Craig Conover’s state of mind after Paige Desorb’s split

Craig Conover trying to live in the present after his split with Paige Desorbathe source tells exclusively Us Weekly.

“Craig has been in good spirits since his split from Paige was announced,” says the insider, noting that Southern charm the star has “a lot of friends around him.”

​Although Conover, 35, is “gutted on the inside” about the breakup, he “put on a brave face” over the New Year’s holiday and “had a lot of fun,” according to the source.

“He spent the last few days in Aspen, Colorado, trying to get away from things,” the insider adds, sharing that Conover is now “trying to be around positive and fun people.”

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Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover were open about their long-distance relationship before splitting in December 2024. “We spend as much time together as we can and we’re patient with each other,” Conover told Us Weekly exclusively at Hayu FanFest in London in October 2024. “We’re in a great place, and fortunately, New York and (…)

A source explains that when he’s not spending time with his inner circle, the Sewing Down South founder is “really focused on his business and that’s keeping him busy.”

Conover currently operates two Sewing Down South locations—one in Charleston and one in Nashville—in addition to working on Southern charmco-hosting the Pillows and Beer podcast and opening By The Way Restaurant with a friend Austin Kroll at the end of 2024.

The last few weeks have been a roller coaster for Conoverwho recently put to rest speculation that he and Desorb had broken up. “I don’t know where it came from because we’re together every week,” Conover said And! News at the time, confirming that he and summer house The 32-year-old star “didn’t break up.”

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Shortly after celebrating Christmas with their families, DeSorba announced on Monday, Dec. 30 that she and Conover parted ways after three years of acquaintance.

“Craig and I have decided not to be together anymore,” Desorba explained during her and Hannah BernerGiggly Squad Podcast. “I love him, I think he loves me. I think we will remain friends.”

She insisted: “Nobody did anything. It wasn’t bad. I think we’ve both been very mature about saying what we want and what we don’t want, and I think it’s very powerful to be able to voice what you’re feeling in real time and what you want for your future.”

us confirmed at the time that Conover and DeSorbo had differing views on their future — Conover has voiced this in the past he wants children and to get marriedand Desorba said that she was in no hurry to do either — was part of what drove them apart.

“Craig was ready for the next steps and was planning to propose to Paige. He really insisted on the next steps and wanted to settle down with her,” – separately The insider told exclusively us on Tuesday, Dec. 31, explaining that the couple’s physical distance makes the next step even more difficult.

Desorba, who lives in New Yorkdidn’t want to move to Charleston, where Conover lives, according to the source. “Logistically, it never worked out in the long run,” the insider explained.

While the source noted that “a lot of their friends aren’t shocked” by the breakup, “everyone misses them.”

The split is still fresh for the Bravo personalities, who became close after filming Season 1 Winter house in early 2021. They started dating that summer and fans saw the two of them romance Southern charm and summer house for the last three years.

As for Conover’s next steps, the first insider tells us us that he and Desorba “have not yet cut off all ties.”

Former couple split processing “Maturely,” the source says, noting that Conover “said he definitely misses her” and that it was a “tough emotional transition.”

With a report by Amanda Williams