{"id":10001,"date":"2026-07-18T23:18:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10001"},"modified":"2026-07-18T23:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:18:46","slug":"why-steven-mcbee-jr-felt-pressure-to-marry-allie-eklund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10001","title":{"rendered":"Why Steven McBee Jr. Felt \u2018Pressure\u2019 to Marry Allie Eklund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/steven-mcbee-jr-says-dad-steve-sr-is-getting-out-of-prison-early\/\"><strong>Steven McBee Jr.<\/strong><\/a> admits he felt a nudge from his loved ones to settle down with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/who-is-allie-eklund-meet-steven-mcbee-jr-s-girlfriend\/\"><strong>Allie Eklund<\/strong><\/a> before their split earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInherently, there\u2019s a little bit of pressure because my family is who I hang out with,\u201d Steven, 33, exclusively told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> on Thursday, July 16. \u201cAnd so they\u2019re all married up, starting their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys<\/em> star explained it was a \u201ccombination\u201d of loving Allie, 29, so deeply and his brothers\u2019 being wifed-up that made him feel ready for marriage before their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/inside-steven-mcbee-jr-and-allie-eklunds-cheating-scandal\/\">ultimate breakup in April<\/a>. (<strong>Cole McBee<\/strong> is engaged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/mcbee-dynastys-allie-eklund-breaks-down-kacie-skincare-drama\/\"><strong>Kacie Adkison<\/strong><\/a>, with whom he shares one daughter, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/mcbee-dynasty-preview-jesse-feels-stuck-in-marriage\/\"><strong>Jesse McBee<\/strong> is married<\/a> to <strong>Alli McBee<\/strong> and also has one daughter.)<\/p>\n<p>The McBee Farm &amp; Cattle Co. CEO admitted, \u201cI don\u2019t hang out with single friends or anything like that. So there\u2019s a little bit of pressure on that end.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4380018\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4380018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Why Steven McBee Jr Felt Pressure to Get Married From Family While Dating Allie Eklund\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Steven McBee Jr. and Allie Eklund.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Casey Durkin\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Steven, however, noted that after watching back season 3, which was filmed in fall 2025, his brothers, Cole, Jesse and <strong>Brayden McBee<\/strong>, were actually pushing for him to pump the brakes on his and Allie\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m also seeing a lot of learning lessons as far as me moving a little too quickly and my family saying, \u2018Hey, you better slow down a little bit and make sure,\u2019\u201d Steven said of the \u201cbittersweet\u201d episodes he\u2019s seen. \u201cAnd I threw all caution to the wind and was like, \u2018I\u2019m ready to get married.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While his family dynamic did play a part in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/allie-eklund-says-future-kids-influenced-steven-mcbee-jr-split\/\">Steven\u2019s eagerness<\/a> to get hitched himself, he told <em>Us<\/em> that his connection with Allie was an even bigger reason he thought it was time to settle down \u2014 even though they\u2019d only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/mcbee-dynasty-recap-steven-wants-to-marry-allie-after-2-weeks\/\">been dating a few weeks<\/a> when he started talking about proposing to his siblings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/mcbee-dynasty-recap-steven-wants-to-marry-allie-after-2-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steven-McBee-Jr-Reveals-He-Wants-to-Marry-Allie-Eklund-2-Weeks-After-Dating-on-McBee-Dynasty.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Steven McBee Jr Reveals He Wants to Marry Allie Eklund 2 Weeks After Dating on McBee Dynasty\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/mcbee-dynasty-recap-steven-wants-to-marry-allie-after-2-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;McBee Dynasty&#8217; Recap: Steven Wants to Marry Allie 2 Weeks After Dating<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSteven McBee Jr. went from zero to 100 with girlfriend Allie Eklund on the latest episode of The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys \u2014 revealing his plans for a proposal just weeks after meeting in person. \u201cMom texted me this morning and said, \u2018She\u2019s like a boy moms\u2019 dream,\u2019 Steven, 33, told Jesse McBee\u2019s wife, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAllie was pretty spot on with everything that I was hoping to find in a woman,\u201d Steven shared. \u201cSo I was like, \u2018Hey, this is it. I found what I\u2019m looking for. I\u2019m good. Like, there\u2019s no time to waste here. Let\u2019s just do it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the influencer \u201cchecked all the boxes\u201d at the time, so he was all in.<\/p>\n<p>During the season 3 premiere of <em>McBee Dynasty<\/em>, which aired in June, fans were introduced to Allie, a content creator from Texas. Her debut included her first trip to Steven\u2019s family farm in Missouri and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/steven-allie-have-1st-kiss-pre-split-on-mcbee-dynasty-premiere\/\">their first kiss<\/a> \u2014 which was on camera.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4380019\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4380019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Why Steven McBee Jr Felt Pressure to Get Married From Family While Dating Allie Eklund Season 3\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209263_00637.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Steven McBee Jr.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Paul Andrews\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t even aware that that moment was going to happen on camera,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/what-allie-eklund-wants-in-a-bf-after-steven-mcbee-jr-split\/\">Allie exclusively told <em>Us<\/em><\/a> earlier this month about the unplanned kiss. \u201cWe had gone on multiple dates before that, had been talking for weeks prior, and it just happened to line up where we kissed on camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allie noted it was a \u201cvery authentic way of just life,\u201d insisting it \u201cwasn\u2019t intentional\u201d that they shared that moment with the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my first time on reality and TV, so a first kiss on a national level is definitely not normal. Which I feel like you can kind of see in my reaction to it,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/steven-mcbee-jr-and-allie-eklund-talked-about-getting-engaged\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-McBee-Jr-and-Allie-Eklund-Talked-About-Getting-Engaged-Before-Stagecoach-Drama.jpg?crop=0px%2C45px%2C1332px%2C754px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-McBee-Jr-and-Allie-Eklund-Talked-About-Getting-Engaged-Before-Stagecoach-Drama.jpg?crop=0px%2C45px%2C1332px%2C754px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-McBee-Jr-and-Allie-Eklund-Talked-About-Getting-Engaged-Before-Stagecoach-Drama.jpg?crop=0px%2C45px%2C1332px%2C754px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-McBee-Jr-and-Allie-Eklund-Talked-About-Getting-Engaged-Before-Stagecoach-Drama.jpg?crop=0px%2C45px%2C1332px%2C754px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-McBee-Jr-and-Allie-Eklund-Talked-About-Getting-Engaged-Before-Stagecoach-Drama.jpg?crop=0px%2C45px%2C1332px%2C754px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-McBee-Jr-and-Allie-Eklund-Talked-About-Getting-Engaged-Before-Stagecoach-Drama.jpg?crop=0px%2C45px%2C1332px%2C754px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-McBee-Jr-and-Allie-Eklund-Talked-About-Getting-Engaged-Before-Stagecoach-Drama.jpg?crop=0px%2C45px%2C1332px%2C754px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-McBee-Jr-and-Allie-Eklund-Talked-About-Getting-Engaged-Before-Stagecoach-Drama.jpg?crop=0px%2C45px%2C1332px%2C754px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-McBee-Jr-and-Allie-Eklund-Talked-About-Getting-Engaged-Before-Stagecoach-Drama.jpg?crop=0px%2C45px%2C1332px%2C754px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Steven McBee Jr and Allie Eklund Talked About Getting Engaged Before Stagecoach Drama\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/steven-mcbee-jr-and-allie-eklund-talked-about-getting-engaged\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Steven McBee Jr. and Allie Eklund Talked Engagement Before Stagecoach Drama<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSteven McBee Jr. and Allie Eklund were planning their future together before cheating accusations blew up their relationship. \u201cThey had only been dating for about seven months but did talk about getting engaged this year,\u201d a source exclusively tells Us Weekly after McBee, 33, sent shockwaves by accusing Eklund, 29, of cheating while at the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When the cameras stopped rolling in winter 2025, Allie and Steven continued to date. However, they hit a bump in the road in April when Steven publicly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/steven-mcbee-jr-accuses-girlfriend-allie-eklund-of-cheating\/\"> accused Allie of cheating<\/a> with another man while she was at Stagecoach Music Festival in California.<\/p>\n<p>Allie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/steven-mcbee-jr-s-gf-allie-eklund-addresses-cheating-claims\/\">denied the allegations<\/a> and although Steven later issued a public apology for his actions, the pair split for good that same month.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the drama, Steven told <em>Us<\/em> on Thursday that he has liked seeing his and Allie\u2019s love story unfold on TV even if it didn\u2019t end well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful for, you know, seeing how happy I was at the time, what I thought the future would hold,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m grateful for what that feeling felt like, and now obviously hindsight\u2019s 20-20.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steven confessed, \u201cI hate the fallout. I hate my role in a lot of the fallout. I wish things would have just been handled internally and privately. Obviously, we are where we are now, and we can\u2019t take the past back.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Allie, for her part, said she didn\u2019t need \u201cclosure\u201d from Steven following their split, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/allie-eklund-reveals-red-flags-in-steven-mcbee-jr-romance\/\">telling <em>Us<\/em> in July<\/a> that she\u2019s closed that chapter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I realized that it was a pattern [on his part] and it wasn\u2019t circumstantial, this was really just the icing on the cake for me. And it was it. There\u2019s no conversation to be had, no closure left,\u201d she shared. \u201cLike, that\u2019s closure enough for me. And when he asked me to have a conversation, a closure conversation, I denied it because there\u2019s when your actions and your words don\u2019t line up. There\u2019s nothing that I can do with that. So, you know, I wish him the best from afar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys<\/em> airs on Bravo Mondays at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven McBee Jr. admits he felt a nudge from his loved ones to settle down with Allie Eklund before their split earlier this year. \u201cInherently, there\u2019s a little bit of pressure because my family is who I hang out with,\u201d Steven, 33, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, July 16. \u201cAnd so they\u2019re all married&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Why-Steven-McBee-Jr-Felt-Pressure-to-Get-Married-From-Family-While-Dating-Allie-Eklund-NUP_209153_00862.jpg?crop=232px%2C33px%2C1479px%2C776px&resize=1200%2C630&quality=86&strip=all","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}