It was a great three years, and now I’m in, like, a really unexpected chapter being this single, 37-year-old business guy and just trying to not overthink it.”
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The tail-end of Southern Charm’s Season 11, Episode 5, had Craig and Salley insinuate that something possibly went down in the hot tub during an overnight stay.
No one did anything. I think we both were just being really mature and saying what we want and what we didn’t want, and I think that’s extremely powerful to be able to voice how you’re feeling in real time and what you want for your future.”
“I have so much love and respect for Craig,” she continued. He was a great boyfriend, and he did everything correct, and he never made me feel insecure or anything like that, so it almost is harder when no one’s done anything to be mad about, and that’s hard.”
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Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover break up after 3 years: 'No one did anything'
Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover are going their separate ways.
The "Summer House" star, 32, shared the "very sad" news on Monday's episode of her "Giggly Squad" podcast that she and Conover have broken up after three years of dating.
"Craig and I have decided to no longer be together," she told listeners at the start of the episode.
DeSorbo said it was not a dramatic split, though, explaining she still has "so much love and respect" for the "Southern Charm" star and thinks he is "one of the best people I've ever met."
"I will remain the biggest fan of him and want the best for him, and he truly will get the best because he is the best.
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The Charleston-based entrepreneur looked back on the year since he and Summer House alum Paige DeSorboended their relationship on the Dec. 17 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, explaining that while he’s still adjusting to the single life, he’ll soon be packing his bags and embarking on a brand-new adventure.
“I’m traveling in January, solo, for the first time ever,” Craig said.
When asked the biggest takeaway from his and Paige’s breakup, Craig said, “Life’s full of chapters, and you can’t control it, at all, and you just have to stay open to rewiring your brain to new experiences. As Craig put it, “The hot tub’s seen some action,” just not with Salley or Charley.
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Paige DeSorbo Reveals She and Craig Conover Have Broken Up: “He Was a Great Boyfriend”
Sad news out the Bravo universe: Summer House star Paige DeSorbo and Southern Charm star Craig Conover have broken up after three years of dating.
"I truly do feel more mature, more confident, all of these things, and that's definitely a tribute to him."
“I think I like dating because I like sharing my life with someone.”
Still, the Sewing Down South founder is looking back on his last long-term relationship with a sense of positivity. No one did anything.
His navigation of the single life continues on Season 11 of Southern Charm, which has reached what Madison LeCroy called “a love triangle” between Craig and castmatesCharley Manley and Salley Carson.
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Craig also briefly dated Natalie Buffett following his and Paige’s split, but the romance was short-lived.
“I’m getting used to it,” Craig said on WWHL about being single.
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Reflecting on the relationship on her podcast, DeSorbo praised Conover as the "best boyfriend I've ever had" and said he "truly helped me grow so much" while they were together.
"I am a different person than when I started dating him," she said. because I am more straightforward and stern and I don't sugarcoat as much, it was like, 'You're harsh.' So I would kind of have to stay more quiet when he would voice his opinions because he would always take it as a personal attack."
For his part, Craig lamented about the fact that his relationships with Paige and Naomie Olindo both ended at around the three-year mark.
“I know, but that’s my limit, I guess,” Craig told castmate Madison LeCroy on the Southern Charm After Show.
However, during his WWHL appearance, he put the matter to rest when asked by to confirm or deny hookup rumors. I’ll give you a moment.
Paige announced the news during Monday’s episode of her and Hannah Berner’s podcast Giggly Squad (per Page Six), saying, “Craig and I have decided to no longer be together.”
She added that talking about the situation was “weird” and said, “I love him; I think he loves me.
“At three years, the three-year itch. But with that said, I think it was just the right decision for both of us moving forward in our lives and the direction that our lives are going in that we didn't foresee."
Need a news break? "You see the foundation of our relationship start to form on the show."
Conover also told People in 2021 that they "both had a crush on each other from three years ago" after he appeared in an episode of "Summer House."
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I think he loves me. I think we both were just being really mature in saying what we want and what we didn't want, and I think that's extremely powerful to be able to voice — how you're feeling in real time and what you want for your future."
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But DeSorbo denied speculation that Bravo may have asked the two to delay their breakup announcement, saying "no one can tell me what to do" and that "the network has power, but they don't have that much power." She said they "were still together" when rumors previously spread that they had broken up.
DeSorbo and Conover confirmed they were dating in 2021 after starring together on the Bravo reality series "Winter House," a spin-off of "Summer House."
"We built a friendship and got to know each other first, and it all happened naturally," Conover told People in 2021.
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