Kristin Cavallari is a giant fan of Bobby Flay’s girlfriend, Brooke Williamson — however she’s able to be faraway from his dating life.
The “Hills” star, 38, told her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast listeners Tuesday that she not too long ago met up with Flay, 60, and Williamson, 46, for a drink in Miami.
“I really liked her a lot,” Cavallari shared. “I’m really happy for him.”
The Uncommon James founder additionally addressed headlines linking her to Flay after the news of his romance broke.
Cavallari mentioned the Food Network mainstay “texted” her articles that linked her to him and his fellow chef.
“All of the headlines from him coming out with his new girlfriend include me in it!” she mentioned. “And it says that I rejected him, which we talked about on the podcast. It wasn’t a rejection. We cleared up everything.”
Although it didn’t “affect” her, the “Laguna Beach” star mentioned she “feels for Bobby in this situation.”
“How am I in Bobby Flay’s headlines about his new relationship?” she questioned.
Cavallari doubled down on the truth that she “never rejected” Flay, calling the entire thing “ridiculous.”
“If you didn’t know what happened, this headline makes it seem like Bobby asked me out and I was literally like, ‘F—k you. I would never go out with you,’” she continued.
“Bobby is one of my good friends. It’s so dumb. I was just with him and his new girlfriend in Miami, so write a headline about that!”
Flay joined Cavallari on her podcast in October 2024, revealing she had initially turned down his dinner invitation considering he had romantic pursuits.
“I DMed you, and I said to you … ‘I’m going to be in Nashville for one night. Can I take you to dinner?’” he recalled.
“And you literally said something to me like, ‘I’m already dating somebody.’”
The actuality TV star mentioned she was “burnt out on dating” on the time, however the Emmy winner insisted he was not even attempting to take her on a date.
“You said, ‘I’ve already started seeing somebody.’ And I said, ‘I just want to go to dinner with you,’” he recalled with fun.
Cavallari was embarrassed reflecting on the “foot-in-mouth” second, admitting she shouldn’t have assumed Flay was asking her out.
“I think the ‘take you to dinner’ thing is more where it was like, ‘Oh, that seems like a date,’” she defined of her thought course of.
Although followers pushed the pair to go on an precise date, they’ve remained strictly platonic.
While their relationship didn’t make it out of the pal zone, Flay and Williamson’s did.
Last month, a supply advised People that the 2 “have been friends for a while and recently decided to jump in.”
“Over the last few weeks, love bloomed,” the supply shared.
The insider mentioned Williamson’s divorce from Nick Roberts, which she finalized in early 2024, “gave them some additional shared experiences.”
Flay, for his half, has been divorced thrice.
