Luann de Lesseps, 58, and Southern Hospitality star Joe Bradley, 28, 'all over each other' following flirty WWHL appearance - after he 'presses brakes' on Danielle Olivera, 35, romance

Luann de Lesseps reportedly got cozy with Southern Hospitality star Joe Bradley following their joint appearance on Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday.

The former Real Housewives of New York star, 58, and Bradley, 28, were ‘all over each other’ at The Dream Hotel in New York City, according to US Weekly.

The pair allegedly went to the hotel bar after ‘getting flirty’ during a pre-taped episode of WWHL earlier that evening.

A source close to Bradley, however, denied the eyewitness’ account, per the outlet.

The reported canoodling raised eyebrows as it came hours after Bradley said he was ‘pressing the brakes’ on his recent romance with Summer House’s Danielle Olivera, 35.

Luann de Lesseps (left in 2023) reportedly got cozy with Southern Hospitality star Joe Bradley (right in 2023) following their joint appearance on Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday

The reality TV stars have been romantically linked following their encounter at BravoCon in November 2023.

Despite the love connection, Joe told Us Weekly that he’s ‘kind of pressing the brakes a little bit.’

‘I just want to make sure we’re in the right place before I’m officially, like, “I’m your boyfriend, you’re my girlfriend,”‘ he said on Tuesday.

‘I don’t want to get hurt, but more importantly, I don’t want to see her get hurt, and I just want to be in the best place possible before we make a hard launch.’

He mentioned having ‘a lot going on’ and expressed the need to ensure that he’s personally in a place where he can ‘prioritize’ Danielle.

‘I was kind of telling my friends and my mom earlier, I adore Danielle and I’ve never hit it off with someone so fast to the point where she’s been to Charleston twice,’ he continued on Tuesday.

‘This is my third time up here [in New York City] and even if I wasn’t here for WWHL, I would’ve come up to visit her this week. But, I think we moved a little too fast.’

If Joe does embark on a romance with Luann, their age gap seems to be of no consequence, as he had previously dismissed the 7-year gap with Danielle.

The former Real Housewives of New York star, 58, and Bradley, 28, were ‘all over each other’ at The Dream Hotel in New York City; seen in 2023

The pair allegedly went to the hotel bar after ‘getting flirty’ during a pre-taped episode of WWHL earlier that evening; Joe seen in 2023

The reported canoodling raised eyebrows as it came hours after Bradley said he was ‘pressing the brakes’ on his recent romance with Summer House’s Danielle Olivera; seen in January

‘Age doesn’t matter, but I think what stage in your life matters,’ he told the outlet.

‘My career is just getting started in [the] food and bev [industry], and I think, hopefully, I’m going to own my own business [one day]. [Danielle} already owns her own app.’

In December, Joe admitted he and Danielle had hooked up at BravoCon.

‘It was just organic,’ Bradley told Page Six. ‘We were at Watch What Happens Live in the green room, and we were making eye contact and just a gravitational pull, and then on the last night we hooked up.’

Since parting ways with Robert Sieber in fall 2022, Olivera briefly dated Below Deck Sailing Yacht star Alex Propson during the filming of Winter House in March 2023.

Despite the love connection, Joe told Us Weekly that he’s ‘kind of pressing the brakes a little bit’; Danielle in 2023

Bradley attempted to pursue his co-star Maddi Reese before spending time with former Bachelor contestant Salley Carson; Maddi Reese, Grace Lilly, Bradley Carter and Joe at BravoCon 2023

Bradley attempted to pursue his co-star Maddi Reese before spending time with former Bachelor contestant Salley Carson.

Luann, meanwhile, has had a storied love life, including first husband, Count Alexandre de Lesseps, second husband, Tom D’Agostino Jr., and former boyfriend Jacques Azoulay.

Luann and Joe’s WWHL episode is set to air on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo.