When it comes to the aftermath of Craig Conover and Paige DeSorbo’s late 2024 split, Madison LeCroy has her fellow Southern Charm castmate’s back.
On Season 11, Episode 1, the expectant mother and LeCroy pajamas designer visited Craig at his Charleston-area home, taking their conversation to the porch. Left there was an art easel used by Paige before the Summer House alum ended their three-year relationship — or, as Craig called it, “a remnant of the past chapter.”
Leading into the discussion about the breakup, Craig admitted, “It’s been a journey” since the Bravo couple went their separate ways. He emotionally told producers later on, “I was betrayed by the person I trusted most in this entire world. I mean, we had our whole future planned.”
Part of Craig and Paige’s plans, as referenced in the Nov. 19 episode, included a future engagement and agreeing to marry two years later. After the breakup, Craig revealed that he had even gone so far as to buy Paige the perfect engagement ring.
“I feel bad for the guy, I mean, I know that he, in his mind, believed that she was his wife,” Madison said in her own confessional. “I do think that he’s so hurt that he can’t even explain what he’s feeling.”
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During the face-to-face among friends, Madison maintained she was “proud” by how well he seemed to navigate life after Paige, though Craig candidly explained that it hadn’t been easy.
“I will say that I’ve hit a level of sadness that’s not depression-based; it’s more, like, bummer-based,” Craig confessed. “Because I never did anything to deserve becoming the villain in her story, but she needs a villain.”
“I know,” Madison replied.
Craig Conover opens up about his dating life after Paige DeSorbo split
Craig gave dating a try later on, admitting to a brief relationship with social media influencer Natalie Buffett.
“You know, I started to see somebody else,” he told Madison. “We met in The Bahamas like six years ago, and we reconnected. It was just [that] she made me feel whole again, and it’s unfair to her. But, then, once I felt whole again, I was like, ‘Oh, I have more healing [to do].’”
Craig confessed to feeling “lonely,” further conflicted by reports that Paige had allegedly moved on with someone else.
Learn more about the “love triangle” threatening the cast as Season 11 continues.
