Matt Rogers and Fraser Olender stepped out together for the first time as a couple on the red carpet at the 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards taping in Los Angeles on May 30. The pair’s public outing comes as their Las Culturistas awards special heads to Bra
Matt Rogers didn’t just hit the carpet—he brought Fraser Olender with him. The 36-year-old actor/comedian and the Below Deck star made their relationship red carpet official at the taping of the 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards on Saturday night, May 30.
They arrived together at The United Theater on Broadway in Los Angeles. walking in as a unit while the night around them was being filmed for what’s coming next. Rogers was also spotted on the carpet alongside his Las Culturistas podcast co-host Bowen Yang. as the duo continues filming their upcoming awards special. scheduled to air later this summer.
The moment lands on the heels of a relationship that has already been made public—just not in this setting. Rogers and Olender first confirmed they were a couple during 2025 BravoCon in Las Vegas.
During that Bravo event weekend, Olender was hospitalized after a heart attack caused by vape poisoning. He later praised Rogers for being by his side while he was in the hospital—an intimate detail that helps explain the weight of seeing them out together now.
Since then, they’ve continued to show each other off on social media, including during a trip to Thailand earlier this year. After Rogers finished filming the upcoming 13th season of Below Deck in the country, he flew out to meet up with Olender for a little vacation.
Rogers and Yang are also preparing to take over the spotlight as hosts for the second-ever televised Las Culturistas Culture Awards. The awards show will air simultaneously on Bravo and Peacock on Wednesday, June 7 at 9pm ET/PT.
The production is billed as “a comedy variety special that celebrates culture’s most iconic and consequential moments.” It’s set to feature more than 100 unique award categories. live musical performances. and “unexpected celebrity encounters. ” with the show framed as a way to bring culture’s biggest moments to life.
For now, the red carpet debut has done what it’s supposed to do: turn a private romance into something viewers can see—at full volume, right as the awards countdown begins.
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Honestly good for them I guess.
Wait did Fraser Olender have a heart attack from vape poisoning? That sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen. Also red carpet dates are weirdly fast after something like that, but congrats.
Bowen Yang being there is the real story lol. Like I didn’t even know Matt Rogers and Fraser were together until this awards thing. Also Below Deck? I always thought that show was on like random channels not Peacock and Bravo at the same time.
The headline says debut as a couple but I swear I saw them in Thailand already? So which one is it, private or already public? And why mention the vape poisoning like it’s part of the romance montage?? I’m happy they’re okay though, heart stuff is scary. June 7 at 9pm right? I’ll probably forget to watch because awards specials all blend together.