Sutton Stracke has a new man, and she is not hiding him. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 55, showed up at Aerosmith’s “California Dream On” benefit concert with boyfriend Johnny Kelly. The next day, she posted the photo to prove it.
Stracke and Kelly attended the show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 1. A press release said she “arrived on the arm of her new rock ’n’ roll man.”
RHOBH: The Instagram Post
On Monday, November 2, Stracke shared a photo of Kelly kissing her on the cheek as confetti fell around them. Her caption was short. “Starting the week like this!”
Fans jumped in right away. One referenced her famous RHOBH line. “WHAT?! SUTTON NAME HIM! Name him! Name him!!! You loook so happy,” the fan wrote. Another asked, “Sutton is this a hard launch omg??”
The answer looks like yes. Stracke did not tag him or explain the relationship, but the photo says enough.
RHOBH: The Concert
Stracke attended as a personal guest of Janie’s Fund, the charity founded by Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. It helps girls who have survived abuse and neglect. A portion of the night’s proceeds supported the fund.
Page Six reports her boyfriend’s name as John C. Kelly. PEOPLE confirms the name as Johnny Kelly. Both reports appear to describe the same man. A source told Page Six the two met on Bumble and have been spending time together since the summer. Stracke has not confirmed that detail.
RHOBH: She Hinted at Dating in March
This is not a total surprise. Stracke told PEOPLE in March that she had gone “on a date last week in New York and had a really great time”.
She also said she loved her “great New York/L.A. life right now” as an empty nester. “I’m not afraid of being an empty nester anymore,” she said. “I’m really embracing it. So we’ll see what happens.”
RHOBH: Why This Feels Like a Fresh Start
The timing matters. Stracke has had a hard year with her ex-husband Christian. In the season 15 premiere of RHOBH, she revealed that he asked to have their marriage annulled within the Catholic Church, even though they had been divorced for years.
Then, in a February 2026 episode, she shared that Christian’s current partner is a former friend of hers.
“That was a shock to me as well,” Stracke said on Housewives Nightcap. “I found out two years ago that they were dating, and they’ve kind of been dating behind my back.”
She said it was “pretty hurtful, but I had to get over it.” She also set a clear line. “If they choose to get married, I will support that. I don’t need to be your friend, but I’m going to support whatever choice you have made.”
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