Craig Conover confirmed off the alleged engagement ring he deliberate to present ex-girlfriend Paige DeSorbo.
The Southern Attraction star, 36, shocked “The Toast” host Jackie Oshry throughout an episode of her podcast on Wednesday, June 25, by pulling up a photograph of the ring on his cellphone. Jackie admitted to Craig that “the one” query followers wished to know most was whether or not or not he purchased Paige a hoop. (The previous couple cut up in November 2024. Craig claimed on Watch What Occurs Reside With Andy Cohen in March that he’d returned the engagement ring he picked out for Paige, however she later mentioned she didn’t suppose there was a hoop in any respect.)
When Jackie, 32, informed Craig “there was numerous doubt solid” over whether or not the engagement ring was actual, he replied, “That was a bummer!”
“I simply heard about that [rumor],” he informed Jackie. “I imply, I heard numerous nasty issues about myself within the final six months. I don’t suppose you ever get used to it however you discover ways to, like, course of them. The ring one was a bummer as a result of it was such a enjoyable reminiscence.”
Craig went on, “It was such expertise [shopping] for the ring. [Paige] had informed me, she was like, ‘It’s time.’ I used to be glad and we had been having a terrific couple of months. Actually, the entire relationship was nice till it wasn’t.”
He recalled going along with his brother and sister-in-law to “the diamond district in New York” to select Paige’s ring “on the finish of March” in 2024. Craig mentioned he saved the journey secret from Paige by claiming he was assembly with Southern Attraction’s manufacturing firm.
In accordance with Craig, the previous couple agreed to “maintain off” with any proposal till each Southern Attraction and Summer season Home completed filming final summer time.
“I used to be simply on her calendar. I wasn’t in a rush,” Craig defined. “I wished it to remain a shock. Like, I had dreamt about proposing. I simply suppose it’s such a particular second.”
When Jackie requested to see an image of the ring, Craig discovered one on his cellphone and handed over his machine. Jackie briefly confirmed a photograph of the ring on digital camera, earlier than confirming Craig’s timestamp and geotagging.
“I can affirm that picture was taken in Charleston,” Jackie introduced. “[The ring] is actually so fairly!”
Craig insisted that his messy cut up from Paige hasn’t “ruined” his enthusiasm for proposing to another person sometime, although he admitted returning the ring was “bizarre.”
“Returning an engagement ring isn’t one thing you intend on doing,” he joked. “It’s humorous as a result of after I purchased it, the jeweler mentioned, ‘Hey, in case something occurs, I’ll work with you [to return it].’ … Once I introduced it again, I felt bizarre however it wasn’t bizarre.”
One potential draw back was the jeweler explaining that the diamond in Paige’s ring had “gone down [in value] slightly bit” since Craig purchased it.
Craig Conover is weighing in after his ex Paige DeSorbo shared extra perception into their breakup. The Southern Attraction star, 35, was requested about Paige’s claims she “by no means cheated bodily or emotionally” throughout his look on the Thursday, February 6, episode of Watch What Occurs Reside With Andy Cohen. Andy requested Craig whether or not he “cosigned” […]
“I used to be like, ‘It’s OK. I don’t want the cash now. You want [to take] custody of this. I don’t want it in my home,’” he remembered.
Jackie later clarified that Craig will solely get the cash again as soon as the jeweler is ready to promote the ring to another person.
“Somebody ought to go purchase it as a result of it’s actually stunning,” the “Toast” host urged.
A supply revealed to Us Weekly earlier in June that Craig was casually relationship Natalie Buffett following his breakup with Paige, though their relationship wasn’t “unique” or “severe.” Requested about relationship on “The Toast,” Craig mentioned that he’s now single.
“I used to be seeing a very, very nice lady,” he mentioned. “She will probably be somebody’s ‘excellent particular person.’ I simply wasn’t able to date however I didn’t know that [at the time]! There’s no guidebook for this.”
He referred to his November 2024 cut up from Paige as “a chapter that I didn’t suppose I’d ever be experiencing,” however insisted he’s now at peace with the state of affairs.
“It’s a enjoyable new chapter,” he mentioned of his post-breakup life. “All the things occurs for a motive.”
Craig concluded, “During the last three years, I used to be capable of evolve into an individual I solely dreamt of being. My ex [Paige] helped me unlock potential in myself that I’d have by no means reached earlier than … It’s laborious for me to grasp why issues have to finish generally however now I’ve accepted that. For 3 years, it was nice and it was a enjoyable chapter. You simply should imagine that every new chapter goes to be simply as enjoyable … Nobody is ever not higher off after a breakup. Nobody!”