Paige DeSorbo, Craig Conover break up after 3 years of dating: ‘Right decision for both of us’
Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover have broken up after three years of dating.
“Craig and I have decided to no longer be together,” DeSorbo announced on her and Hannah Berner’s “Giggly Squad” podcast Monday.
The “Summer House” star became emotional while admitting that publicly talking about the situation was “weird,” but she shared that she has nothing but “love” for the “Southern Charm” star.
“I love him. I think he loves me. I think we will remain friends,” she continued. “No one did anything. It wasn’t a bad thing. 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.”
DeSorbo, 32, did not go into too much detail about why they broke up, but she shared that the last few years have been “very transformative” and saw her and Conover, 35, grow and change “a lot.”
“I have so much love and respect for Craig,” she said. “I think he is one of the best people I’ve met in my entire life. I will remain the biggest fan for him and want the best for him, and he truly will get the best because he is the best. But, with that said, I think it is the right decision for both of us.”
DeSorbo confessed that the split has been “very sad” and “awkward” for the Bravolebrities to navigate in the public eye.
She also slammed speculation that they had separated months ago and were waiting for their respective reality TV shows to air to drum up drama.
“No one can tell me what to do,” she said. “The network has power, but they don’t have that much power. So, that was not a real thing. Rumors of us breaking up months ago — again, also not a real thing.”
DeSorbo did not clarify when she and Conover decided to part ways, but they spent Thanksgiving together at her parents’ home in upstate New York just last month.
“He’s definitely the best boyfriend I’ve ever had. Like, I can truly say that,” she shared. “He was a great boyfriend, and he did everything correct, and he never made me feel insecure or anything like that, so it almost is harder when no one’s done anything to be mad about, and that’s hard.”
Conover has yet to address the breakup, and his rep did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.
The former couple have long faced breakup speculation because of their long-distance relationship, with DeSorbo living in New York City and Conover having a home in Charleston, SC.
She most recently fueled the rumors during an emotional conversation with her co-star Ciara Miller in the trailer for the upcoming season of “Summer House.”
“Me and Craig are gonna break up, and everything I have will, like, go away,” DeSorbo told Miller while wiping away tears. “It’s just a lot.”
