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Craig Conover and Salley Carson were spotted getting “cozy” over the weekend amid Bravo Fan Fest in Charleston, South Carolina.
Before Salley, 31, confirmed where the two of them stood, revealed which Bravolebrities she’s slept with, and named the best man in bed, she and Craig, 37, enjoyed a night out, where a racy video was made, leading to rumors about the Southern Charm cast member’s potential romance, which Austen Kroll, 39, addressed in an interview of his own.
“They were alone and COZYYYYY af,” an insider told Queens of Bravo about Craig and Salley.
“We saw them cuddled up his arms around her leg they were alone at the table and like just so cozy her hands were in his hair for one of the pics I wish I had it,” they continued. “It was WEIRD.”
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Following their outing, Salley addressed a video that was shared but ultimately deleted.
“It did get pulled down. I don’t know. It was a jump scare. I was out last night. I saw it. I was like, I gotta go home. I gotta go home and process this,” Salley explained to Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea. “I mean, look, me and Craig haven’t seen each other in a long time. We were catching up.”
After Rodrigo Reyes, 40, suspected that a “big mouth that scares people probably got [the clip] pulled from the internet,” Salley clarified that she and Craig are “just really close” friends and have “no flirty [energy].”
Even after Rodrigo asked how Craig’s hands felt, Salley shut down the idea of a romance.
“Craig is a very handsome man. But I, yeah, no. There’s no … That’s not happening,” she stated.
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As for Austen, he revealed that he was with Craig and Salley on their “cozy” night out during his own interview with Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea.
“I went home at midnight, and they went to a bar, and Salley was like, ‘Austen, his hands were like, on my legs.’ We saw those pictures and this and that, but yet he wants to come out there and be like, ‘Austen and Salley are toxic,’” Austen shared.
According to Austen, Craig is “no relationship guru.” And during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live, they butted heads over Craig’s suggestion that his relationship with Salley was “toxic.”
“He was like, ‘Are you jealous of me and Salley?’ I was like, ‘Brother, I think it’s so obvious that you’re jealous of my relationship with Salley, and you can’t handle the fact that we are great friends,'” Austen explained. “Salley does her own thing. She’s her own woman. I’ve talked to her so many times about that. Like, ‘Girl, I am not trying to hold you back from doing your thing. And if you ever feel like I am, then please, please tell me, and we can take a beat and all those things.'”
“To turn around and say that our friendship is toxic … yeah, it’s a bit of an eye roll,” he added.
Austen also spoke on Salley’s view of Craig.
“I think that she thinks that it’s weird behavior to be like, ‘You’re my little sister, but I’m gonna rub up on you,’” he revealed.
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As for Salley’s Bravo body count, she named “Austen, [Kyle Cooke], and [West Wilson] … [Steven McBee Jr.]” on stage at Bravo Fan Fest, before adding that “Kyle was the best … that was an easy answer.”
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Southern Charm season 12 premieres on Thursday, November 12, at 9/8c on Bravo.