Are ‘The Valley’ Couple Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick Still Together? Relationship Updates
Kristen Doute’s love life has been on display for fans ever since Vanderpump Rules debuted in 2013. It’s been over a decade later and the reality star is in a relationship with boyfriend Luke Broderick and they made their joint TV debut during The Valley season 1 in March 2024.
“For Luke, this is a whole new rodeo for Luke. So, even just living in L.A. when he stays here is a whole new world for him. But for me, it might not be as wonderful for him kind of being thrown into this mix and this mess,” Kristen exclusively told Life & Style in April 2024. “But for me, having my very best friend there by my side and to have my back was the best thing I could ever ask for.”
When Did The Valley’s Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick Start Dating?
The Bravo star remained close to most of her former VPR costars after her 2020 exit and attended Rachael O’Brien’s wedding in June 2022. That same month, Kristen had freshly gotten out of a two-year relationship with ex-boyfriend Alex Menache and wasn’t ready to fully jump into a new romance.
“I battled with being, like, your person. I love you so much, but just the thought of being someone’s girlfriend again threw me through a loop because I want to be a wife and I want to be a mother,” she told Luke during a December 2022 episode of her former “Love, Sex and What Else Matters” podcast.
The couple colaunched the podcast one month prior during their long-distance relationship. Luke lives full-time in Colorado while Kristen resides in Los Angeles.
Are The Valley’s Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick Still Together?
After going Instagram official in December 2022, the two made their reality TV debut on The Valley. Though they still live in different states, the pair revealed they were actively trying to have a baby after they announced in November 2023 that they suffered a miscarriage.
In April 2024, Kristen and Luke rebranded their podcast with the new title “Balancing Act.”
“When we started [“Love, Sex and What Else Matters” podcast], it made perfect sense. That is kind of like Luke and I discussing our past love lives and ending up dating,” Kristen told Life & Style in April 2024. “It was kind of how we got to know each other on the phone when we were doing long distance before we were officially dating. So, it really made sense for us, and it still is a topic, the topics that we love to talk about, relationships, sex, all of that.”
Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick Are Engaged
The couple took a major step in their relationship when they announced their engagement in September 2024 after two years of dating.
“It was a total surprise,” Kristen told Us Weekly about the proposal, in which Luke got down on one knee and asked for her hand in marriage while on a boat ride in Maui, Hawaii.
Kristen continued, “I knew from the moment we met that Luke was my person. I am so excited to continue this journey together, now as fiancés.”
Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick Are Expecting Baby No. 1
Just two months after revealing their engagement, Kristen announced that was pregnant with their first child in November 2024. “We decided to start trying in early 2024,” she told People at the time. “I knew my age could be a factor in conceiving, so Luke and I discussed going for an extra push, a little help.”
She explained that they met with a fertility specialist in “late summer” to find out their options, and Kristen began preparing her body for intrauterine insemination (IUI). She was told that she would have to wait two weeks to learn if she was pregnant, though Kristen “tested one day early and got the big PREGNANT result” on the test.
“I was relieved, overwhelmed, happy, excited and nervous. The second I told Luke, he wasn’t surprised, but was SO happy that IUI worked the first time (we were prepared that it may not),” Kristen said of learning that she was pregnant. “He was so joyful and beyond excited to say the least! Our due date is in June [2025] and we are really looking forward to expanding our little family and becoming parents.”
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