Shep Rose Opens Up About His Past Relationship With Taylor Ann Green in New Memoir

When the paperback of Nothing in Moderation: A Psychedelic Reckoning With Excess hit shelves on July 21, 2026, fans of Southern Charm found themselves leaf‑turning through more than just party anecdotes. Shep Rose, now 46, uses the memoir as a kind of confessional, admitting that his two‑year romance with fellow cast member Taylor Ann Green left a bruise he’s still feeling.

“I do have a lot of guilt associated with Taylor and our relationship. I cheated. I was partying a lot, sending her home in Ubers and staying out with fellow nightlife folks,” he writes, his tone oddly raw for a star used to glossy press releases. The memoir doesn’t shy away from the messy details: one‑night stands after industry events, a habit of saying yes to anything that glittered—girls, drugs, liquor—without ever learning how to say no.

Shep even adds a self‑deprecating aside that feels like a slip of the tongue you’d hear over a late‑night coffee: “I hate admitting it, but I was sort of a bad guy, piss‑poor morally.” It’s a line that makes you pause, almost expect a laugh track, yet the honesty lands heavy.

For those tracking the timeline, the couple dated from roughly 2020 until their split in 2022. Taylor, who exited the show after its tenth season in 2025, and Shep have hinted that they’re not completely out of touch. During a recent Page Six Radio interview, he told SiriusXM, “She loved me so much and she cared about me a lot and I took it for granted… thankfully, that relationship stayed somewhat connected.”

The book’s most vivid scene, however, isn’t a party in Los Angeles but a week‑long ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica. While navigating the hallucinogenic journey, Shep says the visions kept pulling him back to Taylor’s smile.

“I thought about my ex‑girlfriend Taylor, about how much she loved me. I could just see it in her eyes every day… She would crawl all over me when I was trying to watch a documentary, trying to cuddle, and I would get mad because I wanted her to pay attention to the film,” he writes. The recollection is oddly tender, mixing frustration with admiration for her “true colors,” which he describes as lighting up any room.

Family ties also surface. Shep recounts casual lunches with Taylor’s mother, Leslie Green, and sister, Catie King. He notes that Leslie checks in on him “periodically,” and he wonders whether she sees parts of her late son, Worth Green—who passed away at 36—reflected in his own larger‑than‑life personality.

“Like me, he was a big personality, a bull in a china shop… funny, generous of spirit, thoughtful with boundless energy… but also reckless, excess‑driven, and dangerous,” Shep reflects, drawing a parallel that feels both nostalgic and cautionary.

Shep also wrestles with the impact of bringing Taylor into the reality‑TV spotlight. He admits regret that her on‑screen moments were sometimes painted as “villainous,” noting, “It’s just tough to think that bringing her into the TV world is all on me.” He hopes, however, that she can look back on those chaotic years with a smile, remembering the travel, the jokes, and the moments that felt genuine amid the cameras.

In the end, the memoir reads less like a celebrity scandal sheet and more like a personal reckoning. Shep’s voice, peppered with asides, occasional self‑mockery and a lingering affection for Taylor and her family, makes the confession feel almost like a conversation over a battered kitchen table—not a polished press release.