Steven McBee Jr. is dating influencer Allie Eklund after his messy split from ex Calah Jackson
The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys star, 32, hard launched his relationship with influencer Allie Eklund on Instagram on Monday, Nov. 3. The post featured a series of PDA-packed photos of the couple with their arms around each other, even sharing a passionate kiss in one.
“Never been so certain,” the eldest McBee brother captioned the post, referencing a screenshot at the end of the carousel of a text he sent Eklund saying the same thing.
The pair also took to their Instagram Stories where they posted more photos together, including their red carpet debut from the Community Services League’s Luminous Gala the night prior.
“My hot date and host,” Eklund wrote across a sweet snap of them at the event, which was hosted by McBee.
She also posted a candid shot of them holding hands in the car with the caption, “me and you 🤎”
He reposted it, along with comments from his family members showing they approve of the relationship.
“smartest thing you’ve ever done 👏,” read a message from Kacie Adkison, who is dating Steven’s brother Cole McBee.
Alli Ventresca, who is married to another of Steven’s brothers, Jesse McBee, left a comment as well. “Yay, love this! Summer and I approve for Uncle Steven 👏💗,” she said, referring to the daughter she shares with Jesse.
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Steven later revealed how he and Eklund met, giving a shoutout to friend William Van Orsdel for an “A+ Referral and Assist.”
“Went from a dm (actually dm’s*) floating in Allie’s inbox to actually getting a date locked down thanks to Will hahahaha,” Steven explained.
Steven’s previous relationship and breakup from ex Calah Jackson has been documented on his family’s reality series. They first met on the dating show Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer and had a rocky on-and-off again dynamic.
In July, Steven told PEOPLE they had “been broken up since the end of season 2,” which aired in September but was filmed several months prior. Throughout the season, viewers watched Jackson’s tumultuous relationship with the rest of the McBee family contribute to her split from Steven — she was even accused of calling them “hillbilly f—s.”
After one particularly heated confrontation with Steven’s brothers, Jackson told her ex, “You will never appreciate what your woman does for you because you’ve had it done for you your whole life,” to which he responded: “I ain’t gonna f—— stick up for you.”
Later, in a confessional, Jackson claimed that she is “continuously been put in these situations where it’s me against everyone else, and I haven’t done anything wrong.”
The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys is currently streaming on Peacock.