Paige DeSorbo Fires Back at Claim She Already Moved on From Craig Conover With New Man

Summer House's Paige DeSorbo slammed Southern Charm star Austen Kroll after he seemingly confirmed she moved on from ex-boyfriend Craig Conover just a month after their breakup.

By Brett M Malec Jan 31, 2025 5:19 PM
| Updated Mar 20, 2025 8:22 PM
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Watch: Paige DeSorbo Fires Back at Claim She Has a New Man After Craig Conover Split

Paige DeSorbo certainly isn't charmed by all the speculation about her love life.

In fact, the Summer House star had quite the response after her ex-boyfriend Craig Conover's Southern Charm costar Austen Kroll seemingly confirmed she had a new man in her life just a month after her and Craig's breakup.

"I don’t think that those are rumors," Austin suggested of Paige’s new romance speculation on Watch What Happens Live Jan. 30. "I think that they’ve been substantiated and I think Craig knows as such. You know, he didn’t know for a minute, but yeah—I think that he’s fully come to terms with that. That’s not a rumor."

And it's safe to say Paige was not happy with Austen's comments.

As she commented on a WWHL Instagram post following the new episode, "Ahhh yes a man I haven’t spoken To in 6 months knows exactly what I’m doing."

Austen's insights (and Paige's denial) come one week after Craig voiced frustrations over his long-distance relationship with Paige on Southern Charm's Jan. 23 episode.

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"I think everyone knows that, if it was up to me, we would just get engaged," the Sewing Down South founder admitted to costar Shep Rose months before the December split. "But she changes her mind a lot about stuff."

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Craig continued, "One day she'll text me and say, 'Let's build a f--king farm house in the middle of nowhere,' or, 'I'm moving to Charleston.' And then she'll have a good day in New York and be like, 'I love it up here.'"

And when it came to Paige's unwillingness to commit to officially settling down, Craig noted, "It gets confusing."

Meanwhile, Paige credited being on two different pages in their lives for the breakup.

“No one did anything. It wasn’t a bad thing,” the 32-year-old—who dated the fellow Bravolebrity for three years—noted during her and Hannah Berner's Giggly Squad podcast Dec. 30. “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.”

Plus, Paige has already denied cheating was a factor, especially after fans accused her of having an affair with Saturday Night Live's Marcello Hernandez.

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"I don't care about any rumor that is ever said about me," Paige said on the Jan. 7 Giggly Squad podcast. "The only thing that I was like, 'OK, can't let this go by,' was because it was a third party involved—people saying that I cheated on Craig with Marcello."

Paige admitted she "died laughing" at the accusation before reaching out to the comedian personally to apologize.

"I was like, ‘Hey, just want to let you know, there was a rumor going around that I cheated on my boyfriend with you,'" Paige recalled. "And he was just like, 'F--k yeah!'"

Keep reading to look back at Craig and Paige's love story pre-split.

And see the drama play out when Southern Charm airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. on Bravo.

A Budding Bravo 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."

A Summer House Soirée

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.

Happy Halloween

Paige and Craig dressed up as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee à la Hulu's Pam and Tommy for Halloween.

Take Two

The couple that goes all out for Halloween together, stays together.

Instagram Official

Craig made his debut on Paige's Instagram grid on December 19 with this cute pic captioned, "Sew in love."

Ski Trip Smooches

Paige began making appearances on Craig's Instagram around the same time.

Hitting the Slopes

The couple is currently "having a lot of fun and spending more time with each other," Craig recently told E! News, "and just happy."

Fur-real Adorable

Dressed to the nines, Paige and Craig got cozy on their Jan. 2022 trip.

Broadway Date

Back in New York later that month, the couple spent the night on the town.

First V-Day Together

Craig joined Paige for an Instagram Live shopping event on Valentine's Day.

Vanderpump Summer Charm

The couple headed out West for a fun double date with former Vanderpump Rules stars Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark.

A WWHL Date

Nothing like a night out in the Bravo Clubhouse!

Clubhouse Cuties

The couple paid Andy Cohen another visit in March.

Strike a Pose

"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.

Beach Day

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.

Hand in Hand

The happy couple took a stroll along the beach in Charleston, South Carolina.

Hitting the Red Carpet

Paige and Craig got all glammed up for the MTV Movie & TV Awards on June 5, 2022.

Panera Pair

The lovebirds snack on their favorite bites from Panera while announcing the chain's revamped menu in March 2024.

Putting Breakup Rumors to Rest

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."

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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.”

Craig Conover Addresses the Split

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."

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