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Craig Conover is questioning his future on Southern Charm after fellow cast members criticized him for perceived anger issues during the dramatic Mexico trip in season 11.
“You all have demonized vulnerability, so I can’t be open with you anymore,” Craig, 37, expressed to producers as he returned to the stage for the second part of the Southern Charm season 11 reunion on Wednesday, March 25.
Back on stage, Craig faced his fellow cast members who brought up his outburst in Mexico, which happened when he was significantly intoxicated.
“This show, man. Maybe it’s not the right fit for me,” Craig admitted after many of his castmates suggested that his anger, not his drinking, was the real issue. “Maybe I shouldn’t be here.”
As fans brace themselves for the end of another Southern Charm season, the upcoming reunion promises to focus intensely on Craig Conover. “There are certain people that need to be held accountable,” a foreboding voice teases in the official season 11 reunion trailer released by Bravo on Wednesday, March 11, just hours before the reunion aired.
Craig, who has been part of the Southern Charm cast since its 2013 premiere, noted, “I would love to figure out a way to enjoy this again and not feel like I’m always [against everyone] even if it’s in my own head.”
Craig’s revelation came after he recalled the cast’s group trip to Mexico, where he yelled at Salley Carson for allegedly meddling in his life — and ruining his budding romance with Charley Manley. He also went off on Venita Aspen for sticking her nose into his and Austen Kroll’s issues.
“I was just sick of being meddled with. … I was like, I’m so sick of everyone getting involved in my business,” Craig confessed of his state of mind during that gateway.
When it came to why he thinks he blew up at Salley, 31, Craig noted, “I wasn’t of right mind,” hinting that his alcohol consumption was to blame for him flying off the handle.
Craig Conover found himself in the hot seat during part 2 of the Southern Charm season 10 reunion after his castmates called him out for his temper. “You’re from, like, an ivory tower, man, sometimes of, like, superiority,” Austen Kroll claimed during the Thursday, April 3, episode of the Bravo series. Craig, 36, argued that […]
“You still need to take accountability for your anger,” Salley said, while Rodrigo Reyes compared Craig’s actions to a “f***ing tornado.”
“That was a psychotic break,” Austen, 38, added, noting he watched the whole thing unfold.
Craig explained that being so drunk that he didn’t know exactly what happened, which worried him. “It scares the s*** out of you,” he confessed.
Shep Rose suggested that there is “this inner turmoil that you can’t get rid of.” Craig agreed that he was “in a place that no one should be in,” claiming that drinking too much “triggered a legit meltdown.”
“If I wouldn’t have drank it wouldn’t have happened,” Craig alleged, claiming he didn’t eat much that day and didn’t have any water between drinks.
Rodrigo, however, confessed, “I think it’s more of an anger issue than an alcohol issue.” Salley agreed, adding, “I don’t necessarily think it’s your drinking.”
“I didn’t realize I just bottle it all up,” Craig eventually told his costars, revealing that it didn’t register that he could be angry. “And then when you get so out of control there’s no more bottling and it comes out in a horrible way.”
Craig Conover finally revealed just how hard he fell for costar Charley Manley after his romance with ex-girlfriend Paige DeSorbo. “I think we were a lot closer than anyone knew. We’d FaceTime for hours every night. We would talk for hours a day, every day,” Craig, 37, told Salley Carson about his relationship with Charley, […]
Craig remembered feeling “rejected” by Charley, 28, who started to pull away from him during the Mexico vacation and “blaming the situation” on the environment and then “freaked out.”
When asked what’s next for him, Craig said he planned to “redirect” the topic of conversation during his therapy sessions.
“I always focused on ‘If I didn’t drink it wouldn’t be an issue,’” Craig revealed, confirming that he now sees the possibility that anger is a bigger factor to his volatility.
Craig concluded by saying, “I’m obviously sorry” to everyone in the cast. “I will try my hardest to make sure it never happens again,” he added.