Craig Accused Paige of Filming a ‘Retaliatory Scene’ After She Accused Him of Cheating & ‘Texting’ Other Women While They Were Dating
Jason Pham
Another day, another Bravo cheating scandal. It’s been months since news broke of Summer House star Paige DeSorbo and Southern Charm cast member Craig Conover’s breakup. But yet there are still so many questions left unanswered about what led to their split and whether they were really unfaithful to each other.
Did Craig Conover cheat on Paige DeSorbo?
In the Summer House Season 9 finale, Paige accused Craig of texting other women while they were in a relationship in response to rumors she was cheating on him. “I’m like, ‘Craig, what are you talking about?’ I feel like you’re so betraying me right now,” Paige told cast members Amanda Batula and Lindsay Hubbard in the scene. She continued, “You’re going to let people say that I’m a cheater. I caught you texting two bitches in the course of our relationship… Now you’re dead to me.”
In an interview on Tamron Hall in February 2025, Craig addressed Paige’s claim that he was unfaithful to her, denying that there was any infidelity in their relationship. “I never cheated,” he said. “And I think the best thing you can have in a relationship is that security. Not worrying what your partner’s doing. So, no I wasn’t. But you can’t control people.”
Craig also called Paige’s accusation a “retaliatory scene” in response to some fans siding with Craig in their breakup. “It was disappointing to see the direction her show went,” he said. “I’m just grateful for the three years of a relationship that we had. It was really great. I’m a hundred times better version of myself now than I was. And I think she is too.”
He continued, “I think it was a retaliatory scene. She got a lot of backlash from the breakup, which I was disappointed at.” Craig maintained that he didn’t have negative feelings toward Paige despite the end of their relationship. “At the end of the day, she fell out of love, and I wasn’t the right person for her,” he said. “And that is okay. If someone’s not ready for you, you only live once, like go find your person.”
Rumors surfaced that Paige cheated on Craig in January 2025 when she was seen with Joe D’Amelio, the vice president of sports marketing for Klutch Sports, at a Philadelphia Eagles game. She was also linked to Saturday Night Live cast member Marcello Hernandez.
Paige denied that she had ever cheated on Craig on her podcast, “Giggly Squad,” at the time. “I never, in the three years that I dated my ex-boyfriend, I never physically cheated on him, emotionally cheated on him,” she said.
She also denied dating D’Ameio or Hernandez. “Since no one’s sticking up for me on the other side… Let me say this here and now, I did not move on with some new guy. I am single. I don’t have a new boyfriend,” she said.
Paige announced on”Giggly Squad,” in December 2024 that she and Craig had broken up after three years together. “Craig and I have decided to no longer be together,” she said in tears. “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.”
Craig, for his part, is dating model and influencer Natalie Buffett after his breakup with Paige. “I love it, I’m so happy for him,” Paige said on Watch What Happens Live in April 2025 in response to the news of Craig’s new girlfriend.
Paige told host Andy Cohen on the talk show that she wasn’t dating anyone due to he busy schedule. “I haven’t felt like I’ve gotten to enjoy it because I’ve been doing so much,” she said. “And that’s actually probably the best part about being single, being home by myself on a Saturday night. I fucking love it. I’ve never gotten bored by myself.”
