Paige DeSorbo clapped back at Austen Kroll’s claims that she had already begun dating someone else after her split from ex-boyfriend Craig Conover during his recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
Host Andy Cohen shared some fan questions during the Thursday, January 30, episode of WWHL, and one question directed at Austen, 37, asked about “the rumors that Paige had moved on with another guy” after her breakup with Craig, 35.
“I don’t think that those are rumors,” Austen replied. “I think that they’ve been substantiated and I think Craig knows, as such. You know, he didn’t know for a minute, but yeah, I think he’s fully come to terms with that’s not a rumor.”
However, Paige, 32, wasn’t about to let Austen’s comment slide.
“Ahhh yes a man I haven’t spoken to in 6 months knows exactly what I’m doing,” the Summer House star wrote in the comments section of the clip shared on Instagram by the official Watch What Happens Live page.
Paige and Craig met when they filmed Winter House season 1 in 2021, and by September of that same year, they confirmed they were dating when they attended Paige’s Summer House costars Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula’s wedding. Even with Craig living in Charleston, South Carolina, and Paige calling New York City home, the two managed to make it work for several years. Both of them appeared on their respective Bravo shows over the course of the next few seasons.
“We are both fiercely independent,” Paige told Life & Style during a February 2023 interview. “I need to be with someone who understands that I travel a lot with my best friend [Hannah Berner] doing our live podcast show ‘Giggly Squad,’ so it is such a treat to get to fly to Charleston for days at a time to hang out with him before I am off to the next city!”
Ultimately, their relationship came to an end when Paige announced their split in December 2024.
“Craig and I have decided to no longer be together,” Paige revealed during an episode of “Giggly Squad” on December 30, 2024. “I love him, I think he loves me. I think we will remain friends. No one did anything. It wasn’t a bad thing. I think we both were just being really mature and saying what we want and what we didn’t want, and I think that’s extremely powerful to be able to voice how you’re feeling in real time and what you want for your future.”
She continued, “I think he is one of the best people I’ve met in my entire life. I will remain the biggest fan for him and want the best for him, and he truly will get the best, because he is the best. But, with that said, I think it is the right decision for both of us.”
One week later, Craig opened up about their breakup that he said happened “right before the holidays.”
“I was very shocked. And it’s OK. It takes two people to be in a relationship and you can’t control other people, you can only control how you react to it. Remember to be kind to Paige and me and yourselves and all of that good stuff,” the Sewing Down South founder said via his Instagram Stories on January 7. “I’m still processing everything, which is normal. It’s a three-year relationship, it’s your best friend who you talk to all day everyday, and then they’re just gone. So, you know, one day I’ll be able to talk more on it.”
