Molly O’Connell and Kory Keefer are taking things in an interesting direction on the Southern Charm Season 11 premiere.
As seen in a preview for Season 11, Episode 1 (set to air Wednesday, Nov. 19), the Winter House alum makes his way to Molly as she laments running late for band practice while the two are at Madison LeCroy’s outdoor baby shower (along with fellow guests Austen Kroll, Rodrigo Reyes, Salley Carson, and more of the Southern Charm-ers).
Molly then proceeds to explain to Kory that she plays the miniature tuba (also called a euphonium) for the Charleston Concert Band. The pair laugh over Kory referring to the brass instrument as a “mini trombone,” coupled with Molly’s attempts to make a sound of the euphonium with a blow into her fist. It appears the flirt game is high, as they exchange a few light touches and continue laughing at the bar. At one point, Molly tells the fellow Bravoleb, “Yeah, and I spit all up on that thing.”
“Kory’s a huge flirt,” Molly later explains to producers. “I mean, he’s hot in like a … f–kboy way.”
Rodrigo stands back, watching with amusement, including when Kory jokes to Molly, “So, when I come over your house tonight, are you going to play the trumpet or the trombone?” Then, when Molly suggests that Kory instead hold her pet snake, he replies, “You can hold mine.”
“Oh, wow, shiny, toxic f–kboy,” Molly continues in her confessional. “Like, my therapy apparently is not working very well if this is who I think is cute.”
Madison comments to Craig Conover that Molly and Kory look “really cute” in their exchange, and even Craig admits, “Kory, I knew, would like her.”
Molly O’Connell made it crystal clear after joining the cast in Season 10 that she had a crush on Shep Rose. At the time, she said, “Shep is undeniably a handsome man. He’s extremely intelligent; He’s very open-minded … Overall, I think Shep is definitely up there for me.”
Molly’s feelings eventually found Shep, who was involved with Miss Bahamas pageant queen, Sienna Evans, until things fizzled out during the cast’s Season 10 trip to the Bahamas. It was during that trip that Molly declared she was “celibate” after not having sex in over a year.
Fast forward to the Season 10 finale party, when Molly and Shep shared a kiss to the cheers of the rest of the cast. As Shep revealed on the Southern Charm After Show, “Everyone was rooting for it, everybody was like, ‘Do it! Do it!”
Later, at the reunion, Molly told Andy Cohen that things continued after the party. “I mean, we might’ve hung out after,” she teased, before Shep chimed in, “We had some adult fun.” Shep admitted they later shared one more rendezvous before he left for a months-long trip.
While fans will have to wait to see if sparks progress between Molly and Kory, she’ll undoubtedly have her work cut out for her as Season 11 of Southern Charm continues. As stated in her bio’s description, “Molly continues to charm with her quirkiness. As her music career continues to take off, she struggles with a fear of singing publicly. However, she’s fearless in calling out Salley for not being a girls’ girl.”
The last thing the Minnesota Wild needed was another injury to a key forward, but that’s exactly what they’ve been hit with. A week after winger Mats Zuccarello returned from an extended absence, first-line center Marco Rossi will now be sidelined for a little while by a lower-body injury, according to insider Michael Russo.
Per Russo, it’ll be a “couple weeks at least” for Rossi, who has apparently been playing through this injury for nearly a month. Head coach John Hynes labeled him as week-to-week on Friday.
Rossi has scored four goals and collected 13 total points in 17 games this season. He had 11 points in the first 11 games of the season, but had just two in the last six. The 24-year-old is coming off a career-high 60-point season in 2024-25. After months of negotiation and speculation, he agreed to sign a three-year, $15 million bridge contract in late August.
With Rossi out, Russo believes 21-year-old rookie Danila Yurov could get his best opportunity yet to move up the lineup and seize a consistent role. Yurov, one of the organization’s top prospects, has two goals and no assists in 13 appearances this season, but he’s averaged less than 10 minutes of ice time per game in a fourth-line role.
In Friday’s practice, Yurov centered the third line between fellow Russian Vladimir Tarasenko and Vinnie Hinostroza. These were the full lines without Rossi, with Ryan Hartman moving up from the third line to the first:
The other thing Rossi’s injury could do is force general manager Bill Guerin’s hand in terms of adding a top-six forward, ideally a center. The Wild would love to see Yurov emerge and thrive, but that’s no guarantee. And with their offense already struggling, losing Rossi could lead to even more difficulty scoring goals.
18 games into the season, the Wild are 7-7-4 and don’t currently occupy a playoff spot. They bounced back nicely from a brutal start by winning four of their first five games in November before an overtime loss against the Sharks on Tuesday.
Despite being in win-now mode, the Wild are 25th in the league in goals scored per game (2.78) and 22nd in goals allowed (3.28). So far, they haven’t provided much reason to think that they’re anywhere close to being a team capable of winning a playoff series.
After a quiet offseason, there have been plenty of rumors and speculation about Guerin going out and making an impact addition in the trade market, and perhaps sooner than later. With Rossi set to be out for a bit, now might be the time to do it. The Wild can’t afford another stretch like they had in the second half of October.
Minnesota has back-to-back games this weekend at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. The Wild host the Ducks (11-5-1) on Saturday and the Golden Knights (7-4-5) on Sunday. Both games are at 5:00 p.m. CT.