Galyna Saltkovska has been staying in touch with Steve McBee Sr. amid his “tough” prison sentence.
The “McBee Dynasty” star spoke exclusively to Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” about the current state of her relationship with McBee Sr., who is serving time at FPC Yankton in South Dakota.
“I went [to the prison] only two times,” Saltkovska, 48, told us. “I do email him probably weekly, updating [him] on the businesses and just saying hi, because I’m a human and I understand that he is in a tough position that he shouldn’t have been [in].”
Galyna Saltkovska (pictured above in the Page Six studio in August) spoke exclusively to “Virtual Reali-Tea” about “The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys” Season 3. Brian Zak/Page Six
Saltkovska (pictured above in the Page Six studio in August) has been in touch with Steve McBee Sr. since he reported to prison in December 2025. Brian Zak/Page Six
McBee Sr. pleaded guilty to one count of crop insurance fraud in 2024. He reported to federal prison in December 2025 to begin his two-year sentence. He was also ordered to pay more than $4 million in restitution.
McBee Sr.’s eldest son, Steven McBee Jr., told Page Six that he will be released from prison on Sept. 11, meaning he’ll have served less than one year of his sentence.
Saltkovska, for her part, shares a turbulent history with the McBee family patriarch.
McBee Sr. (pictured above in “The McBee Dynasty” Season 1) was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to crop insurance fraud. Paul Andrews/PEACOCK via Getty Images
McBee Sr. and Saltkovska (pictured above in “The McBee Dynasty”) have a complicated relationship. Bravo
Their relationship began as an affair while McBee Sr. was still married to his ex-wife, Kristi McBee, with whom he shares four sons. Saltkovska eventually rose to the role of CFO of McBee Farm & Cattle Co.
Their romantic relationship ended when McBee Sr. began an affair with Saltkovska’s former best friend, Masha Petrova.
“I don’t see her, nor do I want to have any contact with her,” Saltkovska told us. “I do not call her by that name. I’m calling her ‘Mashed Potato’ at this point, because one of the fans suggested that, and it just stuck with me.”
McBee Sr. (pictured above with his sons in “The McBee Dynasty” Season 1) had an affair with Saltkovska while he was still married to Kristi McBee, the mother of his four sons. Emerson Miller/PEACOCK via Getty Images
McBee Sr. (pictured above with his sons in “The McBee Dynasty” Season 1) made Saltkovska the CFO of McBee Farm & Cattle Co. Emerson Miller/PEACOCK via Getty Images
McBee Sr. (pictured above in “The McBee Dynasty” Season 1) then had an affair with Saltkovska’s former best friend, Masha Petrova. Emerson Miller/PEACOCK via Getty Images
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Saltkovska said she understands if the couple became “attracted to each other,” but claimed the way they handled their relationship was “absolutely wrong” and “inappropriate.”
“I don’t do things like that to my friends,” she said.
As for whether McBee Sr.’s relationship with Petrova survived his time in prison, Saltkovska said she’s “pretty positive” that Petrova is “still hanging onto” the farmer.
“Maybe that was [Petrova’s] only opportunity in life, because obviously she doesn’t have a job or any kind of skill set,” Saltkovska shaded. “So, good luck to her. I don’t want to be around her.”
Saltkovska said the way McBee Sr. and Petrova handled their relationship was “absolutely wrong” and “inappropriate.” (Pictured above: McBee Sr. in an Instagram post.) steveamcbee/Instagram
Saltkovska (pictured above in New York City in August) is not letting her personal relationship with McBee Sr. get in the way of the McBee business. RW/MediaPunch/Shutterstock
Saltkovska (pictured above in the Page Six studio in August) is putting her drama with McBee Sr. “behind” her. Brian Zak/Page Six
While Saltkovska is still working on moving on from McBee Sr., she said she’s not going to let the drama surrounding his romantic life stand in her way of building the family business.
“Yes, we had a personal relationship. And yes, they betrayed me,” she said. “But at the same time, we were building businesses; I built relationships with the boys and their families and so much more.”
“So, I am trying to put that behind me and look [at] the future.”
“The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys” airs Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo, with new episodes streaming the next day on Peacock.
