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Craig Conover addressed his split from Paige DeSorbo on Wednesday night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live.
As he also spoke of his other ex-girlfriend Naomie Olindo‘s romance with Billy Haire, the ex-husband of Brooks Nader, 28, addressed the possibility of dating Brooks, and commented on his feud with Austen Kroll, 38, the 37-year-old Southern Charm star reacted to his drama with Venita Aspen, 32, shared when he last spoke to Kristin Cavallari, 38, dished on Austen’s breakup from Audrey Pratt, and more.
“Life’s full of chapters, and you can’t control it, at all. And you just have to stay open to rewiring your brain to new experiences,” Craig said of his split from Paige, 33, on the December 17 episode of WWHL. “I took all positives out of it. It was a great three years, and now I’m in like a really unexpected chapter of being this single, 37-year-old business guy and just trying to not overthink it.”
As for who he thought was “The One” more between Paige and Naomie, 32, Craig confirmed, “Paige.”
He also spoke of Naomie on the WWHL: After Show, sharing his thoughts on her relationship with Billy.
“I have heard more good things about this guy than anyone, and I was recently with friends out in LA, and they used to be friends with him and Brooks, and they were like ‘Oh, we miss him. He’s great.’ So apparently she’s in really good hands,” Craig stated. “I have not met him. I was invited to the Christmas party, but I was up here.”
Although Craig didn’t know why Billy split from Brooks, and said he’d never met her, he seemed to be open to making a love connection, telling Andy Cohen, 57, when he mentioned it to “ask her.”
“I know her hairdresser. It’s the same as my ex’s [Paige],” he added.
Back on the live broadcast, Craig admitted that when it comes to being single, he’s “getting used to it.”
“I like dating because I like sharing my life with someone, and so I’m traveling in January solo for the first time ever, and I’m just trying to be more open to new experiences.”
While Craig has moved on from his romance with Paige, he did reveal that there was one Summer House friendship he missed from when they were dating.
“[Ciara Miller] and I were, I think, a lot closer than anyone realizes, so that’s been a really, that’s just been a bummer,” he admitted.
Moving on to Southern Charm season 11, Craig explained why he went so low with Austen and threatened him with the reveal of the information Shep Rose, 45, had shared.
“Austen and I had already fought that day. You just didn’t see it, and so I was up to my limits, but yeah, I wish I didn’t,” he confessed.
That said, he noted that Shep had already told “everyone” about the rumor claiming Austen had cheated.
“Everyone was aware of what Shep was telling people, and I’ve stayed steadfast that it was none of my business, which is very hypocritical. Austen told me it didn’t happen, so I will go with Austen because I have no reason to doubt him,” he stated.
According to Craig, Audrey was a “fantastic person.” However, after his and Audrey’s breakup, Austen has been “lighter.”
“He gets to be himself again,” Craig explained. “He’s living the life that he wants right now … I think he’s happier because he would like to be single, which is what I always thought. I knew as soon as they broke up that we would start getting along again.”
As for Venita being cordial to him on the show, Craig said he was confused by her “on-camera presence.”
“She’s never been anything but nice to me in person,” he noted.
Then, after Andy pointed out that he said on WWHL that he never wanted to be friends with Venita again, following her proclamation of being Team Paige, Craig clarified the situation.
“No, I said I wouldn’t because she said I was enjoying my breakup and getting attention out of it,” he shared. “We discussed it at the beach party, but I invite her to every single party I have, and I invited her to the Christmas party the other night.”
Also on WWHL, after revealing that he hung out with Kyle Richards, 56, at BravoCon and “got to know” her, Craig confirmed he’s still in touch with Kristin and texted her “recently.”
“We became friends again. She’s great. No [benefits]. She’s just, she’s created a ton of businesses, three cookbooks, and I kind of look up to her in that sense, so I think we’re gonna collab on something this next year,” he teased.
Southern Charm season 11 airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.