Kristin Cavallari’s ex boyfriend, Nate Thompson, has broken his silence over her decision to reveal they were romantically involved on her podcast earlier this week.

On Tuesday’s episode of his Energy Line podcast, hours after Cavallari confirmed they shared one of her ‘deepest relationships’ to date, the retired NHL player, 40, shared his reaction to her divulging their secret past to the world. 

Despite managing to keep their relationship under wraps during their time together, Thompson admitted he ‘knew it was a matter of time before things became public.’ 

‘That’s her world, that’s what she does, and her podcast, obviously, as you know, is pretty big, and she talks about her relationships, so I knew it was probably gonna come out, eventually.’ 

The former Boston Bruins star continued: ‘I have nothing bad to say about Kristin. She’s a really, really good person and great mom and yeah, it was fun.’ 

Thompson, then, reiterated he was ‘fine’ with Cavallari opening up about their history.

Kristin Cavallari’s ex boyfriend, Nate Thompson, has broken his silence over her decision to reveal they were romantically involved on her podcast earlier this week

On her podcast, the reality TV personality, 38, called him a ‘great guy’ before confirming they called it quits because something was ‘missing’ in their relationship. 

In her latest podcast episode, Cavallari said she could name the retired NHL player now since online sleuths, whom she referred to as ‘TikTok f***ing detectives,’ had already figured out who her then-boyfriend was.

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She said people on social media ‘pieced together’ her clues from what she said while chatting with Bunnie Xo on her Dumb Blonde podcast in December 2024.

‘I don’t even care,’ she said on her podcast. ‘I said his name on [my podcast] tour. I really think he’s such a great guy.’ 

She added: ‘He is someone who has done a lot of work on himself.’ 

She said that she and the hunky hockey player ‘connected on such a deep level.’ 

She even said their fling was ‘one of the deeper relationship’s she has ever had despite how ‘short’ it was.

‘We didn’t hold back on anything,’ she said about her fling with the retired athlete. ‘We told each other f***ing everything.’ 

Gushing about Thompson, Cavallari even described their connection as ‘honest, pure, amazing.’ 

On Tuesday’s episode of his Energy Line podcast, hours after Cavallari confirmed they shared one of her ‘deepest relationships’ to date, the retired NHL player, 40, shared his reaction to her divulging their past, which they previously kept secret

Thompson admitted that he ‘knew it was a matter of time before things became public’ about their history

She said that much of their relationship happened via ‘voice notes, FaceTime calls, phone calls, texting’ as they were ‘mostly long distance.’

Cavallari then revealed why they ended up calling it quits before adding that she is ‘done’ dating athletes who are still competing. 

‘That attraction piece for me has to be so on fire for me to want to be with someone,’ she said. 

‘I have gone out with amazing men, and this guy is a good example of that. Why can’t I fall in love with you?’

She said that even though she was ‘attracted’ to the ex-hockey player and she was metaphorically ‘firing on all other cylinders,’ she didn’t feel a ‘flame.’

‘I need in the beginning to want to rip your f***ing clothes off,’ she explained. ‘I need compatibility and chemistry.’

Cavallari added: ‘I understand that what I’m searching for is rare, [but] I’m not gonna settle for anything less than exactly what I want.’ 

The podcast host added that she ‘had fun’ when he visited her several months ago for New Year’s but alluded that they ended it shortly afterwards. 

She was previously with the former quarterback for a decade and married for seven years before separating in 2020 and finalizing their divorce two years later. Cavallari and the football player share three children — sons Camden, 12, Jaxon, 10, and daughter Saylor, nine; pictured April 2017

Most recently, prior her romance with Thompson, she dated TikTok star Mark Estes, 24, for seven months in 2024

At the time, they made headlines for their 14-year age gap. Cavallari also recently admitted that he is the ex she is most likely to go back to

She said she has reactivated her Raya account before clarifying that she is not ‘hoe-ing it up.’ 

Then, the Laguna Beach alum told her fans that she has actually had an ‘absurd[ly]’ few hookups since her divorce from her ex-husband Jay Cutler. 

She was previously with the former quarterback for a decade and married for seven years before separating in 2020 and finalizing their divorce two years later. 

Cavallari and the football player share three children — sons Camden, 12, Jaxon, 10, and daughter Saylor, nine.

Since their divorce, she has been romantically linked to comedian Jeff Dye and country singer Chase Rice.

Most recently, prior her romance with Thompson, she dated TikTok star Mark Estes, 24, for seven months in 2024.  

She has also confessed to hooking up with country singer Morgan Wallen and perhaps even actor Jason Statham, according to a TikTok video she made lately.