The Marrying Millions co-stars and real-life couple first met through Katie's daughter, Julia. Julia invited a group of friends over to the house that included Kolton, who is an aspiring rapper in the Dallas area. Julia went back to Miami for modeling work, and neither her mom nor Kolton let her know about their burgeoning romance.

When Julia came back home to Texas, she was less than thrilled to learn her mom and Kolton secretly started dating. As she put it, "If I would have had it my way, I would have not picked my mom to date one of my best friends."