Southern Charm Recap: Craig freezes his sperm to have kids with Paige

Craig Conover really Southern charm about his family plans with Paige DeSorbo — and the steps he took to one day become a father — before calling it quits.

“Me and Paige decided to freeze my sperm,” Craig, 35, told pals Austen Kroll and Shep Rose during the Thursday, January 2, episode of the Bravo series, which was filmed in the summer of 2024.

During the episode, Craig also said his girlfriend at the timePaige, about his choice to make sure they could have children one day, which also surprised her. (Paige, 32, announced her and Craig’s split days before this episode aired.)

“I’ve been thinking about sperm freezing,” Craig explained to Paige while sitting in his Charleston backyard. “That’s like the craziest thing in the world,” Paige replied in astonishment.

Despite the visible shock on Paige’s face, Craig stepped forward with that idea and the cameras, they followed him to the sperm bank where he was doing business.

Craig continued to outline his plan for a family with Paige while chatting with Austen, 37, and Shep, 44, during Thursday’s episode.

“I read about this person who was in a car accident … they can’t make anymore,” Craig told his friends. “I’d be remiss if I didn’t say that becoming a father is probably anything if it’s going to be in my future.”

He later confirmed that becoming a parent is something he eventually wants, but noted that “it’ll probably be three or four years now” because of Paige’s timeline.

When asked whose idea it was put off having a familyCraig said it was Paige. He claimed that once she decided they would wait, “it made sense to me.”

However, Craig admitted that “without any influence from Paige” he would have his own timeline, which read: “You date for a while, then you get married, and then you have kids.”

The Founder of Sewing Down South he insisted that he and Paige, who had been dating for three years when he filmed the scene, would “one day” get married and have kids, but for now were trying to “make as much money as possible”.

“I want children one day. Have I ever told you I want kids right now?” Craig told Austen, declaring, “I never said I wanted kids right now.

But Austen told the cameras: “For as long as I’ve known Craig, he’s wanted to get married, he’s wanted to have kids.” Austen admitted: “I’m not quite sold on that Craig wants what Paige wants.”

Meanwhile, Craig admitted that his own timeline was altered due to his relationship with Paige. “The version of life that I saw myself living is not what I live, which is this stable home that I grew up in,” he told the cameras. “Every night at dinner, my mom and dad were there with my brother. I just loved it.”

He explained: “But I think if you find the right person and it happens to be a wild Italian from New York, things don’t always work out the way you plan.”

Craig and Paige sparked romance in the summer of 2021 after starring in the first season Winter house. In early December 2024, Craig put an end to breakup rumors but weeks later, Paige confirmed that they had broken up before the holidays.

“Craig and I have decided not to be together anymore. Summer house star said during the Monday, Dec. 30 episode of her and Hannah Berner‘with The “Giggly Squad” Podcast.. “I love him, I think he loves me. I think we’ll stay friends. Nobody did anything. It wasn’t a bad thing. I think we were both really mature and saying what we wanted and what we didn’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.”

Before dividing them, the source exclusively speaking My Weekly that Craig was “prepared for the next steps and had plans to propose”. However, living in separate cities—Craig lives in Charleston while Paige lives in New York—proves to be too much for the couple to overcome.

“Paige doesn’t want to move to Charleston and logistically it never worked out long term,” an insider said on Tuesday, Dec. 31. “Many of their friends are not shocked at all, but they are all sad for them.”

Southern charm airs on Bravo Thursdays at 8pm ET.