Maddi Reese Is the Sober Life of the Party on Bravo’s ‘Southern Hospitality’

When Vanderpump Rules announced a cast shakeup, some Bravo fans panicked, but not Us. Southern Hospitality was already serving up the same level of chaotic restaurant drama at Leva Bontaparte’s Republic in Charleston, South Carolina. Standout Maddi Reese deserves a lot of the credit for the show’s momentum, which has earned her a spot in Us Weekly’s Reality Stars of the Year issue. “It was nice to see all the traction that we got this past season. It was like, ‘Finally!’ But at the same time, I think that we had to prove ourselves as a new show coming in,” Reese, 28, says. “It took a while for