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On Monday, December 30, 2024, reality TV star Paige DeSorbo confirmed that she and her boyfriend of three years, Craig Conover, had split up. She announced the news on the Giggly Squad podcast, which she co-hosts with Hannah Berner. Paige announced that she and Conover "decided to no longer be together." She furtther said:
"It’s weird, it’s very weird. I wasn’t expecting this."
Paige DeSorbo is best known for appearing in Bravo's reality series Summer House since season 3, which aired on March 4, 2019. Meanwhile, Craig Conover has starred in another Bravo series Southern Charm, since its first season aired on March 3, 2014.
Why did Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover end their relationship?
In the podcast, Paige DeSorbo asserted that "no one did anything" and that their break-up was a result of them realizing they wanted different things from their future. Fans of the couple know that they were in a long-distance relationship and struggled to blend their lives together. Paige was based out of New York City, while Craig was settled in Charleston.
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She also indicated that the split was mutual and they parted on good terms. Speaking of her ex-boyfriend, Paige said:
"I have so much love and respect for Craig. I think he is one of the best people I have ever met in my entire life.... I think it was just the right decision for both of us moving forward in our lives and the direction in our lives that we didn’t force."
Paige also denied rumors that the couple had broken up months ago, but had delayed announcing their split at the behest of the Bravo network. She clarified that the network did not "have that much power," adding that "no one can tell" her what to do.
A brief timeline of Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover's relationship
Paige and Craig's paths first crossed in 2019 while filming an episode of Summer House season 4. Craig, along with his Southern Charm cast members, was invited to attend Kyle Cooke's birthday bash. The two struck up a friendship that lasted over the next few years.
They started spending more time together while filming the spin-off series Winter House in 2021. The series featured stars from both Summer House and Southern Charm. After wrapping up filming in April 2021, Paige visited Craig's home city of Charleston for a short trip with her friends. It was on this trip that the duo shared their first kiss, as Paige told Entertainment Tonight in January 2022.
In September 2021, the duo was seen attending the wedding of Summer House alums, Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula. According to US Weekly, a month later in October 2021, the two confirmed that they were dating.
Craig told Page Six in March 2022 that he and Paige discussed about "marriage and spending our lives together," indicating that things were getting serious between them. However, the couple's biggest hurdle was blending their two lives in New York and Charleston together.
The last update about the couple came in November 2023, when Craig told People magazine that they had "settled into a more sustainable flow" which worked for them and were in no hurry to "rush into the next step." The news of their split was especially sad for fans, who expected the couple to get engaged over the holidays.
Lastly, Craig Conover did not make any official statement regarding the split, at the time of publishing this article.
Viewers can stream Summer House, Winter House, and Southern Charm on Peacock.
