{"id":51663,"date":"2026-04-20T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=51663"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:44:05","slug":"real-housewives-of-rhode-islands-kelsey-finally-explains-her-odd-two-boyfriend-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/04\/20\/real-housewives-of-rhode-islands-kelsey-finally-explains-her-odd-two-boyfriend-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Housewives of Rhode Island\u2019s Kelsey finally explains her &#8216;odd&#8217; two-boyfriend situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, it\u2019s safe to say that RHORI star Kelsey Swanson has had a lot of questions thrown her way about her love life recently, and she\u2019s now spoken out to clear things up after all the confusion about her \u201ctwo boyfriend\u201d situation.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, Kelsey has now opened up about her relationship situation and admitted she understands why people are talking, but she says some of the labels being thrown around are not accurate at all.<\/p>\n<h2>So what is actually going on?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51666\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51666\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/alicia-carmody-kelsey-swanson-rhori-033026-551fadbf142a498fa0c29b7f66203420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/alicia-carmody-kelsey-swanson-rhori-033026-551fadbf142a498fa0c29b7f66203420.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/alicia-carmody-kelsey-swanson-rhori-033026-551fadbf142a498fa0c29b7f66203420-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/alicia-carmody-kelsey-swanson-rhori-033026-551fadbf142a498fa0c29b7f66203420-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/alicia-carmody-kelsey-swanson-rhori-033026-551fadbf142a498fa0c29b7f66203420-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/alicia-carmody-kelsey-swanson-rhori-033026-551fadbf142a498fa0c29b7f66203420-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Bravo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kelsey recently spoke about the scrutiny around her relationships, saying she was ready for questions, but not the labels. She explained to <a href=\"https:\/\/popculture.com\/reality-tv\/news\/rhori-kelsey-clarifies-her-unconventional-relationship-status-the-other-man-in-her-life-exclusive\/\">Pop Culture<\/a>, \u201cI was used to it, and I was prepared for it, and I just wanted to be open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that she \u201cwasn\u2019t mad\u201d that her castmates were initially confused about her situation.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest things she reacted to was being called a \u201cpolygamist\u201d. She said, \u201cThe thing is that I\u2019ve never been labelled a polygamist. So hearing that word to me was triggering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She explained that while some people might see her situation as polyamory, she personally doesn\u2019t identify that way. Kelsey added that because she is unmarried, polyamory is \u201cmore in line\u201d with what her romantic life looks like, but she still \u201cnever considered [her]self that,\u201d and prefers to keep things \u201clabelless\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She also made it clear that her frustration wasn\u2019t about the discussion itself. She said, \u201cThe only thing that I cared about was that Rosie [DiMare] was saying it, not anybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey added, \u201cSo, that was where my frustration was at, not at actually talking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What about the &#8216;two boyfriends&#8217; claims?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLxWmfGMLHm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLxWmfGMLHm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Kelsey B Swanson (@kelseybswanson)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nKelsey also pushed back on the idea that she has two boyfriends at the same time. She explained that Bill was \u201cnever [her] boyfriend,\u201d and described him instead as \u201csomebody that [she] was seeing on the side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cThey wanted to label it right away. \u2018Oh, she has two boyfriends.\u2019 But no, there was no label on him at that point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey feels the situation was misrepresented on the show and online.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is her long-term boyfriend not on the show?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_mBOwDOAka\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_mBOwDOAka\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by The Caprio Residence (@caprioresidence)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nKelsey\u2019s long-term boyfriend, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/04\/09\/the-caprio-family-releases-statement-on-rumours-john-is-dating-rhori-star-kelsey-swanson\/\">rumoured to be John Caprio<\/a>, has stayed anonymous on the series so far. And she also revealed why he stepped back from appearing on camera.<\/p>\n<p>She explained, \u201cHe was the one who was going to be on the show. However, once we realised that it was going to be a Housewife show, he was like, \u2018Yeah, no. I\u2019m not putting my trust in six ladies to not talk sh*t about me, so I\u2019m gonna be out on this one.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also added that Bill \u201calso didn\u2019t really want to be involved, but he did it for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Real Housewives of Rhode Island is streaming now on Hayu. 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