u2019all not wanting to apologize because you don\u2019t really want to admit that it was wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n

Salley Carson revealed that Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy, privately apologized to Austen Kroll after their insensitive interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey both called him and apologized,\u201d the \u201cSouthern Charm\u201d star said on Page Six Radio Tuesday. Page Six Radio<\/p>\n

Kroll appeared on the couple\u2019s \u201cViall Files\u201d podcast<\/a> last month, during which they pressed him on his older sister\u2019s Kyle\u2019s traumatic death. She died during a family hiking trip<\/a>\u00a0when she was 9 years old after she fell off a cliff.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt honestly kind of broke my heart for him,\u201d Carson said of watching the interview. \u201cI called him to see if he was OK because I\u2019m like, \u2018I am so sorry that must have been so hard.’\u201d<\/p>\n

The reality star told hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real that the questions about Kroll\u2019s late sister seemed to \u201cjust [come] out of nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carson questioned if the couple chose to apologize privately because they \u201cdon\u2019t really want to admit that it was wrong.\u201d Brian Zak\/Page Six<\/p>\n

Kroll appeared on the couple\u2019s \u201cViall Files\u201d podcast last month, during which they pressed him on his older sister Kyle (pictured here) \u2014 who died at age 9 after falling off a cliff. krollthewarriorking\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\u201cI could tell he was uncomfortable because his leg was shaking. I\u2019ve been friends with him for a while and I haven\u2019t asked [about Kyle]. That\u2019s something that I feel like he should bring up when he feels comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carson, 31, also agreed with Real and Murphy that the uncomfortable moment should have been edited out of the podcast episode if the pair were truly sorry.<\/p>\n

Reps for Viall, Joy and Kroll were not immediately available to Page Six for comment. <\/p>\n

During the uncomfortable Jan. 7 interview, Joy told Kroll, \u201cQuickly jumping out of\u00a0\u2018Southern Charm,\u2019 I\u2019m sure we\u2019re gonna jump right back into it, but going into your childhood, I didn\u2019t know this about your sister passing at 9.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt honestly kind of broke my heart for him,\u201d Carson said of watching the interview. \u201cI called him to see if he was OK.\u201d Michael SeRine\/Bravo<\/p>\n

\u201cI could tell he was uncomfortable because his leg was shaking. I\u2019ve been friends with him for a while and I haven\u2019t asked [about Kyle].\u201d salleycarson\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Kroll, 38, replied, \u201cOkay we are switching gears.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joy continued to ask more personal questions, including what age he was when the tragedy happened and if he was there when his sister fell.<\/p>\n

When he confirmed he was there to witness the tragedy, Joy further questioned him, asking, \u201cWhat was this cliff?\u201d<\/p>\n

Kroll looked uncomfortable as he shook his leg repeatedly and declined to name the town where the tragedy took place.<\/p>\n

During the Jan. 7 interview, Joy and Viall awkwardly segued into the topic of his sister\u2019s dramatic death and wouldn\u2019t let it go even though Kroll looked uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

Kroll even said himself, \u201cOkay we are switching gears.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fans and fellow Bravolebrities immediately called out Viall, 45, and Joy, 26, on social media for the line of questioning.<\/p>\n

Kroll\u2019s \u201cSouthern Charm\u201d co-star Rodrigo Reyes\u00a0commented of Joy<\/a>, \u201cShe\u2019s a POS.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Valley\u201d star Janet Caperna commented\u00a0in an Instagram post<\/a>,\u00a0criticizing the interview, \u201cThis was so f\u2013ked\u2026even for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t the first time that the duo got into some hot water because of comments made on the podcast.<\/p>\n

Fans and Bravolebrities alike, including Kroll\u2019s co-star Rodrigo Reyes, slammed the couple for their line of questioning. salleycarson\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Viall and Joy are known to give unfiltered takes on their shared podcast and have recieved backlash before.<\/p>\n

In December, they received backlash for their mom-shaming comments<\/a> about \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star Whitney Leavitt. <\/p>\n

During the episode, the pair raised questions about Leavvitt\u2019s venture as Roxie in the Broadway play \u201cChicago\u201d<\/a> and many felt they insinuated that her children weren\u2019t her top priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cVanderpump Rules\u201d alum Stassi Schroeder subsequently called them out on her \u201cStassi\u201d podcast, calling their comments \u201cweird.\u201d <\/p>\n

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