Shep Rose

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shep Rose

• Shep Rose is connected to the Boykin family, known for founding Boykin, South Carolina, in 1755.

• The Boykin Spaniel, South Carolina’s state dog, is named after this family through Rose’s father’s lineage.

• His great-great aunt, Mary Boykin Chesnut (1823–1886), was an author who was featured in the PBS Civil War documentary.

• Shep Rose’s uncle, B. Boykin Rose, was the first director of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

• He is related to the Hobbs family through his mother. The family is known for building Chicago’s railroads in the 1800s.

• His great-aunt, Edith Cummings, was the first female athlete featured on the cover of TIME magazine in 1924.

• Shep Rose is a first cousin of his Southern Charm, a television reality show, co-star Marcie Hobbs.

• He belongs to a high social class family and has multiple trust funds.

  

• Shep Rose had a short relationship with Danni Baird before they joined the cast of Southern Charm.

• He supported John McCain, a Republican party candidate, in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

• Shep Rose joined as a main cast member of Southern Charm, a Bravo reality television show, in its first season, which premiered on 3 March 2014.

  

• He appeared 15 times on Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen, a late-night talk show. His first appearance was on 7 April 2014 with co-stars Cameran Eubanks and Thomas Ravenel.

  

• Shep Rose was part of the web series Shepic Fail, which starred him and his co-stars Craig Conover and Hunter Gardner. The series premiered on 23 November 2014.

• He was featured in the third season of the Southern Charm spin-off series called RelationShep, which focused on him.

• Shep Rose supported Gary Johnson, a Libertarian, in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

• He owns The Commodore, a bar and grill, in Charleston, South Carolina, which opened on 27 April 2016.

• Shep Rose co-owns two other ventures, The Palace Hotel and The Alley in Charleston.

• On 30 June 2016, he and his friends Jason Benjamin and Claude Pope launched a coastal wear brand called Shep Gear.

• Shep Rose then started a line of t-shirts inspired by his Southern Charm co-stars.

  

• After that, he founded a charitable trust. He often donates to multiple charities every December.

• Shep Rose supported the David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation in 2017, honouring the brother of his childhood best friend, who passed away from cancer in 2001.

• He made his acting debut as Paramedic #2 in the action-thriller film Reprisal, starring Bruce Willis and Olivia Culpo. The film was released on 30 August 2018.

• On 1 June 2019, Shep Rose started a podcast called Enough About Me with Shep Rose. It was last telecasted on 9 October 2019.

  

• After that, he launched a blog called Charleston GRIT.

• Shep Rose began performing as a stand-up comedian on 23 April 2018.

• On 1 May 2018, he was the announcer at a Charleston RiverDogs baseball game.

• Shep Rose is a member of the Union Club of the City of New York and the Jupiter Island Club in Florida.

• In 2019, he and his friend Tony Brown bought a French Bulldog named Lil’ Craig (born 12 September 2018), named after his co-star Craig Conover. His dog, Lil’ Craig, has an Instagram profile.

  

• Shep Rose raised $25,000 for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas in 2019.

• He campaigned for Joe Biden, a Democrat, and South Carolina Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

• In October 2020, Shep Rose criticized former co-star Thomas Ravenel on Twitter for supporting Donald Trump. He then referred to Trump supporters as “rats [who] stayed on the ship.”

• He wrote a book titled Average Expectations: Lessons in Lowering the Bar, which was published by Simon & Schuster on 16 March 2021.

  

• Shep Rose has deactivated his Twitter account.

• In 2024, his romance with Sienna Evans was featured in Bravo’s television series Southern Charm Season 10.

• At Bravo Fan Fest in November 2024 in Miami, Shep Rose shared details about their long-distance relationship. He revealed that by their second weekend together, he said “I love you” to her, but clarified that it was “in the heat of passion” and questioned if it “still counts.”

  

• He is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.

  

• During his time on a reality show, Shep Rose drank excessively, leading to a 72-hour unconsciousness where his friends had to babysit him. In a media interview, he recalled the incident and said,
  

  I’m at a crossroads. I was out of control, drunk in Las Vegas. I scared the shit out of me. I was blacked out. I can’t even tell you what happened.”

• On Southern Charm, he revealed a family connection to The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. His great-aunt inspired the character Jordan Baker. Shep shared that his great-grandfather was a two-time NCAA golf champion. He added,
  

  He’s a champion golfer, so I’ve got golf in my blood.”