Joe Bradley Doesn’t Know If ‘Southern Hospitality’ Is for Emmy With Will

Joe Bradley called fellow Southern Hospitality cast member Emmy Sharrett a “star,” but he’s not sure the show is good for her if Will Kulp remains her boyfriend.

“I think hospitality in the TV world is 100 percent for Emmy,” Joe exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, March 6, after Will chose not to attend the season 3 reunion and left Emmy alone once again with the rest of the cast.

Joe confessed, “I don’t know if it’s for Emmy if she’s with Will and they continue this behavior and this dynamic in their relationship.”

The reality star noted if Emmy and Will want to have a “thriving relationship,” then they need to be “all in with each other.” Joe claimed, “It doesn’t look like [that]. It looks like she’s all into him. I don’t know if he’s all into her. I want him to be.”

Joe revealed that it’s “frustrating” to watch Emmy and Will not be on the same page, support-wise. “I do want them to be a happy couple and it’s not me talking s—,” he told Us. “I am just saying that I am mostly saying this out of frustration.”

During the season 3 finale of the Bravo series, which aired on Thursday, Will was accused of letting a brunette live with him at law school and taking her to law prom. The allegations came after he was accused of cheating on Emmy during both seasons 2 and 3 of the show.

Will claimed that the woman was a friend from law school and Emmy knew she stayed at his apartment when they were on a trip to New York City.

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When the cast met up in NYC for the season 3 reunion, which also aired on Thursday, Will was noticeably absent. Emmy told host Andy Cohen that while Will did come to the studio — he was actually backstage during the reunion — his “mental health” couldn’t “take it” so he didn’t come out.

She noted, “I don’t want to diminish his love for me because he can’t be here to say it himself.”

Joe told Us that he was “disappointed in Will’s actions,” because one day prior, he told Joe he planned to film. Joe recalled chatting with Will at a Super Bowl party: “And he goes, ‘Hey, man, I’m definitely going to show up for my girlfriend tomorrow.’”

Joe explained that he “didn’t really care” whether Will showed up to “clear his name,” but he wanted him to “show up for Emmy” since he left her out to dry all season.

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“I have a big soft spot for Emmy, and I just think she deserves someone that’s going to stand by her side. It’s that simple,” Joe said. “It’s like if you love someone, you sit right next to them and you protect them and you take care of [them].”

After the reunion wrapped, Joe said he didn’t want to “kick” Will “while he was down,” because someone’s mental health is serious. However, Joe told Us he thinks Will is “regretting it” now.

“He’s the one in law school. He should know better — not showing up is giving guilty,” Joe quipped.

Despite all the drama this season, Emmy has stood by her man. She exclusively told Us in December 2024, “Will has 110 percent been faithful to me.” Emmy also revealed she is hopeful they’ll get engaged by the end of this year.

Joe, meanwhile, told Us his thoughts on Will possibly proposing after their recent ups and downs.

“I think he will [propose], but I don’t think Emmy should say ‘yes’ if he considers her his backup,” Joe confessed. “He needs to have that mindset. Like, ‘I can be Emmy’s backup if she needs me to be her backup.’ That’s what [a] relationship is. It’s not like, ‘Oh, yeah, she’s really good as my backup.’”

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Joe gushed, “Emmy’s a star. You’re her backup, but you don’t back her up.”

As for where Joe stands with Will after the reunion, which taped in February, he said he still considers him a “really good friend.”

“All of my frustration … it is out of love. It’s like hard love,” Joe told Us, noting that he has since seen Emmy and Will together, but they haven’t spent time as a group. “I see Emmy, she’s been killing it at work recently. I feel like she’s getting her spark back. And most important for me is for her to get that mojo back that Emmy shared that everyone loves. And I hate to see her cry.”

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi