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Shannon Beador may have just gone public with a new boyfriend.

Just over two years after splitting from John Janssen, 62, who got engaged to her Real Housewives of Orange County co-star, Alexis Bellino, 47, in August, Shannon, 60, shared a cozy photo of herself and a mystery man on her Instagram Story.

“Love spending the holidays with my good friends!!!” she declared along with the December 30 post, which featured her and the unnamed man surrounded by a lit structure and lit trees.

She also added a red heart emoji, further hinting at a potential romance.

As RHOC fans may have seen, Gina Kirschenheiter, 40, and Emily Simpson, 48, mentioned the possibility of a new man in Shannon’s life during an interview with Us Weekly earlier this month.

“She is going on some dates,” Gina revealed.

Then, after confirming she hadn’t yet met Shannon’s mystery beau, she said she believed Emily had, which Emily confirmed.

“He seems lovely and non-litigious,” Emily noted, giving a nod to John and the $75,000 lawsuit he filed against Shannon. “He didn’t show up with papers to serve her, so I feel like that’s a great first step.”

As Shannon potentially moves on from her tumultuous relationship with John with a new partner, she won’t have to worry about reuniting with her ex-boyfriend on-camera as his fiancee, Alexis, confirmed she will not be returning to the show during an appearance on the Going Rogue podcast.

“I am not asked back,” she shared. “[I got] a phone call, which, and I have a very good relationship with him, [producer] Alex Baskin, obviously, he’s my boss, and it was a hard conversation, [but] I can’t say it came as a shock.”

“I didn’t think contracts were coming out — like, I thought we had more time — so I thought he was calling to check in,” she continued. “[But] I was [not] shocked about that information because what are they gonna do? I didn’t know … how do I fit in? … and how do they bring someone back who is not a fan favorite vs. the fan favorite?”

Shannon Beador is expected to return to The Real Housewives of Orange County for season 19.