Craig Conover and Paige DeSorbo.
Udo Salters/Getty ImagesPaige DeSorbo AND Craig Conover were open about their long-distance relationship before their split in December 2024.
“We spend as much time as we can together and we’re patient with each other,” Conover said Us Weekly exclusively at Hayu FanFest October 2024 in London. “We’re in a great place and, fortunately, New York and Charleston are two great places to spend time. We just have to put in the work.”
The Bravo stars met on set Winter house season 1 in February 2021, but their relationship didn’t turn romantic until that May. After three years together — and weeks after Conover denied split rumors — DeSorbo confirmed on her “Giggly Squad” podcast that the pair had split.
“What I wanted to say was that Craig and I have decided not to be together anymore Summer house star shared during the December 2024 podcast episode.
“I have so much love and respect for Craig,” DeSorbo continued. “I think he’s one of the nicest people I’ve ever met in my entire life. I’m going to remain his biggest fan and I’m going to want the best for him, and he’s really going to get the best because he’s the best.”
Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover went from friends to lovers to exes. The “Southern Charm” star and the “House of Summer” personality crossed paths while starring in their respective Bravo shows. “I met Craig, actually, three years ago and he was single. I had a boyfriend and I absolutely respected that I was in a relationship” (…)
She went on to say that the split was the “right decision” for the two of them going forward.
The location became a point of contention between the former couple throughout their relationship. DeSorbo wanted to stay in New York City — she even cried about leaving her family during a 2023 episode Summer house — and Conover wanted her to move into his Charleston home. However, both insisted they had it all figured out.
“We’re going to get married one day,” Conover said us during the same October 2024 interview. “She’s a really career-driven person and she’s doing great. I’ve got the business (Sewing Down South) flying right now, so we’re doing our best before we officially come together as a team.”
Keep scrolling to see what DeSorbo and Conover had to say about their long-distance relationship:
Shipping to 2 countries
Conover said exclusively us in September 2024, he and DeSorbo are “not letting the unknown of the future destroy our happiness today,” referring to their living situation.
“Sometimes, it gets stressful and difficult,” he admitted while promoting By The Way, his new Charleston bar and restaurant. “In reality, we don’t need to (live together) right now. With our ability to travel and technology, we are very fortunate to be able to spend half our time in New York and the other half in Charleston.”
He explained that they would not “pick a place” until the children were involved.
“I could go meet someone who lived in Charleston and have that setup, but it wouldn’t be the right person,” Conover added. “I think finding the right person is the hard part, and then finding the rest will come in time.”
Making it work
“Craig is my sweet, sweet, sensitive, childlike boyfriend. I’ve been taking care of him now for two years,” Paige said during a February 2024 episode Summer house. “Currently, we are still doing long distance. But now I feel in a good rhythm.”
Thoughts about a breakup
Conover said during a December 2023 episode of Southern charm that he knew DeSorbo “wasn’t ready” to live in Charleston full time.
“I’m so grateful to have someone I get along with and love,” he said in a statement at the time. “The only thing that matters is that I’m happy and she supports me. Technically, until we have children, it doesn’t matter where we live.”
Friends entering
friend Summer house STAR Amanda butter said in December 2022 that DeSorbo would move to Charleston to be with Conover.
“I feel like Paige is going to follow in her mom’s footsteps with these amazing parties, like potlucks, dinners and all her holiday events,” she said. us at that time. “I think that’s what Paige wants and she’s going to make it down south.”
Moving in together?
Conover brought up the idea of sharing a house with DeSorbo during an April 2022 interview.
“I’m doing a bunch of things in my house, and she definitely has input into all those new changes, which I’m really excited about,” he told BravoTV.com. “I’m getting ready to live with a partner. … That’s definitely the direction we’re going in.”
