When Laguna Beach debuted in 2004, Stephen Colletti was everyone’s favourite reality TV heartthrob, and 18 years later, viewers are still interested in the star’s love life. Back to the Beach with Kristin and Stephen is a new podcast that Stephen recently started with his ex-girlfriend and former co-star Kristin Cavallari. Fans of Laguna Beach can still hear Kristin whimpering her boyfriend’s name whenever she was irritated with him. The two dated on and off during seasons 1 and 2 of the reality series. In addition, Stephen had an affair with his best friend Lauren Conrad, and throughout the series, he appeared to switch between his connections with the two women.
His brief relationship with Lauren never materialised because he kept returning to Kristin’s embrace. Although Lauren and Stephen went on a date together in a season 3 episode of The Hills, Stephen ultimately chose against continuing the relationship since his best friend from Laguna Beach brought too many memories of high school to mind. Stephen dated the Nashville actress Hayden Panettiere for two years after his relationships with Kristin and Lauren. Later, Stephen dated Chelsea Kane, with whom he co-starred on One Tree Hill during the affair between their characters Chase Adams and Tara Richards. 2011 through 2013, Stephen and Chelsea were romantically involved.
Since breaking up with Chelsea, Stephen has been very secretive about his dating life, and as of 2022, it seems that he is not seeing anyone. As he rewatches Laguna Beach episodes for his podcast Back to the Beach with Kristin and Stephen, the actor is staying busy revisiting his high school years. Stephen is still legally single and has never had children, in contrast to Kristin and Lauren who have both been married and have welcomed multiple children into the world. Stephen has remained committed to his business and co-created the comedy-drama Everyone Is Doing Great with James Lafferty, with whom he co-stars on One Tree Hill.
The two disclosed that they actually got back together around August 2020, even though Stephen and Kristin only started their podcast on July 19. In April of the same year, Kristin announced her divorce from Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, and there was no better way to move on from him than to reconnect with her high school ex-boyfriend. They went out to dinner, and Kristin makes a suggestion that they might have kissed, but none of them can completely recall it. The star of Very Cavallari also uploaded a picture of herself and Stephen from their date, and the reconnection sparked a social media frenzy. Despite the fact that they are both currently single, it seems like they are just buddies at this time.
Fans of Stephen from 2004 may be interested to know that he appears to be for sale. He may prefer to keep his romances quiet, though, and his professional life always comes first. As he continues his podcast with Kristin, their discussions of their high school romance could rekindle enough old emotions for the couple to fall in love once more. Fans of him and Lauren may be disappointed to learn that the founder of The Little Market has been blissfully married to musician William Tell since 2014. Fans can listen to Stephen and Kristin on their new weekly Laguna Beach podcast if they’re curious about them and the possibility of the two reconciling.
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