After months of speculation, Summer House star Paige DeSorbo revealed her split from longtime boyfriend Craig Conover. However, the Giggly Squad podcast host insists those breakup rumors “were not a real thing.â
âCraig and I have decided to no longer be together,â the 32-year-old reality star announced during her latest episode of her podcast on December 30, per Page Six. âI love him, I think he loves me. I think we will remain friends. No one did anything. It wasnât a bad thing. I think we both were just being really mature and saying what we want and what we didnât want, and I think thatâs extremely powerful to be able to voice how youâre feeling in real time and what you want for your future.â
According to DeSorbo, the Southern Charm star was the âbest boyfriendâ she ever had. Per Page Six, the pair first began dating in 2021 and quickly became a popular pairing among Bravo network viewers. Earlier this month, Us Weekly named them âbest Bravo couple of 2024â shortly after Conover denied breakup rumors in an interview with E! News published on December 9.
Though DeSorbo didn’t reveal a specific reason behind the split, Conover recently claimed their separate business ventures in New York City and South Carolina were not causing issues in their relationshipâeven teasing a potential future engagement. “I don’t have a ring,” Conover told E! News. âI would like to one day.â Of their time spent apart, he added, âI just don’t wanna cut off everything that we’re both doing. We’re on these parallel paths and it’s really exciting. I can’t wait to see what she accomplishes.â
In that same vein, DeSorbo says she still has âso much love and respect for Craigâ in the wake of their split, though the breakup has been âvery sadâ and âawkwardâ to process. âHeâs definitely the best boyfriend Iâve ever had, like, I can truly say that,â she said, per Page Six. âHe was a great boyfriend, and he did everything correct, and he never made me feel insecure or anything like that, so it almost is harder when no oneâs done anything to be mad about, and thatâs hard.â