Craig Conover and Paige DeSorbo
Bravo (2)Craig Conover I got real Southern charm About his family plans with Paige Desorbo – and the steps he took to become a father one day – before they walked away from him.
“Peg and I decided to freeze my sperm,” Craig, 35, told friends. Austin Kroll and Shep Rose During the Thursday, January 2 episode of the Bravo series, which was filmed in the summer of 2024.
Craig also said during the episode His girlfriend at the timePaige, about his choice to ensure they have children one day, which also surprised her. (Paige, 32, She announced her separation from Craig Days before this episode aired.)
“I was thinking about freezing my sperm,” Craig explained to Paige while sitting in the backyard of his Charleston home. “That's like the craziest thing in the world,” a stunned Paige said in response.
Jordan Strauss/Bravo On the latest episode of Southern Charm, Craig Conover admitted that his desire to become a father made him consider breaking up with Paige DeSorbo. “I'm sitting there waiting for her to decide if she's going to be ready to move in together,” Craig, 34, told his friend Rodrigo Reyes on the Thursday, November 9, episode.
Despite the obvious shock on Paige's face, Craig moved forward With the idea, the cameras followed him to the sperm bank where he did his work.
Craig continued to outline his plan for a family with Paige while chatting with Austin, 37, and Shep, 44, during Thursday's episode.
“I read about this guy who got into a car accident… and couldn't produce anymore,” Craig told his friends. “I would be remiss if I didn't say that becoming a father is probably what it's called if it has to happen in my future.”
Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover
Jeff Kravitz/Getty ImagesHe later confirmed that becoming a parent is something he eventually wants, but noted that “now it's probably going to take three or four years” because of Paige's timeline.
When asked for an idea who he was Postponing starting a familyCraig said it was Paige. Once she decided to wait, “it made sense to me,” he claimed.
However, Craig admitted that “without any influence from Paige” he would have his own timeline: “You date for a little while and then you get married, and then you have kids.”
the Founder of Tailoring Down South He insisted that he and Paige, who had been dating for three years when he filmed the scene, would marry and have children “one day” but were now trying to “make as much money as possible”.
“I want kids one day. Have I ever told you I want kids now? I never said I wanted kids now,” Craig told Austin, claiming.
However, Austin told the cameras: “Ever since I've known Craig, he's wanted to get married, and he's wanted to have kids.” “I don't quite buy that,” Austin admitted Craig wants what Paige wants“.
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.
Meanwhile, Craig admitted that his timeline has changed due to his relationship with Paige. “The version of life that I saw myself living is not what I'm living now, which is this stable house that I grew up in,” he told the cameras. “Every night at dinner, my mom and dad were there with my brother. I just loved it.”
“But I think if you find the right person and it's a feisty Italian from New York, things won't always go as you plan,” he explained.
Craig and Paige sparked a romance in the summer of 2021 after starring in the first season of the series Winter house. In early December 2024, Craig Shut down breakup rumors But weeks later, Paige confirmed that they had broken up before the holiday.
Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover were open about their long-distance relationship before their split in December 2024. “We're spending as much time together as possible and being patient with each other,” Conover told Us Weekly exclusively in October 2024 at Hayu FanFest in London. “We are in a great place, fortunately, New York and (…)
“Craig and I have decided that we will no longer be together.” Summer house The star said during the Monday, December 30, episode of her show W Hannah Berner's “Giggly Squad” podcast.. “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 what you feel.” Real time and what you want for your future.
Before their split, source He said exclusively Us Weekly that Craig was “ready for the next steps and has plans to propose”. However, living in two separate cities — Craig resides in Charleston, while Paige lives in New York City — has proven to be a difficult thing for the couple to overcome.
“Paige doesn't want to move to Charleston, and logistically it would never work out in the long term,” an insider said on Tuesday, December 31. “Many of their friends are not shocked at all, but everyone is sad for them.”
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