Before the new year, Paige DeSorbo announced that she and Craig Conover had ended their three-year relationship. Making the shocking announcement on her Giggly Squad podcast on December 30, 2024, the Summer House star revealed that there was no infidelity involved, but that they saw different things in their future.

Paige and Craig’s relationship had been a long-distance one for quite some time. The Southern Charm star lived in Charleston, South Carolina, where he had his Sewing Down South business, while Paige had her apartment and career in New York City. There seemed to be a lot of uncertainty about their future, and it didn’t help when Craig believed that it was “probable” that the two would split.

Craig Conover Admitted That Breaking-Up With Paige DeSorbo Was “Probable”

Craig Made The Admission During Season 8 Of Summer House

It’s interesting to look back at a few comments Craig made about his relationship with Paige DeSorbo. While the two appeared to have differing opinions about where to live and their futures, fans were holding out hope that they would make it.

When Craig appeared in Season 8 of Summer House (which was filmed in the summer of 2023), he made surprising comments about his relationship with Paige. Speaking to cast member Kyle Cooke, who asked him about how he and Paige were doing knowing that the two were were in a long-distance relationship, Craig shockingly predicted their break-up.

“If we work out, we work out. But if we don’t, it’s not the end of the world,” Craig tells Kyle.

When Kyle then asked Craig, “Do you see a world in which you don’t end up with her?” Craig responded:

“I mean, there’s always that chance, right? We do live in different places. She lives in New York City, she loves New York. I love Charleston, I run a company out of Charleston. It’s very probable. You’d be naive to be like, ‘It’s all just gonna work out.'”

Interestingly, Paige was asked by E! News about how she felt about her then-boyfriend’s comments. Paige told the outlet that she agreed with him. However, wouldn’t a loving couple go the distance to be with one another? Were the couple already on the rocks at this point?

“Honestly, I wasn’t upset about it at all because I think everything he said I agreed with. Yes, in statistics, people could potentially break up. We have a higher rate because we do long distance, but I think if we weren’t acknowledging that we would be really naive,” Paige expressed.

Craig Allegedly Had Plans To Propose To Paige Before She Broke Up With Him

Paige Ended Things With Craig Before The New Year

Fans were worried that Craig and Paige were heading for a split last Fall. There were endless rumors that the couple could not figure out their future together. However, tabloids love to pick apart celebrity couples, and thankfully, Craig had put the rumors to rest.

When Craig detailed E! News that he and Paige were a solid couple, it was the same month she would announce their split. Was Craig totally blindsided by the break-up?

“I don’t know where that came from, because we’re together, like, every week… So, no, Paige and I are not broken up. We’re still together,” he told E! News.

Craig also set aside rumors that the two were going to break-up on camera on their respective reality shows.

The trailer for Season 9 of
Summer House
sees Paige and Craig discussing their relationship. Craig is seen telling Paige, “You can’t chose work all the time,” to which Paige replies, “Should I apologize for being strong and independent?” Later,
Paige is seen breaking down in tears
and admitting that she and Craig were on the verge of splitting.

“Why would we do that?! Remember back in high school when people would gossip? Like, I got most dramatic in high school. I’m a huge gossiper, but just don’t take everything so seriously.” He said.

In fact, it was rumored that Craig was planning on proposing to Paige. “Craig was ready for the next steps and had plans to propose to Paige. He was really pushing for the next steps and wanted to settle down with her,” a source for Us Weekly stated right after Paige’s break-up announcement.

The source alleged what most fans also believed: Paige could not compromise with Craig on moving her life to Charleston. “Paige does not want to move to Charleston, and logistically it was never going to work out long term.”

Craig Was “Shocked” By The Split

Craig Broke His Silence In An Instagram Story

Craig did not immediately speak about his split with Paige after she had made her announcement on her Giggly Squad podcast. It appeared that Craig needed some time to reflect on the split, and when he did break his silence over a week later (January 7), he admitted that it was “very unexpected.”

Craig took to his Instagram Story and shared, “This has all been very, very unexpected, to say the least. 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.”

He added, “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. 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.”

During an
Amazon Live
,
Southern Charm
star Madison LeCroy reassured fans that both Paige and Craig are doing okay since the break-up. “They’re still good and I think everything’s going to be fine,” she added. “I think you guys are taking it a lot harder than they are. I don’t know.”

After shutting down relationship woes just a month before, maybe Craig was left in the dark. Fans are just hoping to get a little more insight into their split in the near future.