Kristin Cavallari’s recent ex is coming clean.

After the Laguna Beach alum revealed she secretly dated Nate Thompson, the retired NHL player admitted he knew the disclosure was inevitable.

“I knew it was only a matter of time before things became public—that’s her world, that’s what she does,” he said on the April 1 episode of his Energy Line podcast, referring to Kristin’s life as a public figure. “Her podcast, obviously, as you know, is pretty big, and she talks about her relationships, so I knew it was probably gonna come out eventually.”