When The Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets dropped, we were fully convinced that 2024 would be the year of Chet Hanks and Kim Zolciak. You have to admit that Kim Zolciak-Hanks kind of has a ring to it, right? The two flirted on the show, but after production wrapped, they shrugged off the romance rumors. However, Chet just revealed they’re still in touch. In fact, they were just texting the other day! Maybe there’s still life in this one yet…
Kim Zolciak and Chet Hanks’ “friendship” is going strong
The last time we saw Kim and Chet, the two were whooping it up at a Jelly Roll concert. They got a VIP experience and took selfies showing off their fun fight. Since then, it was all quiet on the Zolciak-Hanks front until Chet spoke with People in a recent interview.
“I just texted [Kim] in the car right now,” Chet casually told the outlet.
Of course, the reporter pressed for more details. Is Kim inching her way into the Hanks family? Probably not. Chet kept it cool and simply said that they were “friends.” When asked if they were “dating friends,” he shut it down.
“No, we’re friends,” he replied.
This “just friends” attitude is a far cry from the flirtatious interactions we saw from them during The Surreal Life. Are we just supposed to forget that he called her a “MILF?” Should we just pretend that Kim didn’t gush about Chet in multiple interviews promoting the show?
So, it sounds like our dreams of a Zolciak-Hanks wedding might not come true anytime soon, despite what we saw on The Surreal Life. Also, it’s worth mentioning that the show aired in 2024 but was filmed in 2023. A lot has changed in both of their lives since then.
At the time of filming, Kim had just been slapped with a divorce from Kroy Biermann. Some of the other celebs in the villa theorized that Kim’s behavior towards Chet could be an attempt at rebounding. Now that some time has passed, it seems like that might have been the case. At least she made a friend.
TELL US – ARE YOU SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT CHET AND KIM ARE STILL IN TOUCH? DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD MAKE A CUTE COUPLE?
