Meghan King Takes Manhattan: Inside the RHOC Alum’s Next Act

Meghan King just swapped Missouri for Manhattan, and she is treating the move like a full reset. Real estate license in hand, a little Bravo-world chaos in the rearview, and yes, a headline-making makeout on the sidewalk. Let’s catch up.

From selling in Missouri to starting over in NYC

King, 41, has been in New York City for a couple of months and is laser-focused on turning real estate into her next act. She sold her first home back in August 2024 while working as a realtor in Missouri, and now she’s hustling to get a New York career going. The way I’m hearing it, this isn’t a dabble; she wants to build something here.

She also wanted a clean break and a new environment. The East Coast was an easy fit for her anyway — she’s got family in the city, including her brother RJ, who happens to be tight with former RHONY star Carole Radziwill. And because this detail is too oddly specific to ignore: RJ and Carole share a dog. Make of that what you will.

About that Kyle Cooke night

Earlier this month, King and Kyle Cooke, 43, were photographed kissing outside a Manhattan bar after Page Six’s 90s-themed party at Temple Bar. According to people who were there, they hadn’t met before that night. King made the first move, Cooke was buzzed and having fun, and the vibe was very much flirt-now, think-later. After the event wrapped around 10 p.m., they left with a group, hit Bar Bianchi, and stayed until about 1 a.m. There were multiple public makeouts sprinkled in for good measure.

Everyone involved insists it was light and casual, not the start of some epic romance. Cooke is newly single after splitting from Amanda Batula in January. Meanwhile, on the messier side of the Summer House universe, Batula, 34, recently confirmed she’s dating their costar West Wilson, 31 — who previously dated her close friend Ciara Miller. The fallout has rattled the cast; most of them aren’t speaking to Batula or Wilson right now. Expect more on that when the season 10 reunion airs next month.

The custody backdrop she was carrying into this move

King called 2025 a tough year, and the custody situation explains a lot. She and ex-husband Jim Edmonds, 55, divorced in 2019 and initially shared custody of their three kids: Aspen, now 9, and twins Hart and Hayes, now 7. In November 2025, a court removed King’s physical custody and set supervised visitation. A month later, both sides reached a settlement that reshaped everything.

"The custody hearing has been called off... both sides have reached an agreement that is in the best interests of the children."

- Steve Honig, rep for Jim Edmonds, December 2025

What that meant in practice: the kids live with Edmonds in Tennessee full time, and King gets several weeks with them every summer. She also spent time with them around the holidays in December 2025 as part of the arrangement. It’s a lot — and it makes the whole start-fresh-in-New-York plan feel less like a whim and more like a survival strategy.

TL;DR timeline

• Aug 2024: King sells her first home as a Missouri-based realtor.
• Late 2025: Custody shifts; King loses physical custody in Nov; a Dec agreement puts the kids with Edmonds in Tennessee full time, with King getting summer weeks and holiday time.
• Early 2026: King relocates to NYC; starts building a real estate career here; has family ties in the city (brother RJ is friends with Carole Radziwill — they share a dog).
• Jan 2026: Kyle Cooke splits from Amanda Batula.
• April 2026: King and Cooke meet at a 90s-themed party at Temple Bar, leave with a group, head to Bar Bianchi, kiss publicly multiple times; both sides call it casual.
• Spring 2026: Batula confirms she’s dating costar West Wilson; much of the Summer House cast ices them out; season 10 reunion airs next month.