Southern charm Newcomer Molly O'Connell He has a history with costars Craig ConoverBut she kept her distance after his recent breakup with Paige Desorbo.
“I didn't (communicate).” “I sent him a meme or something,” O’Connell, 37, said during the Thursday, January 16, episode of “The Viall Files.” Podcast. “I don't remember what it was. Nothing crazy or flirty or anything. (It was) a waterslide.
She added: “I didn’t check it.” “I feel like I'm going to let it (be).”
O'Connell explained that she “assumes” that other cast members have reached out to Conover, 35.
“I saw the video he posted of what happened,” O'Connell recalls. “He was smiling, but it looked like a pained smile. It was very frustrating, so I'm not trying to jump on someone who's (recovering) — and we haven't been like that for years.”
O'Connell, who was friendly with the stars Whitney Sudler Smith and Madison LeCroy For years, she first appeared on Bravo when Southern charm Season 10 It premiered last month. In the trailer, fans learned About her steamy past With Conover.
“Craig and I, we used to text each other,” O’Connell told LeCroy, 34.
When the season was filmed, Conover and DeSorbo, 32, were still together. the Summer house star Announced their separation In December 2024 after three years of dating.
“I love him, and I think he loves me. I think we'll stay friends. No one did anything. It wasn't bad,” DeSorbo said on her “Giggly Squad” podcast. “I think we were really mature and saying what we wanted and what we didn't want, and I think that This is a very powerful thing to be able to express in real time how you feel and what you want for your future.”
Weeks later, Conover revealed that the breakup was “completely unexpected.”
“I think I have to start living again, whatever that looks like,” he said on January 7. “Whatever my new normal looks like, I have to start.” Social media video. “Gratitude will help you get through this, and with time comes clarity” — all advice I try to listen to. But yes. (It happened) right before the holiday. I was so shocked. And that's okay.
“You can't control other people, you can only control how you interact with them,” Conover added. “Remember to be kind to Paige and to me and to yourselves and to all that good stuff. … (It's) a three-year relationship, it's your best friend that you talk to all the time.” Today every day, then they leave.
Conover and DeSorbo met in 2021 while filming the first season of the series winter house, They make their first public appearance as a couple in her costume Kyle Cook and Amanda ButterA wedding that fall. Throughout their long-distance relationship, Conover and DeSorbo also appeared on each other's reality TV shows.