Spoilers for episodes 1-7 of Too Hot to Handle season 6 ahead. The course of love never runs smoothly on dating reality shows like Too Hot to Handle. Case in point: Charlie Jeer and Katherine LaPrell, one of the eventual couples within the season 6 cast of the Netflix show. After arriving on the show on day one when the latest installment premiered on July 19, the two models—Charlie a 21-year-old from Kent, England, and Katherine, a 28-year-old from L.A.—spent the start of their time in the villa getting to know other people, but eventually, they revisited their initial spark. After the dramatic start to their relationship, fans are wondering whether Charlie and Katherine were in it for the long haul, both during the show and post-filming. Read on for everything we know about the couple's relationship so far.
What happened between Charlie and Katherine on 'Too Hot to Handle' season 6?
Charlie and Katherine caught each other's eye from the minute they stepped foot in the Too Hot to Handle villa (partly thanks to their coincidentally matching swimsuits). They showed their mutual interest during Bad Lana's first rule-free day, even sharing a kiss. However, Charlie was also interested in fellow Brit Lucy and kissed her, too, along with Toronto girl Kylisha. With three kisses in one day, Charlie was banished to the original Lana's windowless bunker to cool off.
Once he emerged from the bunker, Charlie had his eyes set on Lucy, as he wanted to explore their connection. She eventually forgave him for his busy first day, and the pair decided to become a couple. Meanwhile, Katherine is scooped up by new arrival (and season 5 alum) Louis when he asks her on a date. Katherine and Louis shared some more eventful days, filled with several rule breaks and a trip to the Hideaway. She even stayed loyal after Lana sent her on a date with college student Cristian, though the date did make Katherine realize that her relationship with Louis had been primarily sexual.
Things changed in episode 5 when Katherine and Charlie shared an emotional, honest moment during a mirror challenge. Both of them had been having doubts about their respective couplings; Katherine was concerned whether she and Louis could get to an emotional place, and Charlie was feeling like Lucy wasn't reciprocating his energy. (It's hard to say, but Lucy's actions may have been to avoid breaking any rules, as this wouldn't be the first time Lana worked against a couple). As Katherine and Charlie stared into each other's eyes and hugged during the workshop, they caught deeper feelings and realized they wanted to explore their emotional connection. That night, they decided to get to know each other better after talking to Louis and Lucy.
In episode 6, Katherine ends things with Louis, admitting that she had been thinking about Charlie while they were together. Meanwhile, Charlie breaks things off with Lucy, but he doesn't tell her about Katherine. Instead, Lucy finds out from Louis and is understandably heartbroken. Still, Katherine and Charlie are proud of going about the breakups genuinely, and they happily couple up. They even attempt to get a green light to kiss once Lana gives out the rule-free watches, but it doesn't work out. Instead, they share a rule-breaking kiss, which does bring them closer even though it loses the group $6,000.
The brand-new couple went through a serious shake-up in episode 7. After a rough conversation where Charlie admitted that his head could turn (his exact stat was a "99.7 percent chance" that he would stay focused on Katherine), Bad Lana sent him on a date with Sabrina, a tall brunette from Toronto who looks noticeably similar to Katherine and has received a 24-hour rule-free window. During the date, Charlie says that he's not in a serious relationship, and both he and Sabrina put some massage oil (courtesy of Bad Lana) to good use. Still, when he learns about the free pass, he resists kissing Sabrina and stays loyal to Katherine. He does ask Sabrina to keep the massages secret, and at the start of episode 8, he lies by omission when he tells Katherine that nothing happened on the date.
The next morning, when season 6’s other standout couple Bri and Demari reveal that they’d gotten a green light the night before, Katherine wonders if Lana knows something that she doesn’t. The truth is revealed when Katherine asks Sabrina about the date, and a pissed Katherine decides to sleep alone when she learns how Charlie messed up. However, her mindset changes during a workshop that involves a cold ice bath. She admits to the women that she runs away to protect herself when relationships take a downturn. She connected her behavior back to her father leaving her family when she was a kid and decided that she didn’t want to keep running away.
After an honest talk, Katherine decides to give Charlie another chance, and they finally get a green light. Their final date goes just as well, but they do both express worries that “cheeky Charlie” may return in the real world, with Katherine living in L.A. and Charlie in the U.K. Charlie tells her that he wants to make it work and get to know her more outside of this; they don’t make things official, but they do say that they’re catching feelings for each other (and prompt another green light).
In the finale, Katherine and Charlie join Bri and Demari as the final two couples who were up for the $100,000 prize pot (minus $25,000 that went to Gianna, the single cast member who best followed the rules). Though the pot went to Bri and Demari, Katherine and Charlie still celebrated the end of Lana’s rules.
Are Katherine and Charlie still together after 'Too Hot to Handle' season 6?
Speaking with Marie Claire ahead of the season 6 finale, Katherine revealed that she and Charlie are still going strong! She says the couple have spent the several months since filming ended traveling between L.A. and the U.K. to visit each other. They both even documented the trips on Instagram, though they only appear solo in the updates.
“He's such a beautiful person inside and out,” Katherine says. “Every time I see him, I feel like my feelings for him just grow stronger. He reassures me that he loves me every day; we talk on the phone every day, all day, FaceTiming and calling each other. I'm so thankful for that man. He has taught me a lot.”
