2024 had one last unpleasant surprise up its sleeve for reality TV fans — a mostly unexpected breakup between Summer House star Paige DeSorbo and Southern Charm’s Craig Conover.
As we previously reported, Paige disclosed the breakup on an episode of Giggly Squad, the podcast she co-hosts with Hannah Berner.
Paige was adamant that the breakup was amicable, and said of Craig: “I have so much love and respect for Craig. I think he is one of the best people I’ve ever met in my entire life. I will remain the biggest fan of him and want the best for him. And he truly will get the best because he is the best.”
It didn’t take long for scandalmongers to speculate wildly about the real reason for the breakup, and Paige directly commented on a TikTok rumor claiming she cheated, writing: “See you in court.”
Fans seemed to think distance was a big factor in Paige and Craig’s seemingly benign breakup, but Craig’s desire for a family came up a lot too — as it did on the most recent episode of Southern Charm.
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Craig Froze His Sperm Before The Breakup
The Thursday, January 2 episode of Southern Charm was obviously filmed well prior to Craig’s split from Paige.
As such, the Craig on screen was still involved with Paige, and still thinking about having a family — something he wants to do in the next five years, before he turns 40.
In that episode, Craig talked to Austen Kroll and Shep Rose, disclosing that he’d frozen his sperm the day prior, adding:
“I would be remiss to not say that becoming a dad is like, probably like, a, whatever it’s called when it has to happen in my future.”
A confessional segment brought Craig’s deferred dreams into sharper focus.
Speaking more broadly about his hopes for the future, Craig lamented:
“The version of life that I saw myself living isn’t what I’m living, which is like this stable home that I grew up in. Every night at dinner, my mom and dad were there and my brother. And I just loved that.
“But I think if you find the right person, and they happen to be a feisty Italian from New York, things aren’t always going to go how you have them planned.”
Austen asked Craig if his anticipated timeline at the time of filming was Paige’s idea, and Craig said it was.
He continued: “Without any influence from Paige, yes, I’d be, like, alright, you date for a little while, then you get married, then you have kids. We’re going to do that one day, but why don’t we just try and make as much money as possible now?”
However, a flashback between Craig and Paige hinted at discord on the subject of kids, because Paige said of Craig freezing his sperm: “What the f***? That’s, like, the craziest thing in the world.”
- Release Date
- March 3, 2014
- Main Genre
- Reality
- Network
- Bravo
- Creator(s)
- Bryan Kestner , Whitney Sudler-Smith
- Cast
- Craig Conover , Cameran Eubanks , Jenna King , Thomas Ravenel , Shep Rose , Whitney Sudler-Smith , Landon Clements , Kathryn Dennis , Austen Kroll , Chelsea Meissner , Eliza Limehouse , Naomie Olindo , Leva Bonaparte
- Franchise(s)
- Southern Charm
- Seasons
- 10
- Writers
- Bryan Kestner , Whitney Sudler-Smith
- Streaming Service(s)
- Bravo , E! , Peacock
- Showrunner
- Bryan Kestner , Whitney Sudler-Smith
