Newbie Whitner Slagsvol has been a welcome addition to Season 11 of Southern Charm. He has been friends with Shep Rose for a decade. However, Whit has been low-key and avoided the drama kicked up by his friends.
The attorney hasn’t been afraid to weigh in on his fellow Southern Charmers’ behavior. He picked Molly O’Connell as the cast member that he would “trust the most with a secret,” while he slammed Salley Carson as the female “most hungry for attention.” Oh, and Whit selected Salley as the co-star that he “would be least surprised to learn cheated on a partner.” Ouch!
Whitner Slagsvol reveals his family connection with Jimmy Buffett
During Season 11 Episode 10, Whitner opened up about his connection to icon Jimmy Buffett. He invited the cast to stay at Itchy Grass Farm, his family’s estate. “My family unquestionably has deep roots in the South, but just because we’ve been here a long time doesn’t mean that we’re very traditional,” he stated, explaining that he is the nephew of Jimmy’s widow, Jane Slagsvol.
Recently, Whit was a guest on the Fan or Fanatic podcast. “He was bigger than life; he had an outsized influence and impact on my life. He lived his life bigger than anyone,” Whit said of his uncle.
Since Whit was “pretty close in age” with Jane and the rock legend’s younger kids, he reminisced about how they would “run and gun” during trips to Aspen and New York City. “We have some stories. Unimaginable, you know, each trip we ever took, I sort of realized after he passed, it was a once-in-a-lifetime, life-changing sort of experience,” Whitner said.
“Like, ‘Hey, come with us and do this amazing thing.’ That’s cool, to go see the great migration in a safari for a couple of weeks.” He added, “Lots of that throughout my entire life.”
However, the newbie revealed that Jimmy never concocted a margarita for him. Now that is just sad.
Southern Charm airs Wednesday at 9/8c on Bravo. Episodes can also be streamed on Peacock.
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