Current:Home > ContactSouthern Charm's Olivia Flowers Details "Difficult" First Holidays 10 Months After Brother's Death -FutureFinance
Southern Charm's Olivia Flowers Details "Difficult" First Holidays 10 Months After Brother's Death
Rekubit Exchange View
Date:2025-04-07 11:48:01
This holiday season will be a different one for Olivia Flowers' family.
Ten months after the Southern Charm star's brother Conner unexpectedly passed away at the age of 32, Olivia shared how she and her parents are coping with the loss ahead of their first Christmas since his death.
"Holidays are definitely difficult," Olivia exclusively told E! News Chief Correspondent Keltie Knight at the DIRECTV Celebrates Christmas at Kathy's event Nov. 28. "We just had Thanksgiving, which was a very different experience. There was only four of us and now just three. But we're a very tight-knit, close family so we're pulling through and holding tight. So, we'll get through it."
Despite Conner's absence, Olivia will still try to embrace their Christmas traditions.
"My favorite part is just family time and the movies of course," the 31-year-old noted. "Home Alone, that's the favorite. I'm just looking forward to being in Texas, that's where I am right now, and family time."
Earlier this month, Olivia shared that her sibling died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, years after being prescribed opioids to treat chronic pain stemming from his longtime battle with Lyme disease.
"He started depending, at a very young age, on this prescription medicine to feel normal," the Bravolebrity told People in an interview published Nov. 1. "And we as a family started to see this toll it took on his body."
Olivia also noted Conner recently sought treatment at a wellness center and was "completely clean."
"He was in the best shape I'd seen him in years," she recalled. "He had huge dreams he wanted to accomplish. And he was talking about his plans to move to Dallas, Texas, where he already had jobs lined up."
However, Conner experienced a fatal relapse.
"To hear he died of a fentanyl overdose, there's immediately going to be this assumption that he was partying," she said. "Conner wasn't like that. This was his means to survive."
Southern Charm airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
(E! and Bravo are both part of the NBCUniversal family)
Peacock is live now! Check out NBCU's streaming service here.veryGood! (856)
Related
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Stock market today: Asian shares are sharply lower, tracking a rates-driven tumble on Wall Street
- Proof Travis Kelce Is Fearless About Taylor Swift Fan Frenzy
- Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos top Forbes' 400 richest people in America in 2023
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- A 13-foot, cat-eating albino python is terrorizing an Oklahoma City community
- Gov. Glenn Youngkin's PAC raises over $4 million in 48 hours from billionaire donors
- Michael Connelly, Nikki Grimes, Judy Blume and other authors unite against book bans
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- The 'American Dream' has always been elusive. Is it still worth fighting for?
Ranking
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- El Chapo's sons purportedly ban fentanyl in Mexico's Sinaloa state
- A test case of another kind for the Supreme Court: Who can sue hotels over disability access
- Migrant deaths more than doubled in El Paso Sector after scorching heat, Border Patrol data says
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- Jimmie Allen, wife Alexis Gale welcome third child amid separation and assault allegations
- Washington National Cathedral unveils new stained glass windows with racial justice theme
- Deputy dies after being shot while responding to Knoxville domestic disturbance call
Recommendation
Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
'Ahsoka' finale recap: Zombies, witches, a villainous win and a 'Star Wars' return home
Jamie Lynn Spears eliminated in shocking 'Dancing With the Stars' Week 2. What just happened?
DOJ says Veterans Affairs police officer struck man with baton 45 times at medical center
Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
Though millions experience heartburn daily, many confuse it for this
Gunbattle at hospital in Mexico kills 4, including doctor caught in the crossfire: Collateral damage
Valerie Bertinelli re-wears her 'fat clothes' from weight loss ad: 'Never felt more beautiful'