RHORI’s Kelsey Swanson Has 2 Boyfriends: Unconventional Love Life Explained
Don’t believe everything you read about Kelsey Swanson.
The Real Housewives of Rhode Island star spoke out after a report alleged that she was a sex worker years before making her debut on the Bravo series.
The report, shared on Instagram April 4, claimed Kelsey, 31, was listed as an escort known as Alexia Lins on a now-defunct website circa March 2016, with rates ranging from $500 to $2,900 for various services. However, the former Miss Rhode Island was quick to dismiss the accusation, insisting that there was no truth to the matter.
“Had to comment on this one,” she wrote in response to the post. “Never have been an escort. Pages were completely made up 10 years ago. State police were involved. Thanks for sharing tho.”
While Kelsey was happy to clear up misconceptions about her past, she’s also offered viewers an inside look at her current way of life on the latest iteration of the Real Housewives franchise, including her decade-long romance with an unidentified multimillionaire.
“My relationship is very unorthodox,” she explained in a confessional during the April 2 series premiere. “This man dates multiple people. For the first half of the year, my man is in Miami and, when he’s in Miami, he’s with somebody else.”
And while Kelsey admitted the arrangement wouldn’t necessarily be her first choice, she was reluctant to walk away from the lavish lifestyle her mystery man provides.
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“I want to be in a committed relationship with one person, but at this stage in his life, there’s not one thing he’s going to change,” she shared. “He is who he is, and either I accept it, or I have to leave.”
But Kelsey’s boyfriend doesn’t appear to be her only leading man.
“The two people in my life are the most wonderful people ever,” she declared in a preview for the rest of season one, prompting her costar Rosie DiMare to respond, “Now you’re saying that you do have two boyfriends. Like, what?!”
The Real Housewives of Rhode Island airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on Bravo. In the meantime, keep reading for more on the ladies of the Ocean State…
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Alicia Carmody
Alicia Carmody is kick-starting her boss-babe era, pushing her way into her fiancé Billy’s popular restaurant, Pizza Mamma. A proud self-described “flip-flopper,” Alicia might call you a “whor-ah” one minute and pull you into a hug the next. When Alicia opens the vault on her past, she is faced with navigating long-standing relationships and personal growth that leaves one lifelong friend completely blindsided.
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Kelsey Swanson
Kelsey Swanson has lived a charmed life as a beauty queen playing house in a castle owned by her wealthy boyfriend. Now at a crossroads, Kelsey must decide between the comfort of her gilded arrangement and a future on her own terms. When her loyalty to Liz is tested, Kelsey worries about going up against the group’s heaviest hitter and losing her greatest cheerleader.
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Ashley Iaconetti
Fresh from finding her Prince Charming on television, influencer and former The Bachelor personality Ashley Iaconetti quickly learns that life after “I do” isn’t as blissful as she imagined. Between raising two young children, adjusting to life in Rhode Island and co-owning a struggling café with her husband, Jared, Ashley’s loyalties are tested when Rosie claims she never has her back.
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Liz McGraw
Rhode Island’s cannabis queen, Liz McGraw, isn’t just running one of the country’s most successful dispensaries, she’s also the person to know in the smallest state in the union. When she and husband Gerry learn they’re about to become grandparents, Liz makes one thing clear – she will not be trading couture for a rocking chair. As she prepares for a new chapter in her family life, shifting dynamics within her inner circle test her influence and the bonds she’s long held close.
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Rulla Nehme Pontarelli
Grounded in tradition and guided by faith, Rulla Nehme Pontarelli puts family above all else. Proud of her Lebanese roots, she brings deeply held values into the group, especially when it comes to marriage. When rumors about her husband begin to circulate, Rulla is forced to confront uncomfortable questions that challenge her beliefs, resilience and commitment, putting her personal life under an unrelenting spotlight.
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Jo-Ellen Tiberi
Jo-Ellen Tiberi may not be known for cooking dinner, but she’s never short on spilling tea. When sensitive information involving Rulla’s marriage circulates within the group, Jo-Ellen finds herself caught between honesty and discretion. Unresolved issues with her mother resurface, forcing her to confront long-buried childhood wounds and reckon with the personal cost of always being the one who tells it like it is.
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Rosie DiMare
Former Rhode Island television news anchor Rosie DiMare and her husband, Rich, are leveling up, trading their cozy over-the-garage apartment for a sprawling dream home. As Rosie focuses on growing her local lifestyle program, she also faces challenges within her inner circle, leaving her to reassess loyalties and where she truly fits in with this evolving, close-knit group.
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Dolores Catania
Friend and familiar face Dolores Catania leaves the Jersey Shore behind to spend the summer in Rhode Island with her close friend, Liz McGraw. Together, the two embark on a new entrepreneurial venture — a menopause gummy brand — while soaking up some sun, fun and a little drama along the way.
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