Paige DeSorbo says Bravo didn’t make her wait for Craig’s split announcement

Paige DeSorbo refutes speculation that Bravo kept her waiting before confirming her breakup Craig Conover.

During the Monday, December 30 episode of her and Hannah Berner‘with “The Giggly Squad” Podcast.DeSorbo, 32, described the timing of her and Conover’s decision to separate.

“It’s a very sad thing. And just to say—not that I even have to—but in terms of people saying, “Oh, Paige was told to wait until Southern charm came out or Summer house came out. “No one can tell me what to do,” DeSorbo noted. “The network has power, but they don’t have that power.

DeSorbo denied speculation that Bravo was in ANDhowever he got involved with her announcement, adding: “It’s not a real thing. The rumors about us breaking up months ago weren’t true either.”

The Summer house star recalled the various claims made during her relationship with Conover, 35, which began in 2021.

“Our first rumor was that we were in a PR relationship. So we’ve been with those rumors our whole relationship and we haven’t really thought about it,” DeSorbo admitted. “But I didn’t want (my listeners) to think I was leaving them out of the loop or anything. Not at all.”

With reference to speculation from earlier this year andabout her status with Conover, DeSorbo said, “Whenever those rumors came out, we were still together. When we broke up, of course I didn’t go on social media and I didn’t go on the podcast. We both took some time to deal with it privately with family and friends.”

After three years of dating, DeSorbo announced Monday that she and Conover “they decided not to be together anymore.”

“I love him, I think he loves me. I think we’ll stay friends. Nobody did anything. It wasn’t a bad thing,” she explained. “I think we’ve both been really mature and said what we want and what we don’t want, and I think it’s extremely powerful to be able to express how you feel in real time and what you want for your future.” “

DeSorbo said she hopes to maintain her friendship with Conover, insisting that “he’s one of the nicest people” she’s ever met.

“So much love and respect to Craig. … I’m going to be his biggest fan and I want the best for him and he’s really going to get the best because he’s the best,” she continued. “But that being said, I think it’s the right decision for both of us.

Bravo fans have been rooting for DeSorbo and Conover since Season 1 was filmed Winter house in 2021. The pair were casually dating, which viewers saw in Season 6 Summer house, before they started their relationship Official Instagram later that year.

The two have often defended themselves about taking their time with milestones throughout their unconventional relationship. “We actually love long distance,” she exclusively said My Weekly in October 2021. “I feel like we’re more present when we’re together.”

Conover, meanwhile, pointed to other Bravo couples as examples of why him he didn’t mind taking it slow.

“Honestly, there are a lot of couples on Bravo and I’m not trying to throw shade. But there are a lot of couples on Bravo that we’re not trying to end up like,” he said during an appearance on See what happens live with Andy Cohen in September 2023. “We want it to work. For example, sustainable growth. Two years is not such a long time. But we’re in a really good place.”

Conover even turn off assumptions that he and DeSorbo split earlier this month, he said AND! News“I don’t know where it came from because we are together every week. So no, Paige and I are not broken up. We are still together. I’d give you a reason to start the rumor, and then I guess I’d have to defend it. But I don’t think me and Paige did anything.’

The reality star also denied using the rumors as a ploy to boost ratings for her shows.

“Why would we do that?!” he added. “Remember in high school when people gossiped? I was the most dramatic in high school. I’m a big gossip, but don’t take everything so seriously.’