Southern Charm’s Madison LeCroy told Alex Rodriguez she wouldn’t be his “side chick” amid his engagement to Jennifer Lopez as he slipped into her DMs
Madison LeCroy has opened up about her past communication with Alex Rodriguez, saying she felt like he was only looking for an affair with her during the time he was engaged to Jennifer Lopez.
The Southern Charm star, 32, appeared on the podcast Pillows and beer On Thursday, she said the retired New York Yankees star, 47, first contacted her via Instagram three years ago.
The Greenville, South Carolina resident said she initially thought she was “damn catfished” when she received a message from Rodriguez in 2020.
She said she thought at the time, “The dude who’s dating (Lopez) isn’t in my DMs right now.”
LeCroy said she made it clear to the former MLB slugger that she wasn’t interested in such an arrangement: “I said, ‘If you’re looking for a side chick, which he obviously was, it wouldn’t be me’ — I’m woman material.’
The latest: Madison LeCroy, 32, opened up about her previous communication with Alex Rodriguez, 47, on Thursday, saying she felt he was only looking for an affair with her during the time he was engaged to Jennifer Lopez, 53
LeCroy said Rodriguez initially started talking to her about fitness when he asked her what fitness facilities were open in her area during the pandemic shutdown.
The podcast’s 35-year-old Austen Kroll — whom LeCroy was dating at the time of Rodriguez’s advances — said the baseball alum had “contacted her ad nauseam” via FaceTime and expressed entitlement to his demeanor. in front of her.
“You were like, ‘This son of a bitch facetimed me three or four times today,'” Kroll said. And then he got mad at Madison for not answering when she was on the boat or something. And she was like, “I’m not standing by and calling.”‘
LeCroy said Rodriguez — who ranks fifth on the all-time home run leaders list — has repeatedly made offers to fly her to his native Miami, which she declined each time.
“People still don’t believe me — I swear to God, I’ve never seen that person in person,” LeCroy said.
Rumors of a romance between Rodriguez and the Bravo beauty began to sprout in 2021 and came up during the seventh season reunion of her show.
“He contacted me — and yes, we DMed — but there was nothing else,” she said. “I have never seen him physically, touched him. I’m not a liar and I’ll stand up for that.’
Shortly after news of Rodriguez’s link with LeCroy went public, Lopez and Rodriguez announced that they had split in March 2021.
LeCroy said Rodriguez initially started talking to her about fitness when he asked her what fitness facilities were open in her area during the pandemic shutdown.
Rodriguez was pictured on court in February during an NBA game at LA’s Crypto.Com Arena
Lopez subsequently reunited with ex Ben Affleck, whom she married in July 2022, while Rodriguez was linked to Canadian fitness instructor Jaclyn Cordeiro last October, with whom he still works.
LeCroy tied the knot with Brett Randle in November 2022. The couple married in a courthouse in Charleston, SC, and had a ceremony in Mexico, before enjoying a Southeast Asian honeymoon in Singapore and Bali.
LeCroy was previously linked to Kroll, who she dated for two years before breaking up in December 2020, and Kristin Cavallari’s ex Jay Cutler, a former NFL quarterback.
