Watch: ‘Southern Charm’s’ Craig Conover Grilled About Paige DeSorbo in Reunion Trailer
Craig Conover is charmed by somebody new.
The Southern Charm star—who split from Summer House‘s Paige DeSorbo at the end of November—provided an encouraging update on his love life.
When Andy Cohen asked Craig on the March 27 episode of Watch What Happens Live! if he had started to date in the aftermath of his breakup, the reality star said, “I am.”
When the late-night host followed up by asking if Craig was “dating anyone specifically,” he paused before first responding to an audience member who asked if he was dating new costar Salley Carson.
“No, it’s not Salley,” he revealed. “Sorry, I heard someone say that.”
“You know, when I date, I tend to date only one person at a time,” Craig continued answering Andy’s question, “so I’ve been seeing someone.”
The 36-year-old went on to muse about what the timing of his new romance means.
“I’ve been reminded that the universe works in crazy ways,” Craig shared, “but everything happens for a reason.”
The Sewing Down South founder’s reveal came on the heels of him shedding more light into his breakup during part one of the Southern Charm reunion.
“To me, the person that she’s kind of been since the breakup isn’t the person that I remember dating,” Craig said of Paige’s social media activity in recent months. “She’s fighting with people in the comments. She’s starting to say mean stuff about me based on what the internet is saying. I’m just like, ‘I didn’t do anything to you.'”
“Sure, I wasn’t a perfect boyfriend,” he added. “I had a lot of s–t that I had to work out. It’s been an interesting breakup to say the least.”
Despite some of the drama surrounding his split, Craig has found solace in the Bravo community, especially those who have reached to share that they related with his experience of being broken up with after a years-long relationship.
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“I’ve never felt more supported in my life,” he explained. “The thousands of people that watch our shows, so many people related to it. So many people were like, ‘I know you don’t want to hear this, but it just takes time.’ It was a shared experience, which was really special and helped me feel less alone.”
Keep reading for more on Craig and Paige’s romance…
Winter House co-stars Craig Conover and Paige DeSorbo started casually seeing each other in summer 2021 before becoming a couple that fall. As Craig told E! News, “We openly dated around until it just got to the point where, you know, you like one person so much that you don’t want to do that anymore.”
Craig joined Paige for a photobooth session as they celebrated her Summer House co-stars Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula saying “I do” on September 25.
Paige and Craig dressed up as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee à la Hulu’s Pam and Tommy for Halloween.
The couple that goes all out for Halloween together, stays together.
Craig made his debut on Paige’s Instagram grid on December 19 with this cute pic captioned, “Sew in love.”
Paige began making appearances on Craig’s Instagram around the same time.
The couple is currently “having a lot of fun and spending more time with each other,” Craig recently told E! News, “and just happy.”
Dressed to the nines, Paige and Craig got cozy on their Jan. 2022 trip.
Back in New York later that month, the couple spent the night on the town.
Craig joined Paige for an Instagram Live shopping event on Valentine’s Day.
The couple headed out West for a fun double date with former Vanderpump Rules stars Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark.
Nothing like a night out in the Bravo Clubhouse!
The couple paid Andy Cohen another visit in March.
“Getting ‘the shot’ is a full time job,” Paige captioned this sweet Instagram pic of herself and Craig at a friend’s wedding, along with candids of them perfecting their pose.
Excited to share his southern charm with his girlfriend, Craig shared pics from his fun beach day with Paige on Instagram, posing with pillows from his home decor company, Sewing Down South.
The happy couple took a stroll along the beach in Charleston, South Carolina.
Paige and Craig got all glammed up for the MTV Movie & TV Awards on June 5, 2022.
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The lovebirds snack on their favorite bites from Panera while announcing the chain’s revamped menu in March 2024.
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Amid online speculation that the couple had broken up, Craig shut down the breakup rumors.
“I don’t know where that came from, because we’re together, like, every week,” he told E! News in December 2024. “So, no, Paige and I are not broken up. We’re still together.”
Following months of split speculation, Paige announced over the 2024 holidays that she and Craig had officially split after three years of dating.
“No one did anything. It wasn’t a bad thing,” Paige said during her Dec. 30 Giggly Squad podcast episode. “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.”
The influencer also shot down rumors of cheating between her and the Southern Charm star and insisted the parting of ways was amicable.
“I think he is one of the best people I’ve met in my entire life,” Paige continued. “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.”
Over a week after the breakup news went public, Craig shared his side of the story.
“This has all been very, very unexpected, to say the least,” Craig said in a video shared to Instagram Jan. 7. “I was very shocked and it’s ok, it takes two people to be in a relationship. You can’t control other people you can only control how you react to it.”
That said, Craig also wants everyone to extend grace to his now-ex.
“I’m still processing everything, which is normal, I mean, three-year relationship, it’s your best friend who you talk to all day, every day and then they’re just gone,” he noted. “So one day I’ll be able to talk more on it but right now I just wanted to thank everyone for their kind messages.”
