Mark Estes admits he had some butterflies ahead of his first date with Kristin Cavallari.
“I think just like along with any first date, I was definitely a little nervous,” the athlete, who makes up one third of popular TikTok group the Montana Boyz, exclusively told in a new interview. “But yeah, it was great, and yeah, I’d say there was instant chemistry right away.”
Estes officially asked the “Laguna Beach” alum out for the first time on Feb. 13, just ahead of Valentine’s Day. The two haven’t been shy about showcasing their love for each other ever since – whether that be in public, on social media or in various interviews.
“She’s just super confident,” the content creator gushed of Cavallari, who shares kids Camden, 11, Jaxon, 9, and Saylor, 8 with ex-husband Jay Cutler. “Obviously she’s gorgeous. She’s an amazing person as well, and a great mother. So, yeah, pretty much [the] full package.”
Estes was joined in the interview by fellow Montana Boyz members Kaleb Winterburn and Kade “Cutter” Wilcox. Winterburn told us that he also felt “instant” chemistry between Estes and Cavallari when they met in real life for the first time during a group hangout in Nashville, Tenn., in January.
“Hanging around her at first I was like, ‘Holy cow, this is crazy,’” he remembered, with Wilcox adding, “She’s super cool in person.”
Estes and Cavallari first connected via Instagram last fall after the “Hills” alum discovered the Montana Boyz on her TikTok “For You Page” in September 2023.
The Uncommon James founder received a DM from the trio’s IG account that said “I love you,” which Cavallari later discovered was from her “favorite,” Estes.
Winterburn told that he remembers his friend being elated when he saw the reply from Cavallari.
“He was just fired up,” Winterburn said of Estes. “He mustered up the courage to do it and then…
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