Emma Hernan has needed to defend her relationship with Blake Davis since they provided a glimpse into their dynamic on Promoting Sundown.
The actual property agent's private life was a serious subject of dialog earlier than Promoting Sundown returned for season 9 in October 2025. Emma was beforehand accused by Nicole Younger of being with a married man, which she denied in 2024. On the time, Emma confirmed she was in a severe relationship with an unnamed man.
By season 9, Emma's costar Chrishell Stause made it clear she wasn't a fan of her then-friend's boyfriend. The stress was unpacked through the season 9 reunion particular the place Chrishell accused Blake of utilizing a racial slur and mocking pronouns.
“[You were affected] due to what I wrote or due to what he mentioned and did?” Chrishell requested Emma within the November 2025 episode. “He instructed me proudly that he brazenly makes use of the N-word. He thinks if persons are singing the lyrics they usually don't say it then they're too woke.”
Emma denied the claims about Blake, including, “I don't suppose Blake is tremendous acceptable, however what was put on-line was not how he mentioned it. He by no means mentioned he was MAGA. He by no means mentioned his political beliefs. He by no means mentioned pronouns are silly. I don't agree with a ton of issues that he does, however he was attempting to narrate to Chrishell and he desires folks to love him.”
That very same month, Emma completely instructed Us Weekly about worrying an excessive amount of about outdoors opinions on Blake.
“I've loved my time with him and I couldn't maintain worrying about what different folks say or who they need me to be with. Finally I've to observe my coronary heart and even when I've to be taught the laborious manner, that is any person that I'm selecting to be with,” she defined. “Everybody can say what they need — or they will both love him or hate him. However finally, it's my selection who I find yourself with.”
Emma selected to not conceal her romance with Blake after filming the reunion.
“A couple of of the women had been like, ‘If that's your man, then say that's your man. Simply personal it. Nobody can dictate who you may or can't be with,'” she continued. “So I made a decision I'm going to be open to this relationship and never be ashamed of my finest buddy not liking him. If it really works, it really works and if it doesn't, it doesn't. However I don't need to have any regrets that I cared what different folks thought after I did take pleasure in my time with him.”
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September 2024
After manufacturing on season 8 wrapped, Chrishell hinted at Emma's boyfriend, who was out of the highlight on the time.
“As of late of filming didn't make it into season 8 of #SellingSunset so I can put up them now,” Chrishell wrote through Instagram in September 2024. “A scene the place Emma launched us to who she truly WAS courting. This was fairly humorous bc I didn't like him. So perhaps it's for the most effective 😆😅.”
December 2024
Emma later instructed Us that she filmed with Blake — just for it to not air.
“He went and filmed and put himself on the market as effectively, they usually minimize the whole lot,” she shared. “There's a number of scenes the place I've a chunk mark on my arm, they usually attempt to play it like they don't know who it's. However everyone knows who it's. There's a number of scenes that for those who return within the season and form of take note of what they did now, it's tremendous messed-up.”
Emma continued: “I've been tremendous personal about my relationships my complete life. Even earlier than the present, I've all the time been a personal individual on the subject of relationships. However producers got here to me they usually mentioned that they actually needed to see my love life and who I'm courting. I opened up my life, and what occurred was the exact opposite from what we filmed.”
Regardless of feeling pissed off by Blake's exclusion in season 8, Emma defined why she needed to movie with him.
“[My boyfriend is] undoubtedly extra reserved. However he was very supportive of no matter I needed. He did movie, and we checked out a pair properties collectively on display. However finally, he was fairly dissatisfied with what they did to me, which my household was as effectively,” she added about footage from season 8 that was minimize. “He had messaged me previous to the present, so we had been buddies for fairly a while, after which we met final December. He's very shut with my household, in order that was one thing that was missing in my prior relationship and one thing that I'm lucky about and grateful for on this one.”
January 2025
Season 9 filmed in January and February 2025, which confirmed Blake and Emma contemplating a future collectively earlier than calling it quits.
July 2025
TMZ reported that Blake and Emma known as it quits earlier than she filmed the season 9 reunion particular with the remainder of the forged.
October 2025
Season 9 launched Blake when he joined Chrishell, Emma and Chelsea Lazkani for lunch. Chrishell was not thrilled by an interplay the place Blake claimed he by no means tried a vegetable or fruit in his life — warning Emma she must “mom” him.
Because the season continued, Chrishell expressed extra of her worries as Emma thought-about getting engaged to Blake.
November 2025
Whereas addressing the drama from season 9, Emma defended her reference to Blake.
“Who hasn't dated a man that your loved ones or buddies don't agree with? I'm human and I've emotions. Sadly, I made a reference to somebody who isn't essentially the most likable individual. There was a dialog that wanted available,” Emma defined to her costars. “He doesn't all the time behave, so that's the reason I take distance rather a lot.”
She continued: “There have been a number of instances the place I haven't spoken to him for 2 to 3 months at a time — like, utterly ghost. At that second, I really feel like I'll by no means converse to him once more after which they may be capable to see that I'm with him. There's a bond there. I'm not saying he's the individual I'm going to marry. However I've had three boyfriends and he's the third.”
Emma additionally spoke to Us about selecting to give attention to the constructive — beginning along with her relationship.
“I'd undoubtedly transfer to the East Coast [with him]. He would wish to suggest for me to try this,” she quipped. “He has not [proposed yet]. I put my complete life on the market this season. I actually needed the viewers to simply see me and who I'm and being susceptible and seeing the true relationship that I used to be in.”
