After previously denying rumors of separation… Craig Conover He addresses and Paige DesorboSplit for the first time.
“Hey everyone, what's up. Oh, I thought it was finally time to check in on everyone. Sorry for the delay, this has all been very unexpected to say the least. But I think I should start living again, whatever that looks like,” Conover said. The 35-year-old via his Instagram Story on Tuesday, January 7: “Whatever my new normal looks like – I have to start.” “Gratitude will help you get through this, with time comes clarity” – all advice, I’m trying to listen to “
He continued: “But, yes. (It happened) right before the holiday. I was very shocked. And that's okay. It takes two people to be in a relationship, and you can't control the other people, you can only control how you react to them. Remember to be kind to Paige, to me, to yourselves, and to all those good things.
Conover said he is “still processing everything,” which he described as “normal.” “(It's) a 3-year relationship, it's your best friend that you talk to all day every day, and then they're just gone. So, you know, one day I'll be able to talk more about it,” he added.
Conover thanked fans for their “kind messages” amid the split. “It's just life. I have to take my own advice… that no one is better off after a breakup,” he continued. “But I think now I have to practice what I preach and believe and really believe in God that everything happens for a reason.” . But I love you all and I will be seeing everyone on my travels this January. “We have a lot to come.”
Craig Conover, Paige DeSorbo.
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Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover have gone from friends to lovers to exes. The Southern Charm star and Summer House character crossed paths as they starred on their respective Bravo shows. “I met Craig three years ago and he was single. I had a boyfriend, and I completely respected that I was in a relationship,” (…)
DeSorbo, 32, revealed that she and Conover were Call it quits After three years of dating on Monday, December 30 episode of her and Hannah Berner's “Giggly Squad” podcast.. “Craig and I have decided that we will no longer be together,” she told listeners. “I love him, and I think he loves me. I think we'll stay friends. No one did anything. It wasn't a bad thing. I think we've been really mature and saying what we want and what we don't want, and I think that's a very powerful thing to be able to express how you feel.” Real time and what you want for your future.”
Noting that she has changed “a lot” in recent years, DeSorbo stated that she has “a lot of love and respect” for Conover despite their breakup. “I think he's one of the best people I've ever met in my entire life. I'll always be his biggest fan and want the best for him, and he's really going to get the best, because he's the best. “But still, I think this is the right decision for both of us.”
Formerly Conover Shut down the rumors He broke up with DeSorbo before the holiday. “I don't know where that came from, because we're together almost every week,” he said. and! news In an interview published on December 9. “So, no, Paige and I didn't break up. We're still together.
The exes met while filming the first season of Winter house In 2021 they announced their relationship publicly on Bravo Stars Kyle Cook and Amanda ButterWedding in September. Throughout their relationship, the pair continued to make appearances Summer house And sub Winter house. The two have also learned to balance a long-distance relationship, with DeSorbo living in New York City and Conover residing in Charleston, South Carolina, where his reality series is based. Southern charm It was filmed.
On Monday's podcast, DeSorbo He denied the speculation That Bravo asked her to wait to announce the separation. “As far as people saying, ‘Oh, Paige was told to wait until Southern charm went out or Summer house He got out.” “No one can tell me what to do,” she explained. “The network has power, but it doesn't have that much power. …and that's not a real thing. The rumors of our breakup for months were also not a real thing.
Fear is real. Paige DeSorbo burst into tears while talking about her future with Craig Conover after the two couldn't agree on an engagement date. “I want to talk to you about us,” Craig, 34, joked to his girlfriend, Paige, 30, during the Monday, April 10, episode of Summer House. “I will…
She also used the breakup announcement to set the record straight about other rumors surrounding her and Conover's relationship. “Our first rumor was that we were in a PR relationship. We've been with that rumor our entire relationship and never thought about it again,” she explained. “But I didn't want (listeners) to think I was leaving them out of the loop or something. never.”
Addressing the breakup rumors specifically, she continued, “Anytime those rumors were happening, we were still together. When we broke up, obviously I didn't run to social media and I didn't run to the podcast. We gave each other some time to process.” With it being alone with our family and friends.
