Paige DeSorbo shocked fans when she announced she and Craig Conover had split on a December 2024 episode of Giggly Squad. The Summer House star told fans the split was mutual, saying it was the best decision for both of them. At the time, viewers were surprised by the breakup but Season 9 of Summer House has provided more clarity. Paige and Craig have said a lot about each other in the last couple of months. Let’s unpack the drama together.
Paige DeSorbo says she has “so much love” for Craig Conover
Paige spoke highly of Craig when she broke the news on the December 30 episode of her podcast. She shared that while she has “so much love and respect” for her former partner, their lives were going in different directions.
“Your thirties, for women, really are very transformative, and you change a lot and you grow a lot, and him as well,” she said. “I think he is one of the best people I have ever met in my entire life. I will remain the biggest fan of him, and want the best for him. It is the right decision for both of us moving forward in our lives and the direction our lives are going in that we didn’t foresee or whatever. It’s a very sad thing.”
In the episode, she expressed a desire to remain friends with Craig, telling listeners, “No one did anything, it wasn’t like a bad thing. I think we both were being mature and just saying what we want and what we didn’t want.”
Craig Conover says his breakup with Paige DeSorbo was not mutual
During a February 2025 appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Craig claimed that Paige “lied” on her podcast, telling viewers the breakup was not mutual.
“I got broken up with,” he told Andy Cohen. “She said it was mutual, which it wasn’t. I didn’t know about it.”
Andy asked Craig to comment on the rumors that Paige cheated on him throughout the relationship. He refused to give a straight answer, telling the host he didn’t want to be involved. Paige was hurt by her ex’s decision to not shut down the rumors and has maintained that she was never unfaithful during the relationship.
Paige DeSorbo says she ‘tolerated too much’ in her relationship with Craig Conover
Bravo fans once believed Paige and Craig were a perfect couple but the current season of Summer House has exposed some cracks in the relationship. Craig expressed frustration about Paige’s busy tour schedule, which left her feeling unsupported by her partner. The Giggly Squad host opened up about the breakup during the March 19 episode of the Summer House After Show. She told fans she views the relationship differently now that she’s out of it.
“I loved him so much that I tolerated too much,” she said. “Now that I’m out of it, I look back on things and I’m like ‘Oh, wait, any time I had a career milestone he found a way to like make it about him.”
She shared that she chose to keep career milestones a secret from him, telling viewers, “I knew he would want to be happy for me but I knew deep down he would not be.”
Craig pushed back against Paige’s comments on a March 27 episode of Watch What Happens Live. He told Andy he was supportive of Paige’s success, saying, “I truly believe we had a wonderful relationship. I think I was one of the most supportive people in her life.”
Craig Conover says Paige DeSorbo told him to “buy a ring”
In the mid-season trailer for Season 10 of Southern Charm, Craig revealed that Paige told him to buy an engagement ring before their breakup. Andy inquired about the shiner on the March 27 episode of WWHL, asking Craig if it was still in his possession.
“I just returned it this morning,” he said. “I just don’t need custody of it anymore so I took it back to the guy.”
It appears that Craig is moving on with life after the breakup. He told Andy he is dating someone new and he is “really happy.”
