Craig Conover is weighing in after his ex Paige DeSorbo shared extra perception into their breakup.
The Southern Appeal star, 35, was requested about Paige’s claims she “by no means cheated bodily or emotionally” throughout his look on the Thursday, February 6, episode of Watch What Occurs Dwell With Andy Cohen.
Andy requested Craig whether or not he “cosigned” Paige’s feedback concerning the rumors of infidelity. In response, Craig neither confirmed or denied as he tried to distance himself from the narrative publicly taking part in out.
“I don’t wish to be concerned,” Craig replied. “I bought damaged up with. I’m the ex-boyfriend, transferring on with my life. I’m not going to get sucked into the mud with them. Her solid … like, commenting on how I’m grieving and that I’m sorry that I’m not studying Reddit on a regular basis, getting on there and defending her. Like, I by no means stated you cheated, so I’m not part of this.”
Craig additionally weighed in on Paige’s remarks that he had a accountability to defend her publicly following their cut up.
Santiago Felipe/Getty Photographs Paige DeSorbo is breaking down the timeline of her breakup with ex Craig Conover — and addressing the allegations that she was untrue whereas they have been collectively. “Let me say this right here and now: I didn’t transfer on with some new man. I’m single. I don’t have a brand new boyfriend. I […]
“I didn’t inform her what to say [about their breakup on her podcast, ‘Giggly Squad.’]. I bought a textual content and he or she stated, ‘I’m saying it on my podcast.’ After which she stated it was mutual, which it wasn’t, I didn’t find out about it, she known as me and informed me,” he stated.
Craig continued: “It’s been a whirlwind, however I’ve been sitting in it, listening to individuals be like, ‘Love isn’t sufficient.’ Guess what? Love is sufficient and I hate that I’m being drawn into that. If two individuals love one another, you’ll make it work. For all of the long-distance individuals watching … like, we didn’t need various things, she simply wished different individuals and that’s effective. She didn’t need these issues with me anymore and I’m not mad at her for that however I don’t like this ‘love isn’t sufficient’ factor since you’ll make it work.”
Craig has remained comparatively tight-lipped since Paige, 32, confirmed in December 2024 that the pair known as it quits after three years collectively. Throughout an episode of her “Giggly Squad” podcast on the time, Paige famous that “nobody did something” to immediate the breakup and expressed hope that she and Craig would “stay associates.”
She continued, “I feel we each have been simply being actually mature and saying what we would like and what we didn’t need, and I feel that’s extraordinarily highly effective to have the ability to voice the way you’re feeling in real-time and what you need in your future. … I feel it’s the proper choice for each of us.”
Craig broke his silence on the cut up shortly after the brand new 12 months. “Sorry in regards to the delay, this has all been very, very surprising to say the least,” he stated in an Instagram Story video final month. “However I suppose I gotta begin dwelling once more, no matter that appears like. No matter my new regular appears to be like like — I’ve to start out.”
Craig added that he was “very shocked” by the breakup, which he stated occurred “proper earlier than the vacations.” He informed followers that he was “nonetheless processing every little thing” and thanked them for the “variety messages,” hinting, “Someday I’ll have the ability to discuss extra on it.”
Quickly after Craig’s feedback made headlines, Paige was noticed spending time with a person at a Philadelphia Eagles sport. Theories additionally swirled on-line that she moved on with Saturday Night time Dwell star Marcello Hernandez, which she swiftly denied.
Whereas Paige reiterated her single standing, Craig’s Southern Appeal costar Austen Kroll added gasoline to the fan theories throughout his personal WWHL look on January 30. Austen, 37, claimed that the rumors about Paige courting somebody new have been “substantiated” and that Craig had “totally come to phrases” with it. Paige clapped again at Austen’s accusations by way of social media earlier than taking to “Giggly Squad” as soon as once more to interrupt down the timeline of her and Craig’s cut up.
“Let me say this right here and now: I didn’t transfer on with some new man. I’m single. I don’t have a brand new boyfriend. I didn’t cheat not on my ex-boyfriend,” she stated on Monday, February 3, insisting that she “by no means bodily cheated” or “emotionally cheated” on Craig.
Paige added that she “didn’t wish to do a back-and-forth” within the public eye whereas therapeutic from the cut up. “However since nobody’s sticking up for me on the opposite facet … perpetuating much more rumors, I’ll say that Craig and I broke up Thanksgiving weekend. OK? That’s on the finish of November,” she stated.
Paige gave Craig permission to behave “as if we have been nonetheless collectively” whereas selling season 10 of Southern Appeal — weeks earlier than Paige confirmed their cut up, Craig shut down breakup rumors in December 2024 — however Paige ultimately realized it was time to share the reality.
“I noticed that my ex-boyfriend was on a visit presenting himself as single,” she stated Monday. “And I stated, ‘Oh, right here we go, We’re able to announce.’ I then texted [him] while he was on this journey and stated I’m going to say one thing on ‘Giggly Squad’ and we are able to each begin transferring ahead. It’s been a full month now. My textual content went unanswered. … As soon as he goes on a visit and [is] being single, I stated, ‘OK, properly I can’t deceive the general public any longer.’”
