Galyna Saltkovska says her friendship with Allie Eklund survived the breakup that ended Eklund’s relationship with Steven McBee Jr. on The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys Season 3 finale. In an exclusive interview, Saltkovska said she talked to Eklund yesterday and is still in touch.
That matters because the split aired at the end of a season that had already made the relationship a central thread, and Saltkovska has long been close to both sides. She also said she does not take sides, which gives her comments extra weight now that viewers are looking for a clean read on where everyone stands after the finale.
Saltkovska did not describe the breakup as simple. She said it was not for the best, because she thought Eklund and McBee were really great for each other. At the same time, she said the split pushed both of them toward personal growth, adding that McBee grew from the experience in a very, very good way.
That mix of regret and approval is what makes her view stand out. She said she sees both sides, and she is not sure whether Eklund is on the same page as McBee about how much growth came out of it. Saltkovska also said McBee needed a strong woman like Eklund, and she praised Eklund as incredibly intelligent, very strong and very talented.
The comments also resolve one of the lingering questions from the finale: Saltkovska’s update suggests Eklund and McBee are done romantically, while Saltkovska and Eklund remain in contact. What is left open is how both of them will frame the breakup going forward, since Saltkovska says the relationship was better than the ending but still believes it changed them for the better.
Saltkovska’s tie to the pair predates the breakup. She said she and Eklund built a friendship during filming of The McBee Dynasty Season 3, and she has worked closely with McBee for years. She also joined the girls for Kacie Adkison’s bachelorette party in Las Vegas during Episode 8, a detail that helped make her a visible part of the season even before the finale.
For now, the clearest answer is that the bond between Saltkovska and Eklund is intact, while the relationship between Eklund and McBee appears to have run its course. The remaining question is not whether Saltkovska will pick a side. It is whether the two people at the center of the breakup will agree on what the breakup actually gave them.
