RHOSLC Star Britani Bateman Shows Off New ‘Friend’ as Jared Drama Lingers

Britani Bateman appears to be moving right along. The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star shared a series of cozy photos with a new man following her split from Jared Osmond — and fans are definitely reading between the wine glasses.

The pics, posted on November 20, showed Britani smiling and clinking glasses with Aaron Torriente as he looked directly into her eyes. Are they dating? Is it just lighting? Is it just Utah? No confirmation yet, but the vibes are not subtle.

The timing is interesting, considering Britani and Jared’s breakup played out both online and on season 5 of “RHOSLC,” where daughter Olivia Bateman openly criticized the relationship. After reconciling with her mom following estrangement, Olivia made it clear she didn’t approve of Jared — and she didn’t sugarcoat it.

Olivia Speaks Out and Britani Bateman Doubles Down on Being Done

While on the “I Do Part 2” podcast, Olivia didn’t hold back when asked about Jared. “I like him as a person … I don’t like him as a boyfriend for my mom,” she said, adding, “I think he treats her poorly. Yeah, I think that they’re bad together.” She even joked that she gave her mom a “death glare” whenever the PDA got out of hand.

Britani, meanwhile, confirmed at BravoCon that she’s officially labeling things — literally. “We’re friends. That’s our official title, and the title is made by me,” she said in an interview for Bravo TV. “I typed it out and printed it out, and labeled it, ‘Friends.’ We’re best friends… and I don’t want any more than that. And it will never be any more than that.”

Of course, this is the same woman who once said, “I feel like I’m on this hamster wheel of dating other people, breaking up, and getting back together,” before calling Jared “yummy.” So… we’ve heard this before.

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