Paige DeSorbo is setting the record straight on her breakup with Craig Conover once and for all.
Just over a month after the Summer House alum announced the end of her relationship with the Southern Charm star, she revealed that, in reality, they had been broken up for quite some time.
“Craig and I broke up Thanksgiving weekend,” Paige said on a Feb. 3 episode of her and Hannah Berner’s Giggly Squad podcast. “That’s at the end of November.”
Following their breakup, cheating rumors swarmed the internet, with some critics accusing the 32-year-old of “blindsiding” her ex before the holidays. (There were even rumors that she had cheated on him with SNL cast member Marcello Hernandez.)
And after Paige realized that “no one’s sticking up for me on the other side,” and that some are just “perpetuating the rumors,” she decided to tell her side of the story.
“In the three years that I dated my ex-boyfriend,” she continued, “I never physically cheated on him, emotionally cheated on him—can you mentally cheat on someone? I don’t know, but I didn’t.”
As for what did happen after the two called it quits? Paige said that Craig went on to do press for his Bravo show, “acting as if we were still together.” And for her, that was not where issues arose.
In fact, she added, “I said that he could do that, he was processing in his own way.”
But once the holidays passed, she noticed that Craig was publicly “presenting himself as single” while on a trip.
“I said, ‘Oh, here we go, we’re ready to announce,’” Paige explained. “I then texted him and said—whilst he was on this trip—and said, ‘I’m going to say something on Giggly Squad, and we can both start moving forward.’”
“It’s been a full month now,” she added. “My text went unanswered.”
With no word back from the 35-year-old, Paige spoke out about their split on her podcast at the end of December. But as soon as she did, the internet seemed to turn on her.
“The narrative just took a turn really quickly,” she recalled. “That I had cheated, that I broke up with him, like, a week ago and moved on with some new guy.”
“Let me say this here and now,” she continued. “I did not move on with some new guy. I’m single. I don’t have a new boyfriend. I did not cheat on my ex-boyfriend. And it was a full month that we were broken up and I didn’t say anything.”
In fact, Paige added that Craig was the one that requested they keep their breakup private. And even after asking him to dispel the cheating rumors, she says he refused to comment on the matter publicly. But since he posted about his newfound singleness himself, she decided, “Well, I can’t deceive the public any longer.”
And after making the timeline of their breakup blatantly clear, the reality star hopes to leave the false narratives in the past.
“I think this is the last we need to speak of it,” she concluded. “We broke almost two months ago. Nothing happened that was nefarious or like cheating. There’s not some big rumor that’s gonna come out. Now, it’s time to f--king giggle.”
To look back at Paige and Craig’s three-year relationship, keep reading…
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."
Dunzo
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."