{"id":31399,"date":"2026-08-07T19:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31399"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:20:25","slug":"mcbee-dynasty-star-galyna-saltkovska-weighs-in-on-ex-steve-mcbee-sr-s-tough-prison-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31399","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;McBee Dynasty&#8217; star Galyna Saltkovska weighs in on ex Steve McBee Sr.\u2019s &#8216;tough&#8217; prison sentence\u00a0"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F136735407.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Galyna Saltkovska has been staying in touch with Steve McBee Sr. amid his \u201ctough\u201d prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMcBee Dynasty\u201d star spoke exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/virtual-reali-tea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Page Six\u2019s \u201cVirtual Reali-Tea\u201d<\/a> about the current state of her relationship with McBee Sr., who is serving time at FPC Yankton in South Dakota. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went [to the prison] only two times,\u201d Saltkovska, 48, told us. \u201cI do email him probably weekly, updating [him] on the businesses and just saying hi, because I\u2019m a human and I understand that he is in a tough position that he shouldn\u2019t have been [in].\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Galyna Saltkovska (pictured above in the Page Six studio in August) spoke exclusively to \u201cVirtual Reali-Tea\u201d about \u201cThe McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys\u201d Season 3. <span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Saltkovska (pictured above in the Page Six studio in August) has been in touch with Steve McBee Sr. since he reported to prison in December 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>McBee Sr. pleaded guilty to one count of crop insurance fraud in 2024. He reported to federal prison in December 2025 to begin his two-year sentence. He was also ordered to pay more than $4 million in restitution. <\/p>\n<p>McBee Sr.\u2019s eldest son, Steven McBee Jr., told Page Six that he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/20\/celebrity-news\/steven-mcbee-jr-reveals-dad-steve-mcbee-sr-s-prison-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will be released from prison on Sept. 11<\/a>, meaning he\u2019ll have served less than one year of his sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Saltkovska, for her part, shares a turbulent history with the McBee family patriarch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>McBee Sr. (pictured above in \u201cThe McBee Dynasty\u201d Season 1) was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to crop insurance fraud. <span class=\"credit\">Paul Andrews\/PEACOCK via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>McBee Sr. and Saltkovska (pictured above in \u201cThe McBee Dynasty\u201d) have a complicated relationship. <span class=\"credit\">Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Their relationship began as an affair while McBee Sr. was still married to his ex-wife, Kristi McBee, with whom he shares four sons. Saltkovska eventually rose to the role of CFO of McBee Farm &amp; Cattle Co. <\/p>\n<p>Their romantic relationship ended when McBee Sr. began an affair with Saltkovska\u2019s former best friend, Masha Petrova.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see her, nor do I want to have any contact with her,\u201d Saltkovska told us. \u201cI do not call her by that name. I\u2019m calling her \u2018Mashed Potato\u2019 at this point, because one of the fans suggested that, and it just stuck with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>McBee Sr. (pictured above with his sons in \u201cThe McBee Dynasty\u201d Season 1) had an affair with Saltkovska while he was still married to Kristi McBee, the mother of his four sons. <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/PEACOCK via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>McBee Sr. (pictured above with his sons in \u201cThe McBee Dynasty\u201d Season 1) made Saltkovska the CFO of McBee Farm &amp; Cattle Co. <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/PEACOCK via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>McBee Sr. (pictured above in \u201cThe McBee Dynasty\u201d Season 1) then had an affair with Saltkovska\u2019s former best friend, Masha Petrova. <span class=\"credit\">Emerson Miller\/PEACOCK via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Virtual Reali-Tea with Danny and Evan\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStay one step ahead with all the exclusive tea on your favorite reality TV stars!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Virtual Reali-Tea with Danny and Evan, our must-read newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saltkovska said she understands if the couple became \u201cattracted to each other,\u201d but claimed the way they handled their relationship was \u201cabsolutely wrong\u201d and \u201cinappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t do things like that to my friends,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>As for whether McBee Sr.\u2019s relationship with Petrova survived his time in prison, Saltkovska said she\u2019s \u201cpretty positive\u201d that Petrova is \u201cstill hanging onto\u201d the farmer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe that was [Petrova\u2019s] only opportunity in life, because obviously she doesn\u2019t have a job or any kind of skill set,\u201d Saltkovska shaded. \u201cSo, good luck to her. I don\u2019t want to be around her.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Saltkovska said the way McBee Sr. and Petrova handled their relationship was \u201cabsolutely wrong\u201d and \u201cinappropriate.\u201d (Pictured above: McBee Sr. in an Instagram post.) <span class=\"credit\">steveamcbee\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Saltkovska (pictured above in New York City in August) is not letting her personal relationship with McBee Sr. get in the way of the McBee business. <span class=\"credit\">RW\/MediaPunch\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Saltkovska (pictured above in the Page Six studio in August) is putting her drama with McBee Sr. \u201cbehind\u201d her. <span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Saltkovska is still working on moving on from McBee Sr., she said she\u2019s not going to let the drama surrounding his romantic life stand in her way of building the family business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, we had a personal relationship. And yes, they betrayed me,\u201d she said. \u201cBut at the same time, we were building businesses; I built relationships with the boys and their families and so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I am trying to put that behind me and look [at] the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys\u201d airs Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo, with new episodes streaming the next day on Peacock.<\/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>Galyna Saltkovska has been staying in touch with Steve McBee Sr. amid his \u201ctough\u201d prison sentence. 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