Craig Conover’s New Girlfriend After Paige DeSorbo Reportedly Identified After Their Dramatic Breakup

Natalie Hegnauer (2020 – 2021)

Craig Conover met Natalie Hegnauer while on a skiing trip and immediately hit it off. The two bonded when they were living together during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. “We were stuck in quarantine and kind of shielded from the world,” he told People. “And it was a lot of fun. I know for a lot of people, it added stress to the relationship, but for us, it made us closer.”

A big plot point in a Southern Charm was that Hegnauer previously hooked up with Austen Kroll. “Austen and I had a meaningless fling over a year and a half ago,” Natalie explained during the reunion. “We mutually decided we’re better as friends and he introduced me to Craig. Craig and I were just friends for months and organically developed feelings for each other. You can’t help or control who you fall for.”

However in about a year, the couple called it quits. Craig contributed his part of the breakup due to addiction. “We started to argue a lot more, especially after we had been drinking. And so, in August of 2020, I stopped drinking for two months,” Craig wrote in his book Pillow Talk.

Ongoing tensions kept going and reached a peak when Natalie grabbed dinner with Madison LeCroy. “Natalie knew full well how I felt about [Austen Kroll]’s ex. So when I returned, we both agreed that the relationship wasn’t working anymore,” he wrote. “What had happened between us during quarantine just couldn’t last in the real world, and while that is unfortunate, I don’t regret a moment of it.”

Naomie Olindo (2014 – 2017)

Craig Conover met Naomie Olindo in college, but reconnected with her in 2014. The two celebrated each other’s achievements like running the New York City marathon together and him passing the bar exam.

The two called it quits in 2017. “Naomie and I, we had the best of intentions,” Craig said in a 2018 interview with Bravo’s The Daily Dish. “We were trying to work it out, but after a while we had to accept reality, and I wished things were different. I think we both did. But instead of banging your head against the wall every day, you really have to look in the mirror and be like, ‘How long are we gonna keep lying to ourselves?’ So fortunately, no one did anything bad. No one stepped out or cheated or anything, so there wasn’t really any anger. It was just kind of disappointing and sad.”

Paige DeSorbo (2021 – 2025)

Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover made their relationship official after they starred in both Winter House together. “We both had a crush on each other from three years ago when I came to the Hamptons for Kyle’s birthday party,” he said in an interview with People. “We always had an eye for each other.”

The pair gallivanted their relationships on their respective shows. In 2022, Craig gushed about their relationship which he said was “more mature” than past ones during an interview with ET Online.

“I’ve kind of always searched for a partner and a teammate to share this stuff with, and I couldn’t have found a better one and it’s really nice,” he told the outlet. “She has so much going on, with her clothing line laughing and stuff happening that we get to celebrate each other’s wins. And it’s kind of a unique thing that comes with being in this business together. And we’re just enjoying it.”

Paige shared her hesitations in doing the long commute to Charleston as a New York resident. “Long distance is definitely not an easy thing to do, but I will say, I think Craig and I handle it very well,” Paige told PEOPLE. “Obviously we will argue about certain things, but I love being with my friends during the summer. I love living in New York. I love going to the Hamptons on the weekends. He’s very supportive of that.”

In December 2024, Paige revealed that the two had split. “I have so much love and respect for Craig. I think he is one of the best people I have ever met in my entire life,” she said on her podcast Giggly Squad. “I will remain the biggest fan of him and want the best for him and he truly will get the best because he is the best. But with that said, I think it was just the right decision for both of us moving forward in our lives and the direction in our lives that we didn’t force.”

DeSorbo went on to call Conover “the best boyfriend I’ve ever had.” “He was a great boyfriend, and he did everything correct, and he never made me feel insecure or anything like that, so it almost is harder when no one’s done anything to be mad about, and that’s hard,” she added.

However, things might have taken a turn after Craig claimed that he was blindsided by the breakup call after they spent Thanksgiving together.

In an episode of the Summer House aftershow, Paige reflected on the last stages of their relationship. “I think I loved him so much that I tolerated too much, and now that I’m out of it and I look back at things, I’m like, ‘Oh, wait,’” she said.

“It was just embarrassing,” she explained. “So, that’s something that I look back on now, and I’m like, ‘Oh, wow, I really was very blinded.’ I had to do a lot of damage control.”

Natalie Buffett (2025 – present)

Conover revealed he’s dating a new woman after the Paige DeSorbo breakup. When Andy Cohen asked him on Watch What Happens Live, he replied, “So I’ve been seeing someone.”

“I’ve been reminded that the universe works in crazy ways,” the reality star shared, “but everything happens for a reason.”

DeuxMoi reported that the girlfriend is Natalie Buffet. Multiple sightings saw the two together at the airport and even at the Watch What Happens Live recording.