It happened! Austen Kroll was finally introduced to Madison LeCroy’s baby girl. The Southern Charm-ers revealed this on Thursday, January 8, roughly six months after Madison gave birth to Teddi LeCroy Randle, her second child and first with husband Brett Randle.
Madison shared the long-awaited meeting in an Instagram photo taken in a restaurant parking lot. Austen reshared the moment on his own account, admitting his baby-holding skills were a bit awkward.
“I don’t know how to properly hold babies,” he captioned the picture, “but lil Teddi didn’t seem to notice.”
The photo showed the Trop Hop boss sporting a big ol’ smile as he held the baby girl from under her armpit and a knee.
Madison LeCroy recalls Austen Kroll’s reaction to her pregnancy news
Madison captioned the original snap with “guncle,” a portmanteau for… well, gay uncle. She joked about the label during a February 2025 interview with E! News, shortly after announcing she was expecting.
“I told [Austen] he was going to be the guncle,” Madison explained. “I don’t think he understood what I was saying, but it’s OK. My jokes sometimes don’t land, but we’ll tell him later.”
Madison told the outlet that Austen — whom she previously dated — had reached out to her after she revealed her pregnancy at the Southern Charm Season 10 reunion.
“He sent me this long text like, ‘Look at how far we’ve come. Five years ago, we’re arguing and now everybody’s growing up and starting families and talking about getting married and already getting married,'” Madison recalled. “He made me believe he’s super happy for me, and I believe that, so I’ll take it.”
Austen Kroll addresses speculation that he & Salley Carson were on a date
Austen and Teddi’s meeting went down during a small get-together with Madison, Brett, and Southern Charm’s Salley Carson. When asked if he was on a double date, Austen insisted there were no romantic intentions on his end.
“I really wanted to meet Teddi!” he replied to a comment. “Lovely time amongst good friends.”
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Madison also posted a group photo in which Salley held baby Teddi, as well as a funny video that compared her and Brett’s married life to Austen and Salley’s single life.
“Everybody say… growth,” she captioned the latter.
Madison LeCroy’s son, Hudson, receives a major honor
Madison is also a mom to 13-year-old Hudson, whom she shares with her ex. On Friday, January 9, the South Carolina native posted an Instagram carousel of her son’s latest accomplishment: landing on his school’s Honor Roll.
“All A Honor Roll, but more importantly, a good human,” she captioned photos and footage of Hudson’s awards ceremony. “I’m so proud of the young man you’re becoming it makes me emotional. You amaze me every single day, Hudson. I Love you!”
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