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Craig Conover<\/strong><\/a> found himself in the hot seat during part 2 of the Southern Charm<\/em><\/a> season 10 reunion after his castmates called him out for his temper.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re from, like, an ivory tower, man, sometimes of, like, superiority,\u201d Austen Kroll<\/strong><\/a> claimed during the Thursday, April 3, episode of the Bravo series.<\/p>\n

Craig, 36, argued that wasn\u2019t the case, saying, \u201cThat\u2019s f***ed up. If he thinks that, then we don\u2019t need to hang anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Craig got fired up, adding, \u201cIf you think I look down on you, you know that\u2019s not my character. \u2026 If you think that I think that I\u2019m better than you, you shouldn\u2019t be friends with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Craig Conover Is the Unsung Hero of ‘Southern Charm’ in 2023: Here’s Why<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tCraig Conover has come a long way since his reality TV debut in 2014. His evolution during season 9 \u2014 and his hilarious one-liners \u2014 make him the unsung hero of Southern Charm in 2023. Craig\u2019s transformation has been apparent since the September premiere. \u201c[I] started to get healthier and cut my drinking and try [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Austen, 38, explained that he\u2019s been \u201cbattling\u201d with his own feelings about Craig<\/a> all season. \u201cWhy continue on if I\u2019m just going to get backhanded for stepping out of line?\u201d Austen asked. \u201cIt\u2019s a crazy concept that I don\u2019t have with anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Craig replied, \u201cI can\u2019t control the way that you perceive my actions,\u201d to which Shep Rose<\/strong><\/a> asked, \u201cIsn\u2019t that gaslighting?\u201d<\/p>\n

Leva Bonaparte<\/strong><\/a> later confessed, \u201cI think you have a bit of an addictive personality,\u201d acknowledging that Craig opening up about his alcohol problem this season was powerful.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you were to open up, this entire friend group would scoop you up and have your back,\u201d Leva explained, noting that Shep and Austen were put in his life to have \u201cbalance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The majority of the cast also raised their hands and confessed that Craig \u201cscared\u201d them<\/a> because of his \u201ctemper.\u201d Craig, meanwhile, said, \u201cI\u2019m working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scroll down for the biggest revelations from part 2 of the Southern Charm<\/em> season 10 reunion<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Craig Reveals Paige \u2018Red Flags\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n Madison LeCroy, Craig Conover, Patricia Altschul.<\/span> Jocelyn Prescod\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe funny thing is I was working on myself to not react to signs,\u201d Craig said when asked whether he knew Paige DeSorbo<\/strong><\/a> was distancing herself from their relationship pre-split. \u201cShe stopped visiting me in Charleston but it was because she was \u2018too busy.\u2019 She never came to the Nashville store, but it was [because] she was \u2018too busy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Craig confessed, \u201cIt was a confusing relationship to be in sometimes.\u201d (Paige, 32, broke up with Craig<\/a> in November 2024 after three years together.)<\/p>\n

Looking back<\/a>, Craig said, \u201cI was in love with not reality. I was in love with the potential of what I thought we could be. I was blinded by wanting to make it work, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n

Venita Has Receipts <\/strong><\/h3>\n

During the second part of the reunion, Venita Aspen<\/strong><\/a> brought out her phone to reveal when Jarrett \u201cJT\u201d Thomas<\/strong><\/a> last reached out to her amid their feud. (Venita and JT briefly dated in fall 2024, but after he went Instagram official with another woman in November, Venita stopped talking to him<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Venita explained that in October 2024 after the Southern Charm<\/em> trailer dropped, JT texted her to say, \u201cI\u2019m reaching out to make sure you\u2019re OK.\u201d His message came after she told him she needed time following an onslaught of alleged mean messages from his girlfriend.<\/p>\n

Venita admitted she didn\u2019t respond because she was at a friend\u2019s wedding, which is when JT claimed he felt he was ghosted. \u201cAfter a week of trying with someone I cared about I said, \u2018I gotta move on,\u2019\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

Venita noted that after one week of silence from her, JT went public with his new relationship<\/a>, which is what hurt her so badly. \u201cI\u2019m not going to allow myself to work on our friendship with her in the picture because I know she does not like me,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n

JT and Craig Remain at Odds<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n Austen Kroll, Salley Carson, Jarrett Thomas, Leva Bonaparte.<\/span> Jocelyn Prescod\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Throughout the season, JT and Craig butted heads, especially when Craig claimed JT called Patricia Altschul<\/strong> a bitch. JT denied he ever said that, but Craig remained adamant that he was telling the truth.<\/p>\n

Salley Carson<\/strong><\/a>, Madison LeCroy<\/strong><\/a> and Austen all said during the reunion that they believed JT called Patricia a bitch, but the rest of the cast backed JT. \u201cYou look like the handsome boy who cried wolf,\u201d JT told Craig.<\/p>\n

Craig, meanwhile, told JT that if he took away the bitch comment, everything else that JT told Craig about Madison and Austen was \u201cway worse.\u201d (JT previously claimed Madison\u2019s husband, Brett Randle<\/strong><\/a>, was worried they hooked up during a past cast trip<\/a>, which Madison slammed him for. JT also alleged that Austen was unfaithful to his girlfriend, Audrey Pratt<\/strong><\/a>, which Austen denied.)<\/p>\n

Shep\u00a0noted that \u201c90 percent\u201d of what Craig told the group was \u201cspot-on,\u201d adding that the bitch comment was part of the 10 percent he fabricated. Craig and JT ended the episode without anything resolved.<\/p>\n

Patricia Clarifies Paige Comments <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Earlier this year, Patricia told Andy Cohen<\/strong> on Watch What Happens Live<\/em><\/a> that Craig\u2019s ex Paige was \u201cmean\u201d to him during their three-year relationship. \u201cI took a lot of criticism for saying that,\u201d Patricia said during the reunion. \u201cPeople said, \u2018Oh, you\u2019re not a career-oriented, independent woman.\u2019 Which is totally incorrect. I\u2019ve always worked.\u201d<\/p>\n

She clarified, \u201cMy point was that it was dismissive and bordered on being rude. It was the way that she said it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Takes a Jab at Shep<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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After Shep called ex Taylor Ann Green<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s current boyfriend, Gaston Rojas<\/strong>, \u201cmid\u201d on the show (i.e. average), he apologized for his actions during the reunion. \u201cAt this point I just care about her, and I never will stop doing that,\u201d Shep said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s frustrating is hearing you say you care a whole hell of a lot. Why didn\u2019t you care when you had your tongue down some other girl\u2019s throat?\u201d Taylor asked, referring to Shep\u2019s cheating past. \u201cYou cared a little too late.\u201d (Taylor and Shep called it quits in summer 2022<\/a> after dating more than two years.)<\/p>\n

Craig Shares More Paige Ring Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Craig recalled designing Paige\u2019s engagement ring<\/a> in New York, describing it as \u201ca four-carat elongated cushion cut with a half carat of diamonds around the band.\u201d<\/p>\n

After previously revealing that Paige put his proposal on hold, Craig confessed, \u201cLooking back, it didn\u2019t feel totally right. I was nervous but not the good type of nervous.\u201d He added that in time he\u2019ll bring the ring \u201cback to the jeweler.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salley and Taylor Aren\u2019t Friends <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Salley and Taylor didn\u2019t see eye-to-eye during season 10 after Salley hooked up with Taylor\u2019s ex Shep before dating another man she was linked to, Andrew Dietz<\/strong>. (Salley exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in February that she and Andrew split \u201ca month after filming\u201d in 2024.)<\/p>\n

Taylor and Salley\u2019s biggest issue was over Taylor\u2019s now-boyfriend, Gaston<\/a>, whom Salley dated first. \u201cYou went around trashing my boyfriend,\u201d Taylor claimed, referring to Salley slamming Gaston throughout the season. Salley alleged, \u201cYou\u2019re still running your mouth about me today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor, meanwhile, took issue with Salley talking bad about Gaston to the group before they even met him in person. \u201cYou came in and infiltrated and leveraged my fractured friendship with the girls,\u201d Taylor said, arguing, \u201cHe\u2019s not this a**hole that you make him out to be.\u201d Salley claimed, \u201cHe was an a**hole to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked whether she thought they could be friends, Salley said, \u201cNot while she\u2019s dating Gaston.\u201d Taylor then revealed, \u201cI guess we won\u2019t ever be friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor then revealed she thinks Gaston is The One. Talking about when they\u2019ll get engaged, she teased, \u201cI\u2019m thinking this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Craig and Austen Break Down Podcast Drama<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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During season 10, Craig offered Austen $30,000<\/a> to buy him out of their \u201cPillows & Beer\u201d podcast after claiming that Austen wasn\u2019t taking the job seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t that shocked,\u201d Austen said about the lowball offer. Craig chimed in, \u201cWe\u2019re so bad at communicating<\/a>. We didn\u2019t know what to do anymore. I was so frustrated at Austen. In my mind, I knew his goals. In my mind, he wasn\u2019t doing the stuff that he needed to do to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Craig explained that after he \u201cchanged [my] relationship with alcohol\u201d his career took off, and he wanted that for Austen.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tTaylor Ann Green came out swinging during Southern Charm\u2019s season 9 premiere \u2014 and Craig Conover felt her wrath. \u201cI will say, from my perspective, the way that you approached our breakup was really shitty,\u201d Taylor, 28, told Craig, 34, during the Thursday, September 14, episode, referring to her split from Shep Rose. \u201cWe used [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cHe does not have a drinking problem,\u201d Craig clarified, before Andy reminded him that on the show he accused Austen of \u201cshowing up hungover\u201d to record their podcast or that he was \u201cXanied out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Austen confirmed during the reunion, \u201cI do not have a Xanax problem. Craig will say these things to make it look like I\u2019m the problem. It\u2019s not the truth at all. \u2026 I don\u2019t even think that I go out anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Craig then claimed he does \u201crespect\u201d Austen but confessed, \u201cFor some reason, seeing Austen drink makes me mad.\u201d Austen acknowledged that as the truth.<\/p>\n

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